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Oct 30, 2010

Raindrops and Remedies

     I was very fortunate to be able to go see my ND (Dr. of Natural Remedies) yesterday afternoon! This past week has been filled with a lot of pain and fatigue. She did something called Raindrop Therapy on my back and it felt SO good. This is the second time she has done this for me and it is by far the best kind of massage I have ever had. I haven't had a lot of massages, but this one is the best so far. She starts out by dripping several different kinds of essential oils all over my back. The oils are cool, but not so cold that it makes you flinch. She then spreads the oils around with her fingernails. After the oils are covering my whole back really well, she then places a really warm, wet towel over my back. While the oils and the warm towel are doing their job, she works on my legs and feet. After a bit, the oils will start to burn some because there is peppermint oil in the mix. When I tell her it is burning, she removes the towel and rubs another kind of oil on that immediately takes the burn away. She then works on my back for a good long time! I also love it because her massage table is heated which comes in really handy when she decides to ice my upper back and neck. Did I leave pain free? Nope, but it sure gave me some relief that I am very thankful for! She also mixed two remedies for pain for me (shown above). She has always been very good at mixing remedies specifically for my needs. They do tend to taste pretty yucky, but oh well. I am also having some gut issues, but she is more concerned about getting me out of this pain cycle I'm in first. More about the gut another day:)

    I have really been wrestling with coming to a place of peace with the way my body feels. I simply can not choose to believe that I will always feel this way. If I do that, I lose heart and that is NOT a place of faith for me! I may or may not feel this way for the rest of my life, but at least I can do my best to feel better with massage, remedies, good diet and moderate exercise.

   Hope you all have a blessed Saturday!!

" Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day." 2 Cor.4:16

4 comments:

  1. that sounds wonderful! I could definitely use a massage right about now.

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  2. Kim, the raindrop therapy sounds wonderful. I'm glad it gave you some relief. I did the Naturpath route and unfortunately got no where. As we know, everyone responds differently to pain and solutions. Please keep us posted on how the mixtures work. I hope you enjoy the rest of the wknd. Hugs

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  3. Hi Kim, I came here from Deb's blog..and I have fibro and chronic fatigue too..and Epstein Barr..I have been sick since 2002 and it is definitely a journey. I just became a follower. Hope you will stop by and see my blog..I struggle with this fibro thing every day but life is worth living and we have to keep trying! That massage sounds heavenly girl.

    take care and happy halloween!

    Barb

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