I should've written this post last month, but I didn't. So, here I sit, trying to remember it all...I went back to my main doc, Dr. K on April 29. At the previous visit he had put me on a nasal spray to do 5-6 times per day (for more info why, refer to previous post). Unfortunately this spray did not decrease my pain levels. He had told me that when I came in April if there had not been improvement that he wasn't sure what to do, but that we would sit down as the whole doctor team and myself and do some brainstorming to see if we were missing something. I had prepared all day for the end of the road speech and had several friends praying for God's perfect peace in my heart. Instead I got something different. He did his full exam and strength testing and told me that everything looks great and that were no areas that needed work. My jaw is maintaining where it should be and all is good...except that I'm still having lots of pain. So I think..."here it comes" and take a deep breath. Instead he told me that he has some new ideas and a brand new plan. He has been talking to a variety of colleagues about me and without boring you with the details of it all, Dr. K wants to send me to a specialist in Chicago. She is a specialist in CranialSacral Therapy. This was something I had not heard of before, but he has seen great results with a few other patients who have gone there. I'm not sure I will explain it well here, but inside our bodies we have a lining called fascia (similar to the skin-type lining on ribs that you have to remove before cooking)...During injury it can stretched and mis-aligned and the thought is that it is not moving back to where it needs to go. It won't retract and remain stable there...so we have to train it to do that. This is done by slight massage to your head and spinal areas in a very particular fashion. Yes, it sounds a bit "out there" to me too...but its been 11 1/2 years and I've done crazier things than this! After going through all of this, he asked me what I was thinking because I was sitting there dazed. I had just prepared myself for the end of the road speech and he blew me away with a plan instead. I started crying and told him just that and that I was overwhelmed and wished I had brought someone with me. He immediately got me set up for a phone conference call with Phil and I the following week so he could explain it all again and we could take notes and ask questions. He also wants me to go back on zija (the product I took a few years ago and had 7 months with little pain before it stopped working).
Jump ahead....Phil and I "met" with him over the phone to go over it all again and we gave him the go ahead to set up the appointments for me. A couple of days later, he emailed me and said he had talked with my other doctors and they decided to try something else first. (That means there is a Plan A and a Plan B!!!) Instead, they are sending me to Chicago to meet with a specialist in osteopathic and acupuncture medicine (along with a few other things too). I have done the osteopathic adjustments and acupuncture before with no relief, but I trust this team of doctors and if they want me to do it, I will. I let him know my concerns, along with concerns of having to go there on a regular basis, which is not real feasible to travel to Chicago all of the time. I agreed to go to the consultation and go from there. My insurance is not accepted there, so once again the bills will mount. But, I'm trusting God to provide. He hasn't failed in that area yet. So...I head to Chicago on my very first day off of school, Thursday, June 4. I've never driven to or in Chicago before...that will be a new adventure all in itself! HA!
So...I drink my zija. I wait for my appointment. And I trust that God has a plan even in this, yet another fork in the road. Yet another summer begins with treating my neck...but at least it will be summer and I'll have the time. At least that's what I am trying to think.
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