Mar 26 2009
Chiropractor – Visit #1
After dealing with pain in my lower back for what seems like forever, I made an appointment to see a chiropractor. Now I’ve never in my life ever been to see one of these types of doctors, but I’m glad I went, so far.
After filling out paperwork and waiting for the doctor, I got in to see him. I would say he’s 30 or 31 years old. It’s a family practice and it was his father who worked on my mom’s back about a decade ago when she had some problems.
Anyway, a few x-rays showed something I wasn’t expecting: my right leg is shorter than my left leg, throwing off my hips. My left hip is a few mm above my right, causing a nerve to be pinched, which has been giving me fits for years.
So he made an adjustment in the office and holy crap, did it hurt! I embarrassingly swore at the time, but, hey, what’s a guy supposed to do when he’s in pain? Cry?
After a little walking around, the pain began to subside, but the trip home was terribly uncomfortable.
I set up another appointment for tomorrow morning. I have no idea how many adjustments this is going to take, but I know that he’ll be fitting me for a shoe insert, to help balance out my legs.
I wish I could say I was pain free this afternoon, but that would be a big lie. It would have been nice to have this fixed in one visit, but the guy isn’t a miracle worker, but if he is able to help me get everything balanced out and pain free, he’ll deserve a medal or something. I’m not exactly looking forward to going tomorrow because I know it’s going to be another painful visit, but now that I’ve started getting treated, I’d hate to stop and start all over again. Hopefully this won’t take too long. The visits aren’t as expensive as a trip to the ER or anything, but they will add up since I don’t have health insurance.