Needles in Neck

Nov 16 - Physio

Appointment 16 [of 21 possible insurance covered ]

Days since accident - 90

Last appointment today, 90 days is the limit....

we went through the normal routine. my neck has been feeling good. I am not really worried that i will get worse, or be stiff, but i wonder if it will last.... the wellness, the mobility

He says " you never know with necks"

In the back of my mind, i know, and something tells me that this won't be the last time I go.

He asks, " hey, you want some acupuncture? Give it a try on your last time?"

I agree. I have always wanted to try it. I tell him sure, stick me.

I sit on the chair, head down on the table, back of my neck exposed.

"You probably won't get much of a reaction, the muscles are fine and you have been doing really well"

"ok here we go"

I feel small pricks, like a fly bite, or a mosquito bite. it doesn't hurt.

He put them where my neck meets my head, across my hairline, where most of the tension occurs.

"OK. all in" he says, " I put 5 in, I'll leave it for 10 - 15 min"

I sit there, head down, trying not to move, i feel myself holding my breath a few times. i make a mental note to breathe normally, its not like any of this is that serious, or there is a need to hold one's breath, its just the thought of having 5 needles in my neck. its weird, i wish i could see.

It doesn't feel normal, but it doesn't feel like anything. it just feels. feels like something i could never describe.

He comes back to remove them.

" How you doing?"

I say fine and he starts to pull them out, I can't even tell if they are in or out, my head feels hot.

He sounds surprised " You got quite a reaction, Holy, your whole neck is red, lot of blood flow, You feel OK? "

I feel fine thanks. undecided still on how to describe the experience. We finish my session and i go home. a few hours later, I can tell, to the exact point, where he put every last needle. my neck feels weird, doesn't hurt, just feels.

this morning....

I can tell, still, the exact entry point of those little needles. It feels as if now, 15 hours or so after the needles are out, that my body thinks they are there, and is trying to eject them,

it doesn't hurt, but it still feels.