Little Decorations

I have.....little decorations in my ears!




Today I was scheduled to have trigger point injection for my back problems,

buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuttttt....




I was given the option to get acupuncture.



The side effects of that were more appealing than my lungs possibly popping with trigger point.

It was kind of intimidating: I was in the room with two doctors, a medical student, and a technician who were ALL looking at me and giving me about 5 different options of ways to go about with my treatment. I felt like I had a ton of power because these medical people wanted know MY opinion. Oh my my my! In the end I chose acupuncture. I'm gonna get an OMT appointment soon and then they may possibly get me one of those zapping machines whose name escapes me right now. Good times, good times. I may be blessed with chronic back problems.

So it felt like getting an ear pierced. I actually wouldn't know because I was about 2 weeks or months old when I got my ears pierced, but if I were to guess what it felt liked...I would guess it to feel like acupuncture in the ear. After each pair of piercings, Doctor Titus had me get up, stretch, and walk around to make sure I wasn't too dizzy. It was no Procecet, but I was a bit lightheaded.

There are 4 needles on each side to be exact. They should be falling off within the next 1-3 days, maybe 5. I can't wait to show my friends my needles tomorrow at school. They look like a bunch of earrings in awkward places on my ear, but it makes me feel special now.

I don't remember if he originally pierced 5 or 4 in each ear, but I know that when I looked in the mirror in the car I only found 4.

Although the help has been temporary...I appreciate this new experience. Now I can say I've received alternative medicine!


~Esa Cita