Writing interrupted......

Our daily updates had been interrupted by a little bugger called the flu..... and its taken me a few days to recover and Thien has been busy taking care of me. But after a "jump-start" acupuncture treatment at the Institute of Traditional Medicine I was able to get back on my feet within a couple of days. It is great to have the option of traditional medicince with western practice in this city. I must warn however, that the Acu-Impulse treatment is quite literally, a jump-start! Not for the delicate nor the faint of heart! The needles are thick, they go in deep, and the electrical current that is pumped through them is enough to run a small motor... they do not kid around! But it got me up and running within 24 hours, along with some prescribed chinese herbs and tonics. All (needles, diagnosis, herbs and torture) for under $20 usd! Wish I had some pics to show....but some things are best left to the volatile recollection of memory......

We will post some more pics from our Can Tho / Mekong trip and finish up that story later.