Acupuncture
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Sondra, your chances of finding a good M.D. with antihistamines is probably more likely than finding a bonafide acupuncturist. This reminds me of the time my dad was so afraid of surgery that he went to a chiropractor for his hemorrhoids (It didn't help). Good luck with what ever you decide. I always look forward to the first freeze because it kills all the ragweed and mountain cedar pollen.
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LV, I've tried two allergists and a host of antihistimines with no success, and I'm ready to try something different. I have a dog that's still alive right now, thanks to homeopathic medicine, that every vet I've seen since says should have been dead over a year ago (she was diagnosed with mast cell cancer in Dec 99). Western medicine says that her cancer is untreatable with chemo, radation, or surgery (it is systemic), and they gave her 6 months to live from diagnosis, tops. Thanks to an open-minded vet, she's been on a homepathic medicine and is healthier than my other dog.
I'm not brainwashed or turning my back on western medicine, but when western medicine fails me, I will try other things. I'll let anyone who's interested know what happens later.
I'm not brainwashed or turning my back on western medicine, but when western medicine fails me, I will try other things. I'll let anyone who's interested know what happens later.
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Sondra,
Let me know how the accupuncture goes. You gotta figure that the Chinses have been around for so long, that they must've learned a few things about the human body, well before western medicine.
Let me know how the accupuncture goes. You gotta figure that the Chinses have been around for so long, that they must've learned a few things about the human body, well before western medicine.
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Sondra,
I have used acupuncture with excellent results on two occasions: for tendinitis ( tennis elbow--from weight-lifting, not tennis) and for a pinched sciatic nerve. For the tendinitis, I had seen a chiropractor, a physical therapist (referred to by a physician) and another acupuncturist to no avail. I then found my current acupuncturist, an Australian trained in China--not only in acupuncture, but in all aspects of oriental medicine. He's a miracle worker!
Sondra, I would strongly advise you against letting students use you for a pincushion, even if they are competently supervised. Find someone who has the years of training and experience necessary to do this right--and be sure they follow strict hygienic practices with their needles.
Good luck,
cal
I have used acupuncture with excellent results on two occasions: for tendinitis ( tennis elbow--from weight-lifting, not tennis) and for a pinched sciatic nerve. For the tendinitis, I had seen a chiropractor, a physical therapist (referred to by a physician) and another acupuncturist to no avail. I then found my current acupuncturist, an Australian trained in China--not only in acupuncture, but in all aspects of oriental medicine. He's a miracle worker!
Sondra, I would strongly advise you against letting students use you for a pincushion, even if they are competently supervised. Find someone who has the years of training and experience necessary to do this right--and be sure they follow strict hygienic practices with their needles.
Good luck,
cal