Pain in the a$$

As you both are well aware, I have been having some not-so-easy-to-ignore pain in my hip and bum. Monday night and Tuesday night I woke up in the middle of the night hardly able to move. I've felt very desesperada as it seems as though it has gotten worse since I went to see both a PT and and Orthopedic Surgeon.

Well Tuesday (after a second night of waking up in pain so bad it made me cry!) I called into work I decided to give acupuncture a try. Thankfully Peaceful Spirit massage had an availability for me that day. I chose acupuncture A: because I had been so gung ho about foam rolling I actually created a constellations of bruises on my left outer thigh so I thought that actual massaged might not be a good idea and B: I've heard many good things about acupuncture.

My acupuncturists name is Reggie. He is a quirky little man who looks to maybe be Native American in part and perhaps part Chinese? Twice during my appointment he said (almost more to himself than me) "I am very good at what I do." Hahaha...the first time was when he started to put the needles in and I didn't feel it-and basically asked him if he had started to put them in. Then at the end when he actually looked at my leg alignment and adjusted me a bit like the chiropractor does; "I'm very good at what I do." The second time it almost seemed like he was reminding himself of it. I found it somewhat humorous.

The overall experience was quite positive. I felt about 90% better after the whole thing! And Reggie was very professional and let me even see the needles! After the session he said he'd like to see me back next week and to ONLY do light stretching. You can imagine my reaction "what?" granted I wasn't too shocked because my hip pain has been such that I haven't even wanted to work out. I had to ask him though. "on Saturday I'm signed up for a 5k..." he looked at me and made something of a cringing expression "well, its your body. We can just be good friends." haha. He didn't even seem to think walking it wouldn't be a good idea. *sigh* So I guess I'll go and donate my canned goods and cheer ppl on!