Chiropractor

Appointment update:

T11 is mostly in place and "normal."

He thinks what I call a flare up is really a pinched nerve, not the herniated disc.  The pain I'm having now is the herniation pain.  The intractable pain was the nerve.

Answer to healing: breathe from my diaphragm.  That's the motion that moves T12 and T11 and without being stretched and moved they become stiff and out of wack.  This caused tension down below in order to protect the problem in T11.  Hmmmm ...

Two more quick appointments to adjust and settle down herniation pain.

He said, now your ankle (rt) and foot (lf) are messed up.  Yep.  He worked on those areas too.  Probably from walking with a modified gait from my back -- also yep.

I talked to him about maintenance to prevent rather than treat.  He said he recommends once a month and then probably once a quarter.  Most of his patients don't do maintenance because of time (he has very limited hours) and/or money (doesn't take insurance).  Once a month is doable for me.  I have 2 "treatments" in April and then a maintenance appointment in May.

When can I ride the Peloton?  Couldn't get an answer to save my soul.  I asked FOUR times over the appointment.  "When you learn to breath."  "When you strengthen your lower back."  "What's the rush?"  "When your body is ready."  BUT, how to know and he never gave me a straight answer.

Then he did an exercise at the end with his hands on my shoulder pressure points telling me to repeat after him.  "I accept this pain and love my body anyway.  My body is did what it needed to do to protect.  The pain is doing what it needs to do."  He said I'm so angry at my pain and I need to accept it and know my body is doing everything right.  

Mind reading too?!?!

Today I'm headed to the car appointment first thing -- loaner car.  Home for the day for a walk, Spanish, etc.  Chugging along.  Hubby comes home this evening and leaves tomorrow for Chattanooga to help the kids move.  He's home all next week though.

Happy Friday.  Later gators.