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Scrummy Mummy · Post by **Scrummy Mummy** » 5th Aug, '09, 12:22

Well you can obviously still type too!

Kooky · Post by **Kooky** » 5th Aug, '09, 14:50

I am used to typing under difficult circumstances - there is usually a ginger cat between my eyes and the keyboard.

Anyway

I wouldn't go to any Tom, Dick or Ah Beng to have needles stuck in me; this guy came highly recommended (by a UK trained medical professional) and lectures in TCM.

However I'm not convinced that you are convinced by TCM itself, and I can't say for sure that acupuncture helped me (I made some other changes at the same time), so I'm not going to try to influence you one way or another - although I know others on here say it has helped them.

Scrummy Mummy · Post by **Scrummy Mummy** » 5th Aug, '09, 15:10

I'm not sure I'm convinced until I see it, but the logic of dulling the nerves makes sense. I'll give it a go.

Aliya · Post by **Aliya** » 29th Sep, '09, 16:17

WOWOWOWOW. Due to mad women and stealing maids my life has been hell the past three months. I have been SO TIRED that I could barely get out of bed. I could tell all my energy lines blocked. So I went and had some acupuncture today at Camden Medical Centre and FEEL FANTASTIC. Have energy levels for first time since July. Highly recommended! All the knots under my ribcage gone and feel alert, and back to my irritating quick thinking self.

Bender · Post by **Bender** » 29th Sep, '09, 17:43

Aliya wrote:WOWOWOWOW etc.

Since coming back from Sing/KL/HK in May my life has been shitty, what with redundancy, dad's death, new job, mum driving me nuts (a whole 'nother story which I won't go into here but suffice to say it's hell), smoking too much, bad diet, not enough exercise and other sundry crap I feel like s**t. Totally flat, not happy and generally unwell. I made a resolution to move more, smoke less, lose weight and de-stress, with little no success. Although I haven't lost my talent for irritating others, I'm thinking that maybe I need some needles stuck into me too. I'll be in Singapore again soon (I hope, nothing booked yet). What does it cost?

...or maybe I should just book myself in for an optorectomy.

Aliya · Post by **Aliya** » 29th Sep, '09, 18:39

It was $170 for the initial consultation and about $140 a time from then on. I recommend this, have had acupuncture on and off for years and have to say I think it works - but that is me. But I can say that knot of absolute hate, stress, just sheer awfulness, shock etc has definately reduced and I do feel great. I am also going to start a mild liver cleanse (enter Morrolan) and exercise more. I find the acupuncture a good kick start and then onwards and upwards with the other stuff.

PS sorry to hear about your father, I have lost mine, horrible.

Aliya · Post by **Aliya** » 29th Sep, '09, 18:40

What is an optorectomy? Sounds painful...

Bender · Post by **Bender** » 29th Sep, '09, 18:44

Aliya wrote: What is an optorectomy? Sounds painful...

It's a procedure where they sever the cord connecting your eyes to your anus, thus ridding you of your shitty outlook on life.

Kooky · Post by **Kooky** » 29th Sep, '09, 18:56

Aliya wrote:It was $170 for the initial consultation and about $140 a time from then on.

Jesus

you could buy my TCM doctor for that.

canuck · Post by **canuck** » 29th Sep, '09, 19:03

Bender wrote:
Aliya wrote: What is an optorectomy? Sounds painful...
It's a procedure where they sever the cord connecting your eyes to your anus, thus ridding you of your shitty outlook on life.

Hee hee

slinky · Post by **slinky** » 29th Sep, '09, 19:42

Bender wrote:mum driving me nuts (a whole 'nother story which I won't go into here but suffice to say it's hell)

Oh, Bender, I can really relate to that one. My Dad died over 8 years ago and, wow, have I learned/experienced a lot of things about my mother

If you get acupuncture & it relieves the 'mum-driving-you-nuts' thing, do let me know -- I'll have it done and insist my brother finds a TCM guy in Boston

Edit: spelling

Satellite · Post by **Satellite** » 30th Sep, '09, 10:03

A good way to relieve the "mum = driving-me nuts' thing is to pass * your difficult, crying baby to her to look after while you come in to work and chat on the forum.

Edit: * if you havent' got one, what are you waiting for, if you have passed that stage, have a nother

slinky · Post by **slinky** » 30th Sep, '09, 11:09

Satellite wrote:Edit: * if you havent' got one, what are you waiting for, if you have passed that stage, have a nother

I see your point, Sate, but when your mother lives on a different continent on the opposite side of the globe......well, you get the point

Fat Bob · Post by **Fat Bob** » 1st Oct, '09, 18:29

A good way to relieve the "mum = driving-me nuts' thing is to ignore her. Don't invite her around, change the locks, and no $200 for passing go. Simple. No brawling brat needed. Certainly not another.

Bender · Post by **Bender** » 1st Oct, '09, 20:03

Fat Bob wrote:A good way to relieve the "mum = driving-me nuts' thing is to ignore her. Don't invite her around, change the locks, and no $200 for passing go. Simple. No brawling brat needed. Certainly not another.

Been trying to ignore her for the last month. It's not easy, but it was either that, or go insane or have a stress/heart attack. She's been on another planet since dad died, has really lost it, and become the nasty, angry superbitch from planet psycho. Paranoid too. She's always been 'difficult' (and that's being kind), but now she doesn't have dad to keep her in check. He died in June, and things have moved at a frantic pace since - she sold the house last weekend. It's been really ugly.

She's still my mother, although lately I've been wishing she wasn't. And she has my email address.

Kooky · Post by **Kooky** » 2nd Oct, '09, 05:39

That's the thing, Bender - she's still your mother. I'd have liked to divorce my whole family years ago but they're just that - family. On this trip back I pretty much confirmed some feelings I've been having lately about my Mum, and it wasn't a pleasant discovery (how I feel, that is), because she's my Mum, she's had a hard life, and she's old and unwell.

My friend's mother went totally off the rails when her husband died. She's always been a funny one but she started buying things off the TV shopping channel. Tons and tons of things; things she had no use for, things that just filled up her house. We couldn't work out if she was trying to fill the gap he left or, as my friend thought, doing all the things he wouldn't let her, held her back from by being sensible. She took holidays, too, and they were far from rich. She didn't seem to be whooping it up - far from it - but I'm guessing he never did get that headstone the family saved for.

I'd think hardly any of us on here have any idea what it's like to lose a spouse/partner.

So - TCM. Scummy, have you done your pin-cushion impression yet?

Scrummy Mummy · Post by **Scrummy Mummy** » 2nd Oct, '09, 07:37

Not yet, got sidetracked by all the other medical stuff. Will PM you when I get a chance.

Aliya · Post by **Aliya** » 2nd Oct, '09, 09:16

I lost my partner, the Dear Departed Mr A, and you do do weird things when this happens BUT after a lifetime of being together, when one spouse dies the other one is often "released" and they do do pretty interesting things! Keep in mind you are nuts for about 6 months after someone dies and after that people do stablise, so do take what she is doing with a grain of salt.

canuck · Post by **canuck** » 2nd Oct, '09, 14:11

did we every get the name of K's pin cushion specialist? My qi is blocked I think, or I am on the verge of a breakdown, anyone wanna come with?

Kooky · Post by **Kooky** » 2nd Oct, '09, 15:02

It's on page 1 of this meandering thread.

Dr Colin Chan, 6274 8841
Blk 78B, Telok Blangah St.32 #01-23

canuck · Post by **canuck** » 2nd Oct, '09, 15:39

thank you

slinky · Post by **slinky** » 2nd Oct, '09, 15:41

Aliya wrote: Keep in mind you are nuts for about 6 months after someone dies and after that people do stablise, so do take what she is doing with a grain of salt.

I'll agree that the first 6 months to a year is the definite nutty period - it certainly was with my mom. Problem for us is she remarried too soon, most likely, and too soon before really knowing the guy. He's turned out to be the poster-child for living off credit and has not only bankrupted himself (if there ever really was anything to bankrupt, that is) and absolutely financially ruined my mother. At 66 years old, she's back to work full-time (thankfully she's a 'young' 66 and has the brains and skills to earn a decent income, though where those brains were 5.5 years ago, I still wonder

) and right now it's looking like she'll likely be taking turns living with us and my brother's family in the next 10 years or so.

I know you're frustrated and confused by your mother's behavior, Bender, but try your best to see what's coming. I don't know that I could have changed this outcome, but I wish I'd made my feelings more clearly known when she was rushing off to get married and selling the best asset she had (the house that was worth about 5x what they paid and was nearly paid off).

cleopatra medic · Post by **cleopatra medic** » 2nd Nov, '10, 11:07

SPAM SPAM SPAM

But the picture stays...

Fat Bob · Post by **Fat Bob** » 2nd Nov, '10, 11:12

EWWWWWW! That looks HORRIBLE!!!

After the edit, can you make sure the picture stays?

Lili Von Shtupp · Post by **Lili Von Shtupp** » 2nd Nov, '10, 12:03

Why on Earth would anyone do that? What's it supposed to do, I wonder?

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