My back has apparently been out of place for a while. I last went to the chiropractor last October and everything’s been fine. Unfortunately, for some totally unknown reason, my back started yelling at me last week. 
Now…if my back would actually start yelling when it needed adjustment, I’d be in great shape. But it doesn’t. It is, frankly, much less obvious. And so, by the time I figure out that my back is really the problem, I’m in serious need of an adjustment and the chiropractor makes comments about how I really should come more often…
So I’ve been having trouble since the end of last week with my stomach hurting…but it wasn’t connected to food or eating. It just felt yucky. When I had ruled out a number of other potential causes, I remembered that years ago, when I first ended up at the chiropractor, my back had initiated that unpleasant phase with a week or so of stomach issues. So I began to pay more attention to my back. I took a bath to relax it. I tried to keep it relaxed (it didn’t work…I could now feel how tight it really was). And then, on Saturday, my hips started hurting, too. All of these are bad signs in my world. 
For some reason, when my back gets out of place, it doesn’t hurt. But it makes the rest of my body unhappy!
So yesterday morning, I drove to Cedarville and made an appointment with Dr. Vogelsong. (On a side note, I saw Beki, Lily and Gail’s Susannah there…how fun is that! 
) I told him the saga and he started the adjustment. First side: one pop. Second side: about 15 successive pops from my hips to halfway up my back (boy did that feel good! 
) Then my neck: lots of popping. Then my upper back: the remaining vertebrae from my shoulderblades to my neck popped.
As he walked back to my chart on his little stand, Dr. Vogelsong said simply, “You were pretty messed up.” Yeah, no kidding.
Anyway, my back has been working its way back to less stressed again. I have to go back on Thursday. He never really scolds, but he communicates effectively that scolding would be appropriate. But at least I’m finally feeling better!
I’m glad you got your back all fixed up…for the moment, at least! Whenever anyone from our department goes over there, they get yelled at. he always tells them they shouldn’t do the kind of work we have to do!! Who does he think would do it? And if they didn’t, he would have a lot less patients!!
We would definitely like the bottle back! Maybe you could drop it off with your mom when you’re in Cedarville and my mom could pick it up or something? You can dump the milk, though, just in case you hadn’t already! Thanks!
Beki said she ran into you there. She’s been taking Lily because he does something that helps her ear infections clear up without meds. Anyway, I think Caroline went with them earlier in the week, and it was Susannah’s turn. She was SO EXCITED. Did they explain the frizzy hair? Hee hee! Glad he was able to fix you up. I know Bek thinks the world of him.
Couldn’t you make your appointment for a day you already had to drive to Cedarville? I hope it fixes everything. And I hope I never have to go to a chiropractor. It just seems like they should be able to permanently fix the problem. Not just do something to make it better for a little while. I would find it very annoying!
Stop wondering. It’ll take too long to think of something I’m not good at!
Glad your back is feeling better now!
We watch a bit of Veggie Tales these days. I’m glad it’s a good show! “Welcome to my house, it’s the one upon the hill. It’s where I (can’t ever remember these words) and pay my bills…” Kayla LOVES the intro song!