Hi Dodi, despite my experiences with acupuncture, I wdnt worry, I really have never heard or read of anyone who has suffered from acupuncture, despite praps knowing of loads of experiences of others. Really a fluke of my oversensitivity - strangely not to pain, but to “everything” else.
Fibro as AI I’m not sure of, altho I do favour that hypothesis, at least for my type of fibro, rather than CSS & SFN. But the ATP/mitochondria hypothesis and the involvement of the biomarkers cytokines (why cryotherapy helps me?), gut biome (my IBS?), muscle pressure/hormones like serotonin & dopamine (why GABA and glutamine helps me?).
Great that you see your empathy as important for nursing. Despite all job time pressures I think it makes all the difference, the way you do things, say things, look at people…
When I started (late, around 30), I used to practice at home, music up loud or headphones on and watching my moves in the window at night (not mirror!). Then learnt to “dance like no-one’s watching”. Doing some ballet as a kid only helped creativity in movements after I’d lost my inhibitions, learned how to get into a flow. Then learning to accept that “everyone’s” watching… 
(helped by kudos, like people wanting to try to dance “with” me…).
It’s nice when people comment on my music stuff, but most is probably too strange / “progressive” for others.
Oh yes, I remember letting Shine On You Crazy Diamond resound around a solitary lake while tending to alone on a barge one evening on a holiday as a kid…
You love spooky stuff… spose it shows in your avatar! 
D’ya know Godley + Creme’s Under Your Thumb? Gives me the shivers every time I hear it.
Definitely looking forward to seeing your paintings! 
No alternatives to surgery help? 