Back Pain Update

Just a quick update on my back pain, first thank you to everyone who has prayed for me. Second thanks for the e-mails and tips.

I tried the yoga video for several weeks and slowly began to feel some improvement however I could still feel that something was not right, I kept feeling like one hip was higher than the other and despite my attempts to realign it with yoga my hip had decided it was staying put. I hem hawed around for days and tried to tolerate pain but then this past Sunday it again was back to being more than I could tolerate. I was considering taking the Flexaril because Advil was no longer cutting it. The only time I felt any relief was when I was flat on my back on an ice pack, and you just can not live like that!

So... I called the doctor who made the dvd I bought and asked her if she had changed her insurance policy; she had not but she did suggest a female chiropractor who did accept insurance and was willing to do all the filing. Like Dr. Rollins, Dr. Harris believes in treating the whole body and believes in allowing the body to heal itself when ever possible.

I called her office and she was able to get me in Tuesday afternoon. I was a little anxious, I always am in new places, but once I met her staff I felt at ease. Dr. Harris is very friendly, warm and caring. At first I was told my initial visit would only be X-rays and a treatment plan however after looking at me and discussing my pain she offered to start treatment immediately.

She informed me I was correct, my pelvis is rotated, I have some upper disc out of alignment and possible sciatica. Dr. Harris worked out my treatment plan that will involve probably 12-16 visits. Yesterday she manipulated my rotated area slightly, my muscles are very tight from the pain and did not want to move, and popped my mid and upper back. I did leave yesterday feeling a little better but still in pain.

I iced my back last night and again this morning and then went back to her office this afternoon. She started me on decompression therapy and then I used the roller bed. Oh did that feel good! Next was the manipulation and boy did things pop today. Don't you just hate the sound it makes? I sure do, it freaks me out every time! My pelvic area is still rotated but it is getting better and I am feeling much better! I can walk without much pain and I have been able to sit up and type. I am a little nervous about church tonight and may go into the transition room and watch from there so that I can get up and move around if needed without disrupting anyone.

Anyways I go tomorrow for more decompression therapy and manipulation and then on Friday I go in for a deep tissue massage and then the physical therapist is going to work with me on stretching. For now I am not allowed to lift heavy objects, sit or stand for long or exercise.