Soooo I've been thinking A LOT lately about a few things....particularly when hearing about people's experiences with some issues post-surgery. Things like acid reflux, nausea, vomiting, SHARTS, dumping syndrome, feelings of being cold, and scars after skin removal....
I'm an acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist, and these are all things that can be treated super effectively using this medical paradigm. I'm kinda considering reaching out to people who have had bariatric surgery in my area to see if acupuncture and herbs could possibly help with these side effects....
All of these issues arise due to the structural change and trauma to our organs, so there's a possibility that acupuncture and herbs won't help at all, but I'm so curious to see if it would! In my clinical and professional opinion, I really think there's a strong possibility it will!
Even if acupuncture isn't effective for treating these things in WLS patients, it will DEFINITELY still help with softening scars from skin removal. That is just fact.
For those of you that utilize Chinese medicine in your lives...have you heard of any practitioners offering these kinds of services? Have you ever sought out acupuncture or herbs to help treat any post-operative side effects? If so, would you mind sharing your experiences?
So this WLS journey of mine is kinda opening up a whole world of what I can specialize in and help people, which is awesome and inspiring and could shape up to be my capstone for my doctorate!
Soooo I've been thinking A LOT lately about a few things....particularly when hearing about people's experiences with some issues post-surgery. Things like acid reflux, nausea, vomiting, SHARTS, dumping syndrome, feelings of being cold, and scars after skin removal....
I'm an acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist, and these are all things that can be treated super effectively using this medical paradigm. I'm kinda considering reaching out to people who have had bariatric surgery in my area to see if acupuncture and herbs could possibly help with these side effects....
All of these issues arise due to the structural change and trauma to our organs, so there's a possibility that acupuncture and herbs won't help at all, but I'm so curious to see if it would! In my clinical and professional opinion, I really think there's a strong possibility it will!
Even if acupuncture isn't effective for treating these things in WLS patients, it will DEFINITELY still help with softening scars from skin removal. That is just fact.
For those of you that utilize Chinese medicine in your lives...have you heard of any practitioners offering these kinds of services? Have you ever sought out acupuncture or herbs to help treat any post-operative side effects? If so, would you mind sharing your experiences?
So this WLS journey of mine is kinda opening up a whole world of what I can specialize in and help people, which is awesome and inspiring and could shape up to be my capstone for my doctorate!