I know! My doc didn't seem to concerned about it. He doesn't think the acupuncture caused anything. He did admit however that he can easily see some of the spots (he put his fingers right on them before I had a chance to point them out ) They are small, red little bumps (you would mistake them for a pimple except they are in the exact same spots on either side of my spine (spots where she put the needle in) and have been there for months. He gave me a cream and that was it. Maybe I will ask for a blood test...what kind of test should it be?

I would ask to be tested for sarcoid, and Behcets syndrome.
Sarcoidosis makes inflammatory tissue in the body for little or no reason. And Behcets is an autoimmune disease that causes skin reactivity to injury.

Having those bumps still be there is not typical.

Behcet's:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beh%C3%A7et%27s_disease
one test for this is disturbing the skin with a needle to see if
a bump occurs that is slow to heal.

Sarcoid:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcoidosis

Which tests should I specifically ask for? ex. blood testing for ana or something?

I believe for sarcoid it is a test for ACE enzyme in the blood.

from http://my.clevelandclinic.org/health...s_is_Diagnosed

Behcet's:
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-c...s/con-20027549
The pathergy test is commonly done first to screen. You seem to still have your bumps from the acupuncture!

Behcet's:
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-c...s/con-20027549
The pathergy test is commonly done first to screen. You seem to still have your bumps from the acupuncture![/QUOTE]

I haven't had any sores (which seems to be one of the must haves). so maybe not this but the sarcoidosis seems like a reasonable thing to test for.