When I envision a better and more compassionate world, I see energy work in hospitals, clinics, and dental offices.
I see a Healing Touch Practitioner offering a few minutes of calming touch before a stressful procedure to reduce anxiety.
I see patients requiring less pain medication with a post-surgery healing session.
I realize this may sound idealistic.
But consider the practical side. Anxious patients are harder to treat, recover more slowly, and are less satisfied with their care. Anything that eases fear, encourages relaxation, and helps people feel genuinely cared for can lighten the load on medical systems already stretched thin.
Last week I had a client scheduled for a single-incision laparoscopic surgery to remove his gallbladder. I was asked to do a healing session the day before to reduce the anxiety. It ended up being a distance healing. He was very relaxed after the session.
Note here: I am finding distance healing incredibly effective.
He also needed only ONE Tylenol after the procedure and ZERO pain medication, even though they gave him a large bottle of opioids to take home. While this was my first pre-surgery gallbladder healing, and I have nothing to compare this to, I thought this outcome was pretty great.
Compassion and cost-effectiveness do point in the same direction; what once seemed idealistic begins to look like simple good sense.
Jeri Lawson has a full-time healing practice in Oakland, California. She is available Monday through Friday for Healing Touch, Reiki, and Clarity Breathwork.
510-601-9632 jerilawson@mac.com
Great result. Post-op HT sessions, while the person is in the recovery room, can cut down or eliminate anesthesia side effects (especially nausea) & help them awaken more rapidly.
I had one patient years ago who had gallbladder surgery, then severe nausea in the recovery room, with resultant elevated blood pressure and rapid heart rate. None of the IV nausea medications worked, so they let me come into the room & do a live HT session. As I worked, her blood pressure & heart rate returned to normal, she got a pink tinge to her cheeks, awoke fully and said: “Thanks Penny. My nausea is totally gone now.” More amazingly, the nurse watching the session asked me how did the treatment I was doing also help feel very relaxed. I explained that she was standing within my energy field as I worked, so also received the benefits of the session.
Penny, thank you for this!