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Dreamed | I was symptom free | and I've been so.

I sent a broadcast note to my F&F distribution list... and will post that message here as well...
Prognosis--It's a miracle! Have been symptom free for over 24 hours since 1st treatment was done... read on if you haven't looked at your email version--

At the end, I've added some notes about the content of the session.
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Hi--
Had first session yesterday with one of the PDTeam members. He was very direct, clear and supportive. We talked through the issue of it being an either/or decision. Once the treatment is underway, the fact that the treatments activate the body's natural dopamine system, precludes going back and using the drugs because with the dopamine system active the body can't take adding in more dopamine. Normal healthy people can't take dopamine drugs and exhibit bad reactions if they do so.

With that said he did an intake exam and some info gathering. We spent the 2nd hour actually doing the Yin Tuina treatment, which consists mostly (as described in their literature) as supporting the leg and foot and working to align the energy patterns.

I came into the session pretty much a basket case. I had collapsed after settling into M&E's place in Felton, had begun having almost continuous tremors and shaking, wasn't for the most part sleeping well, and... a basket case. I didn't feel safe driving and M had to drive me to the session. I wasn't thinking straight, I was feeling anxious and very fragile.

Overall the session was interesting, informative and fun (lots of visualization work). Immediately following the session, I couldn't feel any differences. Later in the afternoon, the shaking started to subside and by dinner time it had stopped. The abatement continued into the evening and I fell asleep and got a good night's rest (one of very few in the past month--and especially the past week). I slept, I awoke, I did some Qigong, I ate, I went for a walk, etc. It was nearly 24 hours before any symptoms returned, and even now they are light and not like all of last week (hard and pounding and impossible to ignore). I could rest today and get some real rest--not just cope with the shaking.

Have my 2nd session tomorrow evening. Based on my initial experience (reaction), I am proceeding with the program. As far as I'm concerned, the past 24 hours have been a miracle--an hour of light touch, energy work and I got complete relief for that period of time (plus). When I went walking today, I could tell that I was weak, but not more unexpectedly than the way I was feeling over the past week (when I basically collapsed).

I am truly grateful for M&E--they have gone beyond the limits in helping me through last week and getting to the first session. Which reminds me--One of the key suggestions made by the practitioner was that I concentrate (like a mantra) on enumerating what I have to be grateful for. I started doing that when I came home from the session and are continuing it even as I write. I am grateful for M&E's support, for all of your support, for food, for laughter, for...well, you get the idea. He said it was a critical part of the recovery process--and by the evidence so far, it works.

So, I beam out waves of grateful thoughts to everyone and ask you to do the same... Several people have asked about dropping by for a visit. I would like to see everyone, but I feel that I need a couple of weeks with the program first--I have much to absorb and learn... but gratefully, I'm on my way...

Emails are fine... I read everything being sent even if I don't reply right away... Thank you all again for your support--I am truly filled with gratitude to know and love you all...
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For the intake, Chris had me do some standard movements and he watched and evaluated the results. At the end of the session, I asked him if it was certain I had Rebellious Qi in the Stomach Channel, and he confirmed that is was so.

During the first hour, beyond intake issues, we discussed process, expectations, logistics, etc. During the 2nd hour, he held or supported my leg (right) as he detected the energy flows. He would ask me questions such as could I send light into knee, could I see my knee from the inside, etc. Based on my answers, he would ask other questions or move on to another area.

He asked me to visualize the inside of my upper left leg where I had sustained a severe injury (slid off a merry-go-round horse and caught my leg on the foot rest. It was a sharp piece of metal and cut my leg nearly to the bone (Could have been worse; could have castrated me). I didn't cry--big boys don't cry!

Took some 20-odd stiches to close it up--some near the surface and some internal to the muscle. We had to ride the bus to the hospital. I remember riding and staring into my leg. It didn't hurt and fortunately it didn't bleed (why, I don't know?).

Anyway, Chris asked me to visualize the injured area and tell him what I saw. I saw a wedge-shaped section of muscle that was totally black (the rest of the muscle was clear and shimmery looking). He asked me to focus on that area and tell him what I saw. I watched as the black wedge disintegrated. I then felt myself zoom out so that the scene was tiny and the wound just a small dot.

I didn't notice any particular feelings or such in my leg as the movie played through. Last night, at some point, a had wave-like undulation happen in that part of my leg. It went on for a few seconds and then stopped.

During the session I visualized (or tried to do so) other parts of my legs (knees, calves, ankles, feet, toes, etc. Later last night I recalled injuries to my ankles (both of them) that I had not mentioned during the intake. I just now recalled that during a climb up Shasta that I produced a huge blister in the center of my right foot--about where I had burned my foot on a hot cigarette when I was young, which was one of the areas we worked on in the session.

These added notes are not completely detailed regarding all that went on in the session. The process is really simple--the results are phenomenal! I am grateful!