Stick it to me!

I paid someone to stick 17 needles in me yesterday. So I've been having this horrible tailbone pain since about March I think. It won't go away and I think it's getting worse. I've had 4 different doctors tell me they don't know how to help me, so I decided to try acupuncture. Acupuncture is pretty expensive, so I decided to go to a clinic that had students that were supervised by doctors do the sticking, which was much cheaper. The student thing wasn't too bad. I did get to actually meet with the doctor, and the student didn't seem terribly incompetent.

I had acupuncture once before, but it was in China. I was sitting at a conference table in a meeting when one of my Chinese co-workers came up behind me and started sticking needles in my neck and head. I don't remember it hurting at all and it made me feel better. (I had been really sick for a few days.)

Yesterday, however, it kind of hurt. The guy put 17 needles in me - 3 on top of my head, 3 in each hand, and 4 in each leg and foot. Some of them were completely painless, but I have to admit, some of them hurt a little bit. Then they attached some electricity to a few of them. It was kind of bizarre. After it was over, they sent me on my way with some herbs and a follow-up appointment in a week. I have no idea if it will work or not, but I'm kind of out of options. Does anyone have any experience with acupuncture? Your comments would be great!