Barbaric

Just over a week ago I woke up with a horrible pain in my neck. Like nothing I've ever felt before. If you're my friend on facebook, you know, I was desperate. I figured I'd try something new. Well, new to me, anyway.

When I think about modern medicine I can't help but think it's just all so barbaric. The blood draws, blood transfusions, drugs, surgeries, ... not to mention how chemo-therapy works. It just seems crazy. A crazy that has, no doubt, helped so many people with so many issues. But sometimems, I think it's a crazy that's gotten just a little too far out of control.

So, I decided to try a chiropractor for the pain in my neck. I knew a regular doctor would prescribe some sort of muscle relaxer, but I really didn't want that. After spending a few days letting the pain "cycle through," as the doctor put it and then spending a week on vacation, I finally got in to see him this morning.

All went well until he went to adjust my lower back and neck. What? You want to talk about barbaric, here's this guy twisting my body so that it makes these cracking sounds, as if he's breaking me. And my neck? Goodness gracious - the noise coming from there was truly barbaric. And the crazy thing is... I feel a little better. Now, I'm not sure if you're one to believe in chiropractic care, or not. But I happen to believe that it can work - if one is willing to help the process along.

Let me stand on my soap box for just a minute:

what we put into our bodies and how we treat our bodies must have an impact on how our bodies treat us. I don't care how good your chiropractor is, if you're not willing to do the stretches and eat foods that you can pronounce all of the ingredients of, then I have a feeling that the healing process will take much longer.

I'm hoping that since I have been taking good care of my body and getting so much better about what I'm putting into it, this will be a quick process. I suppose I'll find that out eventually.

Anyway... this post wasn't supposed to be about chiropractic care and all it's benefits. I'll save that for when it doesn't hurt to check my blind spot or to kiss my boys.

Right.

Modern medicine.

Barbaric.

So - the chiropractor surprised me, though I don't know why, I've had it done before.

After that I headed on over to my obgyn for my yearly check-up. I complained about still leaking milk almost a year after nursing and you know what he wanted to do? Take some blood. To test my hormone levels. It's not that I can't handle having my blood drawn, especially at my obgyn - they are pros over there - it just seems so barbaric. Does it really matter if my hormone levels are off? The doctor said it was "nothing dangerous", but that he did want to look into it some more.

After I write this post I'm going to have to make an appointment for a pediatric orthopaedic. It's been over three months and now's the time to start talking about surgery.

Surgery on a 4-year olds foot.

That's barbaric, isn't it?

Of course I plan on getting a second opinion. And to research the heck out of whatever it is this is called. (Yeah, I'll have to get the name of the condition written down this time.)

And what happens if we don't "fix" this.

I suppose some would argue that not taking advantage of modern medicine and all it has to offer is barbaric. I would probably even argue that, on some days.

****'kay, so yeah, this post is a little all over the place. Sorry about that. I'm sure you all can deal with it just fine, though... if not - maybe there's a drug to help you focus? Or maybe I should get a drug to help me focus??? What do you think????