Acupuncture

Acupuncture

I'm wondering how many of us actually tried acupuncture... or tried & continue the therapy?
The mediocre thought which comes to our mind will be needles poking all over the body.

While I was doing my chemotherapy, one of my good buddy introduced me to to a Chinese practitioner whom specializes in acupuncture & herbs medicine. Heard that he was good & many people actually come from far away places to see him.
I have even met Datuk David Arumugam of the famed Alleycats at the center earlier this year.

Dr Zhang Jie

Lady Dr Zhao prepared my herbs

When I first met the doctor, he told me very frankly that he will not be able to help to kill the cancer cells directly. However, he will be able to promote the well being of the body(sleep/rest) & digestion in order to have the body antibodies to fight the cancer cells on its own.
He also did say that nowadays, herbs & other eastern medical practices are being used as a supplement to the western medication.Its widely accepted in China.



He had also explained the basic of our food to the human body functions... basically if we eat a good balanced diet, the nutrients, chi enerygy & everything good will be channeled to the main 5 body organs.
But if we do not, it will cause ailment like fatigue, diarrhea, constipation & even cancer.

Balance Diet Distribution Chart

If you notice, a numeric accompanies each basic food (grain = 1 , meat = 2, vege = 3 & fruits = 4).
The middle box (no. 5) is the distribution point. If this box functions properly, it will channel the nutrients/chi enerygy to the organs.
Eg. 1(grain) + 5(distributor) = 6 (organ) ; 4 (fruit) + 5(distributor) = 9 (organ)

BUT if the distributor is not functioning well, it will cause improper channeling to numeric like eg. 7.8 & 8.2 which are neither in the box of 7 nor 8 nor 9.
This will in turn cause illness in our body.

On my 1st chemo, I had quite a few side effects which really gave me a hard time.
Nausea, muscle & bone pain, fatigue, loss of hair (including facial & pubic hairs), sense of cold(especially the feet), very airy stomach (the air just won't stop coming out from the mouth & fart), vomiting, urge to eat certain food (just like pregnancy), inflammation of the gum caused by wisdom tooth (one of the most painful experience as the whole left cheek was swollen 1wk after chemo), platinum taste on all food & water ( I really really hate this taste), insomnia (wake up & walk around the house), diarrhea & low level of white cell counts/platelet & haemoglobin.
Sounds serious as it seems, but eventually I got used to it by the 3rd cycle.

Cordyceps

Then, I started attending the acupuncture sessions & taking the herbs.
Don't expect immediate effect !
Chinese medication takes time to produce the desired result.
The needles were.....honestly painful.
My most relaxing acupuncture session was last week, 2 wks after my ops.
I guess the pain on the chest was not comparable to the needles. I slept halfway through the extra long session ( 1.5hrs. Normal is abt 45mins)

Powdered Herbs Diluted in Hot Water

It promotes good blood circulation, better digestion, better sleep, better toilet habits & channeling the chi energy into the right area.
Apart from this, I was asked to sleep early, preferably by 10pm & wake up early.
I have to eat my breakfast before 8am, morning toilet routine & taking brisk walks in the morning.
He have also introduced taking cordyceps as a supplement. It helps to strengthen the body for the ops & the chemotherapy. 
Last of all, to take the herb medication on time.



Of course there is always the PROHIBITED list of food.
Take a look into the below. Anything which is cooling to the body is a NO.
I'm also advised to stay away from dairy products for the time being.

List of Prohibited Food

Honestly, initially I was pretty skeptical but glad that I went for it.
Overall, it helped to improved my overall condition, & also contributed to a part of my very positive result in my fight against cancer.
If you have ailments, you can really consider it. It works.
Let me know if you are interested in it. I can introduce the acupuncture doctor & the centre to you.

Till then. Thanx for the time in reading my blog.