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I have had Fibromyalgia for 13 years. I have made the rounds trying everything medically and natural therapy-wise. I tried acupuncture 2.5 years ago and it was $55 a session. Amazingly easy treatment and at the onset the Dr. indicated the treatment schedule of 21 visits before I would start feeling relief. If this had been my first attempt at feeling better I would have been discouraged, but I was desperate. She was right. Just after session 21 I started feeling better. Within one week I was having pretty normal days of no pain, stiffness and increased energy. Shortly after that, my husband's work slowed down and we weren't able to make up for the short-fall. With no insurance and the lowered income I could not afford more treatments assuming things would pick up later and I would be able to continue to maintain these good days. That didn't happen, I got worse over time and we're still in the same boat. However, because an unexpected death in the family, a generous family member offered to pay for new treatments for me. I went to a clinic with traditional and holistic therapies. After extensive blood work including hormone levels I started a prescription and herbal combination approach to get my cholesterol, sugar levels and hormone levels under control (they were horrible numbers). After 6 months my numbers improved dramatically but I felt no better. Some problems I no longer had like a skin fungus, psoriasis, swelling, urinary infections, and I slept better. The clinic gave me a prescription for acupuncture. This time the Acupuncturist said it would be 11 treatments for me to feel better. I just had my 8th treatment Thursday, Jan. 31. On Friday Feb. 1st I had my first good day. I have about half the pain and stiffness, I am able to be on my feet for longer periods of time. That has continued every day without let-up and this is the 8th day. I am not feeling normal by any means, but this is the first time I have had so much sustained improvement and I still have 3 more sessions to go. I plan to continue treatments at least 2 times per month after this treatment program is completed to sustain. One other thing that has improved dramatically is the mental fog. I was so disoriented so much of the time and found it hard to concentrate. I am doing much better now and at 60 don't know how much that will improve to what I should consider normal. I am just so thankful that I found something that has made such a nice difference. Life feels like living not just enduring. I think my next challenge is to strengthen my muscles because I have become so weak after all these years of inactivity. I have been using Weight Watcher's points plan, but I don't go to meetings. I got the kit from E-bay and since October I have lost 20 lbs. The clinic informed me that the 100 extra lbs. I had gained since becoming ill would not come off until my hormone levels were corrected. My hormone levels tested close to normal after 6 months of herbal and prescription therapy and it was about that time that I started losing the weight. I hope this gives someone hope and encouragement and the desire to keep looking for answers to give you a better life. I don't expect this to completely clear up, but my hope is that I will be able to manage my health so I can be more productive and so that my family will find it easier to be around me. Of course, most of all, I just want to feel okay even if it is just once in a while, just to have a break.
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