“For almost 15 years I have suffered day and night from unexplained, debilitating, mind-altering chronic pain in my feet, legs, arms, hands, and now a place in my neck. I have been to many doctors, and had horrible experiences at pain clinics. So many people don’t believe I have real pain because no one has been able to give me a diagnosis, and I don’t know how to make my family understand how hard it is to carry on any form of life that has fun, happiness, and good thoughts for the future when every waking moment of the day and sleepless night is lived with nail biting pain.
I hate taking drugs! I have children and grandchildren and I do not want to be taking drugs with so many awful side effects. The best day of my life was when I was told about Dr. Vijay Patel who sent me to acupuncturist, Ben Townsend. I knew nothing about Chinese Medicine but Ben has been teaching me the reasons for and the great work on your body that acupuncture has. Body, mind, and soul are all worked on! Thank God my pain has finally been recognized by Dr. Patel and that wonderful man, Ben Townsend. I will never again have to go through the humiliation of being accused of lying about my pain to get drugs.
I am so happy to have met Ben. What a pleasant and friendly office and Ben is caring, kind, cute, and smart as a whip. How can I be so lucky? He has changed my life using needles. I look 10 years younger, I am excited about life, and learning to try new things. My relationship with my husband is better than it has ever been and I have learned to love myself which is one thing I didn’t ever think would happen. I wish I had the words to explain what Ben has done for me though acupuncture. I have a lot of different pains and some remain chronic but others can come and go after a single acupuncture treatment. Not only am I learning to cope better with the pain, I am happy.
Even if you have nothing wrong with you, your whole being will come awake and be enlightened about life, family, spouses, children, work, even sex! I hope to continue acupuncture for many many years. I can hardly wait to see where life leads me and maybe I won’t ever again say out loud, “for God’s sake, help me.””