Willie cupped me

I just got back from a massage with Willie, my masseur, and he introduced me to cupping. I'd seen evidence of its existence in movies and never really knew what it was. It, my friend, is fantastic. My leg is, I maintain, much improved was still jump-out-of-my-skin-sore-to-the-touch when Willie tried to massage it. Let me explain my base-line for evaluating pain in my calves. You touch my calf when its properly warmed up, healthy and stretched regularly and I will simultaneously purr and want to scratch your eyes out. My calves hurt when they are touched. Period. When I get a massage with a new masseuse/masseur I always have to warn them about my reaction to being touched "down there". Still, it's the place I most love to be massaged. There's that hint of masochism again. When PT Tom gave me my leg massage it was both vomitous and delicious.

I've been going to Willie irregularly for about a year and he's gotten to know some of my body's idiosyncrasies. Specifically how much I love/hate but definitely need my calves to be roughed up. So there I was panting in pain as he applied pulverizing pressure to the left calf. Suddenly he walks out of the room. And all I could think was, "You get back in there slugger. Don't give up on me now." He might have said I'll be right back but I didn't hear him over the ringing in my ears. He comes back with a hot wet towel to heat up my leg and asks, "Can I cup you?" Were I completely ignorant I might have gotten offended or at the very least confused. As it was I did not contain my excitement. All I said was, "AWESOME!"

He ended up putting what felt like 9 cups all over my left calf while he finished with the rest of the massage. It was amazing! My leg still has some marks that may or may not bruise. I don't bruise easily so I'm not that worried. I feel amazing from the over-all massage. My leg feels incredible! There was a minute after he finished putting all of the cups on when I could feel a crampy ripple go through my calf and then it was gone and it then it just was all pressure and sweetness.

Next time I'm going to ask him if I can get cupped all over.