June 14, 2021

Today has been an interesting day. I was introduced to LifeWave patches by some friends in Singapore who know about my experiences with RA. They have often shared Chinese wisdom with me regarding eating options, Chinese medicine and the relationship of dampness to arthritis/inflammation, various teas & herbs to try. They wanted me to try these patches.

Now, I've been diagnosed with moderate to severe RA for just over 6 years. I'm pretty open to trying new things. The work I've done with the acupuncturist has helped me tremendously with reducing inflammation in my left foot (actually everywhere, I've lost 20 pounds and kept it off by changing my diet per his recommendations) and reducing the size of the nodule near my Achilles via the use of patches (Wei Whitee Patch). I feel better after each acupuncture treatment. I'm working with a physical therapist to gain more flexibility in my ankles, and work on my Achilles tendon. So today I find myself on a zoom call at 8:30 am ET to get patched via friends in Singapore.

I have to admit, I was a little skeptical. I had a PT appointment for later in the morning, and I know how I feel after one of those. We patched my knees and soles of my feet this morning. I had an hour long PT session focused on my Achilles, including 2 new exercises to push me. My calves were screaming at me during the PT session with all the variations of calf raises. My ankles were getting a work out with various movements. An hour after I got home, I realized my knees didn't hurt, nor did my ankles or feet. I mean - they really didn't hurt. There was no residual discomfort from the PT session. I had PT 3 days ago, and there was residual pain for about 18 hours - pain like a good workout and some RA aggravation. But not today. Today was glorious.

So what's next? Tonight we took off the lower patches and patched my wrists & shoulders, stomach and low spine. I'll sleep in the patches and see how this goes.

I'm excited. This is so much more than I was expecting. I'll keep you posted.

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