My first experience in having Acupuncture treatment was in 1986 in England. I
had been diagnosed with an abcess at the base of my spine and had had surgery,
which was very painful. They were not able to stitch this area and consequently
it had to be "packed" and healing took a long time. About one month later it
returned again. My feeling was that I did not want to have surgery again and
consequently I decided to try something different. I contacted an Acupuncture
clinic in Ealing, London. The Doctor there was Dr. Liu. I had acupuncture just
the one day to get rid of the abcess. The following morning it had gone, and as
you can imagine I was thrilled to bits.
Acne Rosacea
My next experience was when I came to
the United States. My acupuncturist is Joy Tso-Huo Smedley based in Everett,
Washington State. I had for some time had a bad case of Acne Rosacea, my
opinion is that this was somehow related to the Norplants that I had had.
Anyway, I became extremely depressed after having seen the dermatologist and
been given Metro-gel and being told that it was hereditary in British people,
seemed strange at the time, as my mother is German and my father is from
Mauritius. So consequently I called Joy up and we started a programme which I
believe took about 7 weeks. During this period I began to see my skin appear
healthier. I no longer have to hide behind tons of makeup and can now once
again face the world.
Strep Infection
One last thing I wish to add is that I was struck down
with a bad case of Strep, in less than 3 days I was well, no antibiotics for 10
days, no Thrush, Acupuncture was once again my savior. I can only say that all
my experiences have been positive ones and I for one would like to see more use
being made of alternative forms of healing work in conjunction with western
medicine. Imagine the power that can have. It is a shame that there are still
far too many "closed" minded folk who perhaps are afraid of stepping outside of
what my seem a normal boundary.