It seems that one can’t believe what they see on the internet. I for one, should know that. The gleaming white building with greenery surrounding that is shown on the website is either very old or someone is a photoshop expert.

This is the hospital, not so nice to look at from the outside, but it is clean and nice on the inside, which is what really counts. The staff here are great, and the fellow patients all speak highly of the treatment quality.
I started my treatments yesterday. As I had been forewarned, the acupuncture is quite painful compared to what I’m used to. Not for the squeamish of needles for sure! In Canada the needles generally go in about 1cm, here they put them right up to the hilt, about 4-5cms. It feels like the wrist ones go right through my arm, I think they almost do! And the ones in the fleshy part between thumb and forefinger I can feel under my mid-palm. Luckily I have a high pain tolerance and I remind myself that this is my healing journey. The ‘massage’ of my arms, legs, hands and feet is definitely not relaxing! I am wrung out, kneaded, slapped, shaken and ‘ironed’ like a bunch of laundry. I guess it stimulates the circulation, how could it not?! I also drink herbal tea twice a day, a lovely cup of dirt-tasting liquid. I knew all this before I arrived, so it is not a shock. Like we always say, “Every day is an adventure!”.