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Feb. 26th, 2007 01:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tylikSo Saturday my first thorasic vertebra went out, which among other things means that I had bits of bone poking into muscle and some minor nerve pinch stuff. Not terrible, but if left alone for more than a few hours it will give me pretty awful headaches. Couldn't get in to see my chiropractor. Decided that since a) the commute to Kirkland kind of sucks and b) I'm going to be leaving the area in only a few months* I should get some practice in looking for new chiropractors, since here at least if things go too badly I can go crying back to NWCC
I hate finding new health care professionals. I particularly hate looking for new chiropractors, as I've dealt with too many really annoying and unhelpful ones in the past. (There are some really slimy and really creepy chiropractors in this world.) On the plus side, I'm also the assertive patient from heck.
Anyhow, went in and saw someone in downtown Seattle Saturday. This went okay. He had a clue, but was less precise in his manipulation than I'd prefer. And he was clearly convinced that my life would get a whole lot better if I'd just do certain stretches... which, as it happens, I do everyday, as well as some more advanced versions he hadn't seen before. (I'm always willing to talk to people about stretches, and I try to give them some idea of my background before we start. But a high number of people still assume that I'm missing things that are obvious. It's always good to check, granted, but perhaps they should ask first?) He also kept insisting that the problem wasn't really primarily what I thought it was... but when I insisted that he treat that too, he did comply, and at least seemed to understand my argument.
Anyhow, he got the important stuff, did one or two things that were interesting and perhaps helpful, and missed some stuff that I could more or less work on on my own. End result, major headache averted, but my upper neck and shoulder felt vaguely achey. So, an option, but not one I'm hugely enthused with. It did leave me feeling a bit more confident of my ability dealing with new chiropractors. Though I swear they're at least as much on good behavior because of the biochem as my l33t anatomical skills. Sad, that.
Last night I managed to push the same thing out. (No, not doing martial arts. Generally, if I'm using my muscles, it's fine. The problem is that I have lax joints to begin with, and a lot of ligament damage on top of that. So when I'm relaxed -- say, curled up watching a movie -- things are likely to slide out of place.) So today I'm going to try seeing someone who is just up the street from me. I'm both curious about this... and grumpy.
* BTW, probable ETD is around 6/1, though exact plans are up in the air
I hate finding new health care professionals. I particularly hate looking for new chiropractors, as I've dealt with too many really annoying and unhelpful ones in the past. (There are some really slimy and really creepy chiropractors in this world.) On the plus side, I'm also the assertive patient from heck.
Anyhow, went in and saw someone in downtown Seattle Saturday. This went okay. He had a clue, but was less precise in his manipulation than I'd prefer. And he was clearly convinced that my life would get a whole lot better if I'd just do certain stretches... which, as it happens, I do everyday, as well as some more advanced versions he hadn't seen before. (I'm always willing to talk to people about stretches, and I try to give them some idea of my background before we start. But a high number of people still assume that I'm missing things that are obvious. It's always good to check, granted, but perhaps they should ask first?) He also kept insisting that the problem wasn't really primarily what I thought it was... but when I insisted that he treat that too, he did comply, and at least seemed to understand my argument.
Anyhow, he got the important stuff, did one or two things that were interesting and perhaps helpful, and missed some stuff that I could more or less work on on my own. End result, major headache averted, but my upper neck and shoulder felt vaguely achey. So, an option, but not one I'm hugely enthused with. It did leave me feeling a bit more confident of my ability dealing with new chiropractors. Though I swear they're at least as much on good behavior because of the biochem as my l33t anatomical skills. Sad, that.
Last night I managed to push the same thing out. (No, not doing martial arts. Generally, if I'm using my muscles, it's fine. The problem is that I have lax joints to begin with, and a lot of ligament damage on top of that. So when I'm relaxed -- say, curled up watching a movie -- things are likely to slide out of place.) So today I'm going to try seeing someone who is just up the street from me. I'm both curious about this... and grumpy.
* BTW, probable ETD is around 6/1, though exact plans are up in the air
