Visit 2

Not kidding! I was at the chiropractor's office from 1130-215.  I was really thinking maybe they would have brought out the vegetarian chicken salad and organic fruit platter, but no...

I watched another video. This one went into more detail about vertebral subluxation complex (I think I got that right), which must be what I have since I am watching a video about it and for them to have a video means that everyone must have it who comes in here.  Anyway, I read some more laminated brochures and studied them this time so I would do well on the quiz that I knew would be coming.

We went back in his office where we engaged in an extensive review of my x-rays and temperature readings.  He allowed me to compare my x-rays with the pictures of different stages of the subluxation thing.  I was pretty much right on, and was starting to wonder if I should have gone into radiology and made lots of money...but I digress.  I must keep adding that this guy was extremely thorough. I have never been to a doctor that was so thorough. He explained everything in great detail and I actually understood everything. He also did not make me feel like an idiot, which for the most part has been my experience. The orthopaedic doctor basically patted me on the head and told me to skeedaddle on. There was nothing he could do for me...now that will be $5000.  Anyway, after showing me concrete examples of how your head sits on your spine, using an eight pound weight, I became very interested in all this, and convinced that my problems could very well lie in a spine which was out of whack.  After he hooked me on the spine thing, we talked about price. I was told I had good insurance, but they only pay up to $1000 and after we crunched the numbers with payment options, I would basically be out of pocket $1000.  Ouch! I used the "I must talk this over with my husband line..." and he offered to give me an adjustment that day if I chose.  Well of course!

The nice lady hooked me up to the TENS, which I LOVE! I had this done on a knee injury once and it was heavenly. I lay face down on the table and the pulses were in my lower back and neck for 12 minutes. He then took me in a room (door open) and after a brief assessment, I shifted in different positions and he adjusted my back and neck.  I did not know bones could pop like that! No pain and I felt pretty okay afterwards.