Acupuncture 1/30/2020 (updated)

Today’s appointment was really long. I think she reset the timer three times so I was lying there for almost 45 minutes. Once again, I think I felt more numbness but also what feels like pressure on my big right toe. I also noticed, or think I noticed, more feeling at the bottom of my left foot though the numbness seems more intense. This time, I also felt a bit of pain at the top of my left foot when I move it. I thought I may have hurt it walking but the pain went away when she took out the needles. Since I can’t feel the needles going into my feet, I counted them as she is removing them. There were 16 needles inserted into both legs/feet.

On the way out, we made appointments for the next two weeks. I am taking next Tuesday off in case I can’t drive yet from tomorrow’s surgery. The acupuncturist said let’s reevaluate my progress after two weeks to see if we need to schedule more sessions. That seems overly optimistic; I still can’t decide if there is any tangible difference in my neuropathy from acupuncture or if it’s all imagined.

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I just tried taking a nap and could not fall asleep. The tingling sensation in my feet is very hard to ignore even though I’m dead tired. I hope I didn’t mess myself up with acupuncture and made my neuropathy worse. I have small group for church tonight, then a trip to my dentist’s house to remove the temporary crowns. Probably won’t get home until 11:00 pm and I’ll need to clean up (wash) for surgery tomorrow.