Acupuncture: Taking The Big Leap

[Guest guest]

Hey All--

Just wanted to let you know that I'm about to try

something new to me that might be of interest to all

of y'all. I'm getting ready to go to a Traditional

Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioner on Wednesday to

help me quit smoking, and to assist with my thyroid

issues.

The practitioner I am seeing is licensed and

certified. She used to be an emergency room R.N. for

twenty-five years, and then went off to one of the

more famous acupuncture schools in San Francisco to

learn acupuncture and herbology.

I will also be going on the nicotine patch for my

smoking, as per my doctor's advice. Dr. R was

encouraging when I said that I would prefer to use

acupuncture as an additional anti-smoking effort,

rather than Wellbutrin, as I have not had good

reactions to Wellbutrin in the recent past.

I will let all of y'all know how it goes. Though I am

familiar with some of the terms and concepts of

Chinese Medicine, this will be my first experience

with it.

Best--

Courtenay.