Back to the needle...

It's back to acupuncture for me, but not because I want to or because I believe it actually will work.  It's the only way to get Roberto to see that it does not work for what ails me--fibromyalgia!  The Mayo Clinic did a study that showed symptom relief after six sessions, so one would assume that if you don't get results by then, you may as well give up.

People react differently to the frustration of seeing someone they care about undergoing some kind of problem that can't be solved--my husband, for example, is convinced that trying everything is a real option.  It's true he found my current excellent rheumatologist by undergoing a determined search, and it's true his allergy has been almost eliminated by acupuncture, but back when I went with him to the sessions, I didn't seem to get much relief, frankly.  Oh, the experience is nice--gentle Chinese music, a friendly and very competent general physician who learned acupuncture as an adjunct to medical practice--but I'd rather hire someone to give me a foot massage every day! Ha! 

Well, let the needling begin, at least Roberto will see for himself what does, or doesn't, result from this.