I went in Monday afternoon for more acupuncture. I left feeling about the
same. Nothing new about that, it seems to take a while before the effect
kicks in. But Monday night I had the worst night I'd had in over a week. I
kept waking up with extreme facial pain (neuralgia). It was bad. But there
was a new spot involved. What the heck was going on? So Tuesday morning I
called and said "help!" and the doc said come in. He did some more
acupuncture (slightly different areas) and within a few hours I felt better.
Much less pain, much less often. I go again tomorrow evening when I get off
from work. He's arranging his schedule to meet mine - he's staying late to
see me.

Today I feel pretty good. I've had a few triggers of pain but each lasting
only a second or two and maybe 3 today that have lasted as much as 10
seconds. And the good news is the pain is not as intense most of the time.
On a scale of 1-10 it might hit an 8. Oh, please let this be a sign that it
is going away. I need relief from this pain.

The really weird thing is the brain fog has lifted. I can't believe the
things that have popped into my head. I can't believe the things I can
remember without writing them down in 20 places - as if I could remember
long enough to write something down in 20 places. LOL  It's as if someone
cleared the cobwebs in my head. Now I don't know what has caused that - if
it is from the acupuncture or just a coincidence.

Am I a faithful acupuncture follower - no. For whatever reason it seems to
work for me on this type of pain. In fact when I was lying there with all my
pins stuck in me I was thinking about my "chi" half laughing to myself that
maybe I needed someone to stir my chi. Then I was thinking about the ying
and the yang. (Hey, this is acupuncture why not think along these lines)
And I think the yang is the black portion. So I was thinking my yang was a
bit too much and my ying (good white - gosh I hope I have that straight)
must be terribly little and if this keeps up I won't have any ying left just
one big dark circle - and with that the lights went out!!!! Somehow the
nurse stuck her head in the door and thought I was very peaceful, relaxed
and probably 1/2 asleep so she turned the lights off. Never mind I was
figuring my ying just vanished! LOL

So maybe my ying is lacking and I guess my chi needs to be stirred. But at
least I'm getting relief and I don't care why it is happening. Tomorrow will
be my last treatment for a week or two. Then he will re-evaluate my
situation. Oh, please let this work!
Bev