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  1. akl21

    Comment by 'akl21' in 'I tested Positive For Lyme Disease and Babesia a co-infection that is 10 times worse than Lyme!'

    How are you supposed to know if your Lyme disease negative is false? Should I get the test more times/try Igenex or another lab that's more trustworthy? Thanks
  2. akl21

    Acupuncture hit a nerve?!?!

    Yep! I regret not demanding her hard enough to take it out, because I KNEW something was wrong. But when someone is so condescending and acts like they know all, it's easy for me to doubt myself and be submissive. The entire time I was thinking of ways I could pull it out myself but I couldn't...
  3. akl21

    Acupuncture hit a nerve?!?!

    Yeah, like her ego was too big for her to acknowledge she may have made a mistake. Not only will I never go back to her, I am also a little too traumatized to ever do acupuncture again. This is sad because it helped me once.
  4. akl21

    Acupuncture hit a nerve?!?!

    I'm just posting this to see if anyone can relate. First off, I've had acupuncture about 5 times before, so I know what it should be like. I went to a new lady yesterday (who is qualified. she has her doctorate in acupuncture). When she put in the PC6 point in my left wrist, I felt like it hit...