Ouch

I’m not precisely hurting, but I am not feeling great right now. I suspect I will be feeling really good tomorrow. Why?

The really good massage therapist worked me over like a rented mule today. I was seriously ready to confess I had done it and tossed the body off the train outside Shanghai, or give a fake-but-realistic code if she wanted info. Again, why?

Well, running high voltage or lightning through the body is not good for it. Before taking me on as a client, she researched what lightning did to the body, what techniques worked best, and what issues she might face. One of the big things is that it can cause the fascia (connective tissue that surrounds and supports muscles, organs, etc.; think extra-cellular matrix) to harden. Which in turn is not good for strength, flexibility, mobility and other important things.

The first session she ended up working mostly on the upper body, and was surprised that the fascia wasn’t harder than it was. Today, however, she worked lower and the legs/lower back were hard. Which meant that today’s session was quite literally painful as she worked to break things up (including potential scar tissue). Thing is, I could already tell a difference (positive) before I left the center. I’m actually going back next week as we need to keep working to get things dealt with.

I’m honestly not surprised as I’ve known the legs (in particular) had issues and needed help. The right leg is in much worse shape than the left. Also, from some detective work with a therapist/physiologist, we traced the path of the lightning and know the bulk went down my right side and leg and then out the ball of the foot. Based on a number of factors, we also suspect the legs took more current than the upper body. While something very clearly hit behind my right ear, other things point to a good bit of inductance in other areas.

For now, I have some discomfort in the legs and am not feeling great, most likely because of all the nasty stuff getting released by the deep tissue work she did. So, drinking lots and lots of water to help get it out. I’ve been having a lot of leg cramps since the lightning strike, and there is some hope that this might help that situation as well. May take in some extra magnesium just to be safe.

For those that have followed the saga of the massage therapy, I’ve quit seeing the other therapist at the reflexology center. Nice lady, like her as a person, but not getting the results I need. The first time with the therapist I went back to today was amazing, and the proof is in the results. So, sorry for no “serious” post today but not sorry as well. Will be offline most of tomorrow as well, as we have a special service for the start of the Dormition Fast and I’m going to be trying to get to Costco and some other shopping afterwards (which is a pain because of the bus routes and schedules).

As always, be good, be safe, and be prepared. Keep your family and friends close, and your things where you can find them in the dark.

Getting hit by lightning is not fun! If you would like to help me in my recovery efforts, feel free to hit the fundraiser at A New Life on GiveSendGo, use the options in the Tip Jar in the upper right, or drop me a line to discuss other methods. If you want to know some of what it is going for, read here. There is also the Amazon Wish List in the Bard’s Jar. It is thanks to your gifts and prayers that I am still going. Thank you.