Charm,

You misread my post. I didn't refer to having read any article - I simply completed the missing half of the quote directly from Mayo's website. I despise the way the media handles science, and your argument sounded disturbingly like their sensationalist rhetoric. You named a well known and respected source to get everyone's attention and presented a partial quote that implied their support for your own extreme viewpoint when, in fact, the site is decidedly neutral on the subject. Despite my wanting to remain uninvolved in this pointless argument, I was too angry to let that go unchallenged. I have no strong feelings either way on the subject of acupuncture but took exception to your presentation.

I fell victim to nothing. I simply agreed to try something that my doctor recommended. I was there anyway and figured it would do no harm although I had the expectation that it wouldn't work. Here at OCF, I made no claims about the validity of the study or procedure in general. I reported anecdotally my personal experience.

Don't presume to know me, my formal training, or how I process and use information. What you know about me is exactly as much or as little as I choose to reveal.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery in your current cancer battle. I mean that sincerely. You've been through a lot.

Karen