Sunday I went for massages with my sister. I had a gift card for Jolie Spa in Bethesda and it was big enough that we could both get 80 minute massages and only pay $20-30 out of pocket. Pretty sweet, right?
And it was a really, really good massage. I had a male masseuse who radiated good energy and had massive hands. The 80 minutes stretched on forever - not in a bad way, but that I felt he was spending so much time on each part of me that I couldn't believe he still had time to work on the rest. And by the end, I felt like every part of me was thoroughly massaged and relaxed.
I decided to not tell him about the tumor or about the weird head tickle/headaches I've been having for the past week and just see how things go. I didn't know what he'd be like, if he'd end up doing something weird to my head or whatevs. I just wanted a nice, normal massage and that's what I got.
And you know what? My head is SO much better. The weird tickle is gone and my headaches have been very minimal the past two days. I just feel normal - and it's such a nice feeling.
I also haven't felt the need to cover my head at night, but that may be more due to the warmer weather than the massage as it's been in the 60's the past few days.
I still have some money left on the gift card. There was a scheduling snafu and my sister's masseuse wasn't able to come in. She got a facial instead (which she loved) and the spa comped us for it. So yeah, I'll definitely be going back before I have my surgery.
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