Re: Acupuncture

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> Have any PAF sufferers had good/bad results from acupuncture and

> Chinese medicine?

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: I live in San Francisco and do chi kung exercise with a

Chinese master daily. I have tried acupuncture and herbs for afib

without positive results. It does help for some things for me, like

pain, balance, energy, etc.

I even get energy healing from my master and feel great afterwards but

still had the afib.

I suggest you try it as your mileage may vary and there's no downside.

Gordon

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> Have any PAF sufferers had good/bad results from acupuncture and

> Chinese medicine?

>

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: I live in San Francisco and do chi kung exercise with a

Chinese master daily. I have tried acupuncture and herbs for afib

without positive results. It does help for some things for me, like

pain, balance, energy, etc.

I even get energy healing from my master and feel great afterwards but

still had the afib.

I suggest you try it as your mileage may vary and there's no downside.

Gordon

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> Have any PAF sufferers had good/bad results from acupuncture and

> Chinese medicine?

>

>

: I live in San Francisco and do chi kung exercise with a

Chinese master daily. I have tried acupuncture and herbs for afib

without positive results. It does help for some things for me, like

pain, balance, energy, etc.

I even get energy healing from my master and feel great afterwards but

still had the afib.

I suggest you try it as your mileage may vary and there's no downside.

Gordon

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Yes and no.

While some may think that you can stimulate production of insulin through

acupuncture, that would *ONLY* be true with T2. (Since T1 doesn't produce

insulin).

I've tried acupuncture for several different issues in the past (pain

management, quit smoking & weight loss). For me, it didn't work for any of

these issues. And I really hoped it would... that's why I gave it 3

chances! I didn't go in as a skeptic.

Mike

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> Has anyone on here ever had acupuncture? If so, what, if anything, did

> it do to your blood sugars?

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I had acupuncture to quit smoking over 19 years ago. I won't say that

it worked, but I haven't had a cigarette since. Wish I could try it

for weight loss, but have never seen any info on that.

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> Has anyone on here ever had acupuncture? If so, what, if anything, did

> it do to your blood sugars?

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I had acupuncture to quit smoking over 19 years ago. I won't say that

it worked, but I haven't had a cigarette since. Wish I could try it

for weight loss, but have never seen any info on that.

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> Has anyone on here ever had acupuncture? If so, what, if anything, did

> it do to your blood sugars?

>

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I had acupuncture to quit smoking over 19 years ago. I won't say that

it worked, but I haven't had a cigarette since. Wish I could try it

for weight loss, but have never seen any info on that.

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> Has anyone on here ever had acupuncture? If so, what, if anything, did

> it do to your blood sugars?

>

>

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> Not all acupuncture is the same, people who do it are like doctors (and

> everyone else), some of them are better than others. I had a doctor of

> Oriental medicine fix carpal tunnel syndrome in my hand in four

> acupuncture

> sessions and it has never come back. It was so painful that I couldn't

> drink from a coffee cup with that hand, and the pain was moving up to my

> shoulder. That was about 7 or 8 years ago.

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> I had another one tell me it doesn't work for weight loss. And they

> specialize. She does pain relief and stress relief very well and refers

> people to others for other kinds of medical problems. I don't know if

> they

> think that it could affect insulin resistance.

The three different acupuncturists I went to all had various chinese

medicine degrees and claimed to have had several years education in addition

to their primary specialty.

One was a chiropractor, one was a DO, and one specialized ONLY in

acupuncture. All had long histories of local practice.

Mike

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> Not all acupuncture is the same, people who do it are like doctors (and

> everyone else), some of them are better than others. I had a doctor of

> Oriental medicine fix carpal tunnel syndrome in my hand in four

> acupuncture

> sessions and it has never come back. It was so painful that I couldn't

> drink from a coffee cup with that hand, and the pain was moving up to my

> shoulder. That was about 7 or 8 years ago.

>

> I had another one tell me it doesn't work for weight loss. And they

> specialize. She does pain relief and stress relief very well and refers

> people to others for other kinds of medical problems. I don't know if

> they

> think that it could affect insulin resistance.

The three different acupuncturists I went to all had various chinese

medicine degrees and claimed to have had several years education in addition

to their primary specialty.

One was a chiropractor, one was a DO, and one specialized ONLY in

acupuncture. All had long histories of local practice.

Mike

[Guest guest]

>

> Not all acupuncture is the same, people who do it are like doctors (and

> everyone else), some of them are better than others. I had a doctor of

> Oriental medicine fix carpal tunnel syndrome in my hand in four

> acupuncture

> sessions and it has never come back. It was so painful that I couldn't

> drink from a coffee cup with that hand, and the pain was moving up to my

> shoulder. That was about 7 or 8 years ago.

>

> I had another one tell me it doesn't work for weight loss. And they

> specialize. She does pain relief and stress relief very well and refers

> people to others for other kinds of medical problems. I don't know if

> they

> think that it could affect insulin resistance.

The three different acupuncturists I went to all had various chinese

medicine degrees and claimed to have had several years education in addition

to their primary specialty.

One was a chiropractor, one was a DO, and one specialized ONLY in

acupuncture. All had long histories of local practice.

Mike

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I went to acupuncture practitoner yesterday. I printed off the PSC

leaflet for him to read, glad I did as he did not know about PSC. I

was pleased when he told me he could help with the symptoms of

fatigue. He asked me to ask others who have had acupuncture for PSC,

with fatigue the main symptom, what the course of treatment was. He

thinks that it may be 2 treatments per week for the next 4 weeks, then

perhaps a visit a month, but was interested what other scheduals people

had.

I am not sure if I feel any different, but as he said it may take up to

3 visits to feel the effects.

I mentioned that I had slight nausea, so he also treating that.

thanks from the bottom of the world in New Zealand, who feels

reasonabily healthy, just tttiiirrreddd zzzzzzzzzz.

[Guest guest]

I went to acupuncture practitoner yesterday. I printed off the PSC

leaflet for him to read, glad I did as he did not know about PSC. I

was pleased when he told me he could help with the symptoms of

fatigue. He asked me to ask others who have had acupuncture for PSC,

with fatigue the main symptom, what the course of treatment was. He

thinks that it may be 2 treatments per week for the next 4 weeks, then

perhaps a visit a month, but was interested what other scheduals people

had.

I am not sure if I feel any different, but as he said it may take up to

3 visits to feel the effects.

I mentioned that I had slight nausea, so he also treating that.

thanks from the bottom of the world in New Zealand, who feels

reasonabily healthy, just tttiiirrreddd zzzzzzzzzz.

[Guest guest]

I went to acupuncture practitoner yesterday. I printed off the PSC

leaflet for him to read, glad I did as he did not know about PSC. I

was pleased when he told me he could help with the symptoms of

fatigue. He asked me to ask others who have had acupuncture for PSC,

with fatigue the main symptom, what the course of treatment was. He

thinks that it may be 2 treatments per week for the next 4 weeks, then

perhaps a visit a month, but was interested what other scheduals people

had.

I am not sure if I feel any different, but as he said it may take up to

3 visits to feel the effects.

I mentioned that I had slight nausea, so he also treating that.

thanks from the bottom of the world in New Zealand, who feels

reasonabily healthy, just tttiiirrreddd zzzzzzzzzz.

[Guest guest]

, Sorry but I have been away from my computer for a while and just got back on today. I was having a problem with my back so I was seeing a chiropractor. He knew all about the PSC and said that Acupuncture would help so he refered me to a friend. At that time I was experiencing a lot of fatigue, constant nausea, and I just did not have an appitite. The acupunture treatments helped resolve all three of these problems. I also noticed a big increase in my energy levels. I hate needles so I was very much afaid of going but it really didn't hurt at all. The doctor used extremely thin needles on me. She orignally put the needles in my abdomine but as it became more swollen we started putting them in my feet, legs, hands, and arms. I typically had anywhere from 12 to 20 needles in me for about 1 hour. Typically I got needles in web part of the hand between the thumb and the

pointer finger, the wrist, the bend of the elbow, the web part between my big toe and the toe next to it, my ankle, and the in one or two positions along my calf. The doctor told me that this would help my symptoms but it would also help the liver to regenerate itself. I guess that explains why when they removed my old liver it ended up weighing 22 lbs instead of the normal 8 lbs. Hope this information helps and I will be happy to answer any othe questions you have. Pat Baker wrote: Pat, May I ask why you went to an acupuncturist? Was it for the fatigue or for several of the symptoms of PSC? What exactly do they do, is it painful, where do they stick the needles and how long do they leave them in? I know I am asking a lot of questions but have never talked with anyone who has been to an acupuncturist. Thanks. (OK) Bored stiff? Loosen up...Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games.

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> May I ask why you went to an acupuncturist? Was it for the fatigue

or for several of the symptoms of PSC? What exactly do they do, is it

painful, where do they stick the needles and how long do they leave

them in? I know I am asking a lot of questions but have never talked

with anyone who has been to an acupuncturist.

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> Thanks.

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> (OK)

I have tried an acupuncturist 2 times a week for 6 weeks. The needles

were placed in the same areas as Pat has said. It certainly did help

with the nausea, but alas not with fatigue. The practioner gave me

some tidy metal dots on sticky tape to use on my wrist if the nausea

returned, (he commented that those points were also used for sea

sickness). I think its worth a try and hopefully you will feel better.

Best wishes from the bottom of the world in New Zealand.