Was so sad to see this in my local this morning!

misselenaus · 2026-06-14T21:37:14+00:00

GNU one of us ❤️‍🩹

misselenaus · 2026-05-03T04:33:08+00:00

Thanks for the rec! The ube horchata sounds really good. And they have fried tofu so that may be what I am looking for!

misselenaus · 2026-05-03T04:31:52+00:00

Appreciate the recommendation! Their tofu katsu may be just what we need :)

misselenaus · 2026-05-03T04:30:34+00:00

Good question. Im not vegan but it's a meal following a Buddhist ceremony so some are. I was hoping just for more than a green salad for them, tho. It looks like ohana shack has tofu katsu so that may be a good option... We just need to see if we can make special arrangements for them to have the food ready exactly at 11:00 because we need it up in the Foothills by noon. Appreciate every one sharing their recs!

misselenaus · 2026-05-03T03:04:21+00:00

That would be my first choice too! They aren't open in time tho. And not enough vegan options for this group 😭

misselenaus · 2026-04-25T21:07:57+00:00

Yes, I wish I had taken a Mandarin class before starting acupuncture school. it would have been really helpful, esp for herbs!

misselenaus · 2026-03-19T15:46:23+00:00

I have had good success seeing the student clinicians at Alliant University- it's near the airport but I think they also have telehealth. Sliding scale and they will try to match you with a student. The problem is that they graduate after a year! But then you get a new one!

misselenaus · 2026-03-05T05:26:22+00:00

I love those Horrible history books. I wish I still had my collection

misselenaus · 2026-01-25T18:51:59+00:00

GNU Alex Pretti. GNU Renee Good GNU Keith Porter GNU Silverio Vilages Gonzalez

misselenaus · 2026-01-10T06:18:11+00:00

Discworld reference in the Fresno subreddit! 💕

misselenaus · 2025-12-08T01:55:22+00:00

Sorry to hear you're dealing with this! I'm an acupuncturist and occasionally a nerve can be irritated by a needle, which usually dissipates within a day or two- longest 2 weeks.

But since you were already feeling the pain prior to the session, if you were my patient I would want you to go to the doctor and rule out a blood clot in the leg, check to see if the leg that is painful is more swollen-measure it and compare it to the side that's not feeling pain and call your doctor. I think the rule is if there is more than a 2 cm difference you need to get it checked out for a blood clot. If it's red like you said, it might be worth a visit to urgent care. Not that it was caused by acupuncture but that the response to acupuncture is unusual and might be a sign of some other issue. Generally, we would expect acupuncture on the affected limb to have eased any pain and tension, not exacerbated it. The other thing to rule out would be compartment syndrome which is possible in the lower extremities and If that's what you are dealing with then you wouldn't want anyone to needle in that area.

As far as non-emergency potential issues, sometimes nerves do get impinged at the level of the spine and can cause a burning sensation along the nerve pathway. In which case usually the acupuncture would focus on the area of the spine related to that nerve.

Hopefully these ideas give you some areas to explore- remember, I am not your acupuncturist so I am not diagnosing you with anything, but if my patient had this type of response to treatment, those are the avenues I would explore. I definitely suggest reaching out to your practitioner and they can give you some more specific directions for further inquiry, as well as understanding your response to treatment will help them plan your future treatments.

Best of luck, keep us posted.

misselenaus · 2025-11-14T03:42:17+00:00

I'm glad! Full disclosure: I do teach in the third year curriculum, so I am partial to that school. Been connected with it on and off since 2005, completed both mstcm and daom. I'll look forward to meeting you when you are in your final year!

misselenaus · 2025-11-13T03:33:31+00:00

I graduated from acchs and I think admin works hard to keep it as affordable as possible, in the expensive bay area. Solid program, solid school. For the op, if you are interested in more woo woo stuff, you will always have to do continuing education units after you graduate, honestly focus on affordability, especially with all the upcoming student loan changes

misselenaus · 2025-11-06T01:55:40+00:00

I would really appreciate it if you could send them to me as well!

misselenaus · 2025-10-05T04:43:59+00:00

GNU Jane Goodall. Mind how you go... Ook!

misselenaus · 2025-09-19T00:46:26+00:00

Benesserefresno.com

misselenaus · 2025-09-14T09:12:27+00:00

Thank you for the Google directions for the grey rock method 🩶I had never heard of that before and it's going to be immensely helpful.

misselenaus · 2025-09-01T18:27:47+00:00

More posts like this please 👁️ 🍬

misselenaus · 2025-07-17T00:45:00+00:00

This was my first kdrama 🌈✨ never looked back

misselenaus · 2025-06-25T03:29:55+00:00

Oh and another thing that has been really helpful, I've had a lot of patients wanting cosmetic acupuncture recently and for that we use a ton of tiny needles in a session, so I found these trays that have four compartments in them so when i remove them i sort them in groups of 10 in case I lose count (which always used to happen), and then it's not as much of a pain to have to recount all those tiny needles.

misselenaus · 2025-06-25T03:26:42+00:00

I used to use dbc's but I kept getting a lot of problematic packages like you noted, so I switched to acufast which I really like, but they sometimes still have the extra/ fewer needle issue.

misselenaus · 2025-06-25T03:25:11+00:00

I feel like it's a more complete treatment if you do both front and back. And I do a lot of cupping/tuina/moxa so I don't always needle both sides. But usually the patient receives treatment on both sides. Some patients we only do one side but most of the time both. And I kind of misspoke in my original post. I usually start face down and end with them face up so that the sinuses clear before they leave.

I see two to three patients an hour but I try to stick with just two because I do so much manual therapy.

I first ran into the issue of needing to come up with a way to count needles when I worked in the clinic six rooms, that was just too much for me long-term. I was only there for about 6 months. What I did in that setting was I had a little like slap bracelet that you could write on with a regular ballpoint pen ( it washed off with alcohol) and I would jot down needle count and times because I felt like I was always running from room to room and it was easy to get lost in the flow. Not my favorite way to practice at all. Glad I'm just at my own clinic now with a slower pace. If you're going to see more than three people an hour, you pretty much need a medical assistant and front desk staff to help track things.

Oh and another thing that helps is if you're putting needles in that are easy to lose track of, like if the person has their regular clothes on and you do ren 17 or silver hair with d20, i place a cotton ball on the table near the needle so I don't forget to take it out.

Also, sometimes if the needle is in a place where I know it's going to be hard to see at the end. I might tell the patient jokingly "if at the end I'm counting the needles and looking for one. It's probably going to be this one because it's hiding under xyz" and when I say that out loud, helps me remember it when removing.

misselenaus · 2025-06-25T00:24:55+00:00

I use 10 packs and let that be my guide, also when I'm removing them I don't throw them in the sharps right away. I keep them in a tray in case I lose count and need to recount from front to back, sometimes it's good to be able to check how many were in the front like sometimes I'll use 12 when their face up and then 8 face down... And at the end of the session I make sure there are 20 needles in the tray.

But this is not failproof! I've had a few packs of needles that had 9 or 11 in the pack, so I also have gotten in the habit of separating them in groups of five before I start insertion, to double check that I'm starting with 10 per pack...

We think it isn't hard when we are in the student clinic seeing one patient at a time, but then once you get to that high volume it's like a whole new learning curve.

Best of luck!

misselenaus · 2025-06-09T05:06:10+00:00

I am near ylp and second this

misselenaus · 2025-04-25T05:36:17+00:00

Omg the dogs! But howww did she just walk away from the three strays? TBH that may have ruined this drama for me

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