Notes from today's session:
He said that:
- problematic organs are easier to feel - healthy organs are soft and more difficult to feel
- the whole body is made of water. There is fluid in cells and between the cells, not just in the vascular and lymphatic systems.
- when an organ is not doing well, it is tense. This stops the fluid flowing freely through it. The fluid stagnates. Osteopaths manipulate the organs in order to allow the fluid to flow freely.
- the analogy he used was of a river. On the inside of the curve of a river, the water flows fast. On the outside, the water flows more slowly, and this is where there will be a build up of s**t. Osteopathy is like poking this slow moving water with a stick, or dredging the s**t.
Since the last session I have been more motivated but this is problematic, because I don't have the energy to do what I want to do. He worked on my adrenals so he puts this down to a little more adrenaline, enough to affect mood, but not enough to help the body.
Today he worked on:
- my adrenals: they are more hydrated apparently, still not great though
- my spleen: he said it was particularly easy to feel - not good
- musculoskeletal stuff: wrists, upper back/shoulders, neck. Did some weird things - saw if my wrists would pop, tapped my neck, aside from the already weird stuff I'm getting used to - I mean, osteopathy still feels totally weird to me. Holding my head or whatever in his hands, and slowly moving or not moving at all. Pressing on my shoulders and head did feel good today though, it kind of hurt in a good way, I wanted to fall asleep. He said my left wrist is fine but my right wrist is locked up, suggesting problems in the arm.
- finished with doing some movements on my feet. This almost felt like the end of a massage, some masseuses do this, I kind of like it.
After this session I will decide if I want to continue. I'm still undecided. I really want it to work, I want to see results. He surmised for me what I had been thinking - it's doing something, but it's not yet clear if there will certainly be benefits to my energy levels. I understand it takes time. I'm thinking about trying for a little longer, but it is so expensive. I think I will ask for a discount to help me to continue.
He said that since I do have musculoskeletal issues, this is an easy way in because he particularly knows a lot about this. I think he said endocrine here as well, I'm not sure. He said that he feels he could get his teeth into my case more than with some other ME/CFS cases he's treated. So he's sounding confident. He's mentioned a few things he could treat more for me.
Every session has been different, with different effects. It's all an experiment. So I guess this was about trying to hit on something that will work for me, from these experiments. I feel that the second session helped me the most in terms of energy, even though it was a subtle difference.
He was nice to me, said that I was switched on and had a drive to get better, and am psychologically healthy. I think he wants to continue to treat me. I would like to give it some more time but I'm also concerned about money, and the energy it's taking to go to the sessions. It's very close to my house, but at the moment leaving the house is difficult. He offered to answer any questions I had about osteopathy by email, which was good of him.