bogged down

"Take your clothes off and just relax" she said.

I went for my first Lymph treatment. unclothed from the waist up, i lay on a table with a blanket draped across my chest. its folded up and my stomach is exposed.

she gently gives me a belly rub, taking time to focus on my liver.

Meanwhile I have two Electrode type things down my pants in the crevice of my legs. The part where your leg meets your pelvis. where you bathing suit or underwear would sit.

"It'll draw the lymph down" she said.

It was relaxing. but I wished i could have been asleep. making small talk in certain situations makes me feel awkward. This was one of them.

Soon she is done the belly rub and asks me to move the right electrode.  I remove it and she places it on my liver.  and I wait for 10 min, taking deep breaths as instructed.

she returns and gives me a liver massage. my liver bogged down. the machine tells her that.

After that I have to place the electrodes under my breasts. and wait another 10 min. deep breathes

and then they get jammed up in my armpits, for another 10 min. more deep breathing

She comes back and tells me that i will have to give myself massages at home. in the shower works best. arm above your head and move your hand down along the inside of your arm, she finishes explaining and adds in

and take time to relax throughout the day.  Take deep breaths. it helps more than you realize.

oh, and don't be concerned if you feel worse.  some people react to this more than others.  so you may feel gross later. Some people dont react at all.

i don't feel 'gross' per say.  but i feel bogged down, heavy, my muscles are stiff. with zero reason as I have not excercised at all recently.

which is a whole different issue......