pain pain go away

[sernin]

Went to a chiropractor today to see if he could do anything to relieve the back pain. The x-rays show more deterioration/damage than x-rays from a year ago.  Also have one muscle causing serious enough trouble that the inflammation showed up on the x-ray. It's caused one hip to be higher than the other and some twisting of the vertebrae.

He did the little tingly shocker pads, the heat pads, a back massage, acupuncture, and the little activator pop gun.   Something in that list, or everything in that list has made a difference.  Enough of a difference for me to get GOOD sleep this afternoon.

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[tallgirl75.livejournal.com]

Hurray. This is the first step toward recovery.

[sernin.livejournal.com]

next step: Pilates

[pearlbeachlady.livejournal.com]

AWESOME! So glad you're feeling (even a little bit) better.

I am calling his office tomorrow.

[sernin.livejournal.com]

He is his own receptionist. It's great.
When he asked me who referred me, I said "from D'wan from Kelly" and he asked "you're a knitter?" and I laughed and said yes. A fourth knitter showing up will be really funny!
Knitters Unite!

[sernin.livejournal.com]

and all that for a $20 copay
LOVE my insurance (the same as your insurance)

and while he kept saying that some things were going to be a bit uncomfortable, nothing he did was worse than the pain in my back so it didn't matter - do whatever you want if it means that I get 5 hours of uninterrupted solid sleep

If I hadn't almost passed out from pain when he did the double leg lift in the exam, I would have called him dirty names. Instead, I saw black with shooting stars and lost the ability to speak.

[starrchild42.livejournal.com]

I almost wish my back hurt just so I could meet this guy. Thankfully I have not had to see chiropractor in a while. And I can't think of any other reason to go. I might think about acupuncture but I know insurance won't cover that and until I get satan...i mean the dentist...paid off there won't be a whole lotta extra stuff for me. I briefly contemplated acupuncture for smoking but I'm still going strong after 6 days...no patches, no pills, no hypnosis...just me and some cinnamon orbit gum!

I am glad you're feeling better. I know it sucks big time to be in constant pain for so long.