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(Message started by: Dave on Feb 24^th, 2005, 4:54pm)

Title: Acupuncture
Post by Dave on Feb 24^th, 2005, 4:54pm

Does anyone have any experience of it?

D

Title: Re: Acupuncture
Post by Vulcan on Feb 24^th, 2005, 5:16pm

Nah mate... if my acu gets a puncture it'll be straight down to the tyre bay.... ;) ;)

Seriously though a mate of mine at work went for it to stop smoking and he has, mind you that's no guarantee that it was the little needles that did it or the threat of his girlfriend disappearing over the horizon never to come back if he didn't stop.

Oddly it's just struck me that he didn't say where they stuck the needles in and now I'm darn curious......

Title: Re: Acupuncture
Post by Dave on Feb 24^th, 2005, 7:02pm

Heh heh. Well, good for him.
I reckon they stick em everywhere... mainly near your spinal column. I'm thinking about a course of 'sessions' to relieve me of my five month bout of extreme vertigo. Bah! I just don't know.

I'd give anything to be trying to stop smoking but otherwise healthy. Maybe that's just being ignorant though.

Anyone had any needles in funny places then?

D

Title: Re: Acupuncture
Post by low_tom on Feb 24^th, 2005, 8:18pm

wouldn't you like to know ;)

Title: Re: Acupuncture
Post by Baz on Feb 24^th, 2005, 8:21pm

Is there any point to this thread!!!!

Title: Re: Acupuncture
Post by Dave on Feb 24^th, 2005, 8:22pm

on 02/24/05 at 19:02:29, Dave wrote:

I'm thinking about a course of 'sessions' to relieve me of my five month bout of extreme vertigo....

D

Title: Re: Acupuncture
Post by Baz on Feb 24^th, 2005, 8:38pm

Play on words...."point"....as in "is there any POINT" as in needle...as in point as in sharp...as in ....oh b****r!!

Baz

Title: Re: Acupuncture
Post by Dave on Feb 24^th, 2005, 8:39pm

Oooooh that was far too subtle for me ;D ;D ;D

LOL sorry..... ;)

Title: Re: Acupuncture
Post by Baz on Feb 24^th, 2005, 8:50pm

I didn't mean any offence old chap!!

Title: Re: Acupuncture
Post by daven on Feb 25^th, 2005, 7:37am

Baz - your giving me the needle now! :-/

;)

Daven

Title: Re: Acupuncture
Post by Paul B on Feb 25^th, 2005, 9:39am

Puns are funny things aren't they? :D
I can't think of any though :(
Not a single one! ;)

Title: Re: Acupuncture
Post by Baz on Feb 25^th, 2005, 3:24pm

Whoa Daven...not guilty. You aint Pinning that one on me guv!!

Title: Re: Acupuncture
Post by Baz on Feb 25^th, 2005, 3:25pm

Wonder if anyone will cotton on to these needle jokes!

Title: Re: Acupuncture
Post by waders on Feb 25^th, 2005, 3:37pm

Maybe you should start a new thread then Baz ;)

8) ;D 8) ;D 8)

Title: Re: Acupuncture
Post by Rod on Feb 25^th, 2005, 3:41pm

Quote:

I'd give anything to be trying to stop smoking but otherwise healthy. Maybe that's just being ignorant though.

I'm just going through the giving up smoking thing. We have a nurse at the doc's surgery who is (now, careful what you admit to in front of this lot, Rod) ....very helpful.

Tried patches and they haven't worked for me although a mate has suggested that they should be placed over my mouth!!

As from yesterday, I'm on the Nicorette gum and I have hardly smoked at all today. Expensive unless you go to the docs and get them on prescription.

Go on, Dave. Join me. You know it makes sense, even if the process also makes you grumpy, irritable, bad tempered, snappy and generally out of sorts.

No change there then!!! >:( >:( >:(

Title: Re: Acupuncture
Post by Baz on Feb 25^th, 2005, 5:41pm

I gave up on the 18th of October 2003. I did the patches thing thru the doctors and feel great now. Have put a bit of weight on but have joined the gym with all the money I save and have lost a stone in just over a month....you know it makes sense.

Only trouble is, if too many people give up, the chancellor will have to tax something else to get back the lost revenue....

Any ideas what he would tax?

Baz

Title: Re: Acupuncture
Post by stevelufc on Feb 25^th, 2005, 7:21pm

hi mate, i had acupuncture in my back for a trapped nerve. it worked really well i would recomend it. it's a strange sensation you get, but not painful. anything is worth a try :o

Title: Re: Acupuncture
Post by Highlander on Feb 25^th, 2005, 7:34pm

Well I cant afford to smoke since i bought the Scorp ;D

Title: Re: Acupuncture
Post by Dave on Feb 25^th, 2005, 9:56pm

Many thanks for all the replies ;D

There seems to be a few places round here that offer it, possibly even a health centre just down t'road so I think a visit is in order.

Thanks again.

And keep it up Rod! ;D

Title: Re: Acupuncture
Post by john.n on Feb 26^th, 2005, 8:02am

acupunture is fine, but it wont cure pins and needles! john.n ;D

Title: Re: Acupuncture
Post by Rod on Feb 26^th, 2005, 5:30pm

Thanks Dave

The opening/closing boot on your profile just remined me of how my mouth feels!!!!

:) :) :) :) :'(

Rod

Title: Re: Acupuncture
Post by Dave on Feb 26^th, 2005, 7:42pm

Rod, from everything you say it sounds like you have tourettes! ?

And I don't actually smoke... heh heh. What I said was misleading. Glad I don't smoke though as i've known many people, close to me, who have been trying to stop or have stopped and I understand how tough it is.

Steve.. what you say is very encouraging! Well I might try it soon. I've got a second specialist coming up and for this one I have to go cold turkey for a week which, actually, will be impossible. So i'm gonna do about three days. Aye.

Anyone ever had a gastroscopy? Good Grief! ....

D