Chiropractor Not Working for Me
Filed Under (Anxiety, Health) by Cynthia on Aug 11, 2008 9:54 pm
Tagged Under : Anxiety, Physical Health
Okay I think I’m finally finding that the Chiropractor isn’t working this time. It did for my groin strain… and it did for my shoulder a year or so ago. But this time, not working. Sometimes I feel a little better, but then sometimes I feel rotten.
Tonight I’m nauseous, I’ve had a rotten headache most of the day (I do NOT get headaches), my neck hurts and is popping, and when I lay flat on my back my left arm goes numb.
I think a lot of this has to do with the accident. Especially the left arm numbness and the headaches. Oh yeah, I’m occasionally dizzy. And I know I wasn’t dizzy before the accident at all. Nor was I nauseous, nor did my left arm go numb. Nor did I get headaches. My neck hurt… and popped, but none of the other things.
So now I have to get up the guts to call the chiropractor, work out the billing, and tell them it’s just not working the way I had hoped. I know it works for other things, and that’s fine, but just not for me right now. I feel guilty, though… the anxiety kicks in. I feel like I’ll piss them off or hurt their feelings or some stupid thing. I hate having to do this. But I’ve got to suck it up and call them in the next couple of days and tell them I’m not going to come back. Dammit, where is my spine!
I want to go to another doctor. Not sure if I should go to an orthopedic doctor, or my family doctor, or maybe a neck and back specialist. I don’t like feeling this way and I want to do something about it. The nausea is really bugging me, so is the dizziness. And the neck pain, of course. And I don’t sleep on my back too often, but I don’t like it that my arm goes numb when I am just laying flat on my back!
So here I go, trying to stiffen up my spine, and do something. Bleh. I just wish all doctors were holograms or computers, then I would be able to face them better! I hate having things wrong with me. I hate admitting that I’m human, and thus I can have weaknesses and am not always strong and completely whole. And I’m older now too, and the body doesn’t bounce back like it once did.
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I would try another chiropractor personally. Each one adjusts differently. That definitely sounds like your neck is out of whack.
Also, you may want to ask your doctor about sending you to physical therapy. Having had whiplash in the past, you may have some weakness that you don’t even realize.
Thanks Lisa, I’ll check into physical therapy as well. I don’t like doing that, ’cause I don’t have the time… but it is an important thing to do if it’s needed!
Thanks Margaret.. I will go into another doc. I can’t say that any emotions are foolish, though.
They just are what they are.
You definitely need to get that all checked out! There’s something not right about your neck for sure. Don’t know whether your chiro can make changes in his treatment or not, but you’ve got some kind of impingement going on from the sounds of it.
Don’t let foolish fears make you delay any longer.
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Ahh I am sorry that you aren’t doing so well. Hopefully a regular doctor will help.
Thanks Christy… I hope so too. Now where did I put my backbone… LOL
If you discuss this problems that are continuing, the chiropractor may recommend the type of doctor you should see. I injured my shoulder once and the treatments didn’t seem to help. The chiropractor actually told me to go see my family doctor and let him know the results. Ended up I had a torn rotator cuff. There may be other involvement that would be helped with physical therapy. Don’t worry about upsetting the doc. He’ll certainly understand. And if he doesn’t, don’t ever go back to him. I sure hope you get feeling better soon.
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Thanks Clara I might do that.. I’m not sure if the chiro I’m seeing would say that though.. but then I’m such a pessimist.