Since Everyone is Asking...

...Yes, I am back from Kentucky. I went out there to see a doctor who my parents are temple workers with on Fridays. He is a chiropractor in Versailles, Indiana (about an hour and a half away from Louisville). It was a miserable flight. I could hardly walk off the plane. By that point advil was only taking the edge of the pain. I think my dad was surprised to see my gimp self really in such bad shape. I went and saw the doctor that day and thought his 'light' technique made me very skeptical. No "cracking"...just muscle release movements, adjustments of my hips and vertebrae with syringe looking tools, and lots done to my neck. He thinks that my low back is the effect. Not the cause! The cause is in my neck which is so out of whack, that it makes my balance off so much that my low back has to compensate by twisting and shifting the disc out of place. Interesting theory...almost seems to make too much sense. But my skeptical self, was starting to believe that he was right.

So after 5 visits, and a LOT of work on my neck (I felt like I had whiplash my neck was so stiff and sore from all the treatments) my low back pain was subsiding by the 5th day in Kentucky.

Now for the hard part---finding someone out here in Az who does something familiar. The doctor in Indiana gave me a few names that he found on the web, but none of which do the combination of therapies that he does. Oh well, I will settle for anyone who does even one of his techniques. And then go and see him when I am back home for full body exams and adjustments. I have started seeing someone here in Az. He recommends 3 visits a week for the next month to be sure my body retrains its muscle to keep the alignment.

May 4th---the best I have felt in the last 10 months. Finally I felt like myself. This is definitely a noteworthy day! I went to work and was able to remember why I loved my job. Working in pain almost made me resent my job at one point. I came home from work that day thinking that I truly had the greatest job ever.

Things are looking on the up and up. I think this last 8 week flare-up is on its way out the door. How grateful I am for that. I am still doing acupuncture on Tuesdays. I always look forward to how relaxing it is for me. I will continue doing chiro and core strengthening as much as needed. I am wanting to start yoga, as several people have told me how good it is for low back problems, but I guess I am just nervous to not overdue it yet.

There's the update for you! How blessed I continue to feel. Again, thank you for your prayers. I feel how much I am loved by friends, family, and Heavenly Father each day.