Chiropractors
/ spinal specialists usa
Dr. Joe Henry Rodriguez, Austin, TX
Getting My Life Back!
In November of 2003, as I was strolling
into a faculty meeting at school, I was unaware that my life that had
drastically deteriorated in the last few months was about to take on "new" life. Shoreline Chiropractic was
the program for Wellness Week. I enjoyed the presentation and was mildly
curious about it, but had no intention of following up on it.
At the
conclusion of the presentation it was announced that 30 office visits
had been reserved for faculty members to come in for x-rays and to get
more extensive information about the program. I missed the opportunity
to gracefully leave. As I thanked them for taking their time to come
speak to us, Kellye mentioned that there was only one more block of time
left. Would Dec. 3 be fine with me? I did not wish to be rude, so I put
my name in the blank. never intending to keep the appointment. While
at my daughter's house, I mentioned it to her. Her initial response was, "Great." I
told her that I had no plans to keep the appointment and
that I was going to cancel it when I got to school that next
morning. She indicated that she thought I should keep it. I finally relented
and said okay- knowing that I was going to cancel. However, I forgot
to make the call. Kellye called me to remind me of my appointment and
I felt like it was too late to decline.
I have never believed in "coincidence." I
know that this is a way in which God speaks to us- through
other people and situations. This, in my opinion, was no coincidence.
I chided myself for my recent bad memory problem, but knowing in my heart
that this was my wake-up call. That was one memory lapse, or getting
and forgetting to cancel my appointment, that has literally given me
back my life.
I never mentioned to my family that I felt like I was not
going to be around much longer. I was so weak I didn't have the energy,
everything went wrong- I seemed to be falling apart. After coming home
from school I'd sit down and promptly go to sleep- wake up midnight to
4 a.m. only to go up to bed. My blood pressure went very high and I had
zero strength. I had no feeling in my toes. The arthritis pain in my
side and back kept me taking Tylenol daily. One hip was higher and I
walked with a severe limp at the end of a tiresome school day. It was
obvious as I walked down the hall- my right shoulder dipped dramatically.
If I was not too tired, I could hold it down in place and it was not
so obvious.
It took every ounce of energy for me to get down to the end
of the hall. Also, I could no longer wear my skirts or pants
that had waistbands. Everything had to be elastic. My patience with the
school children was almost non-existent. I had become plagued by incontinence.
Every aspect of my life had gone awry. I had just lost my
will to live like this since I didn't have the quality I'd always enjoyed.
I no longer walked, played tennis, or even had the energy to play with
my grandsons.
My friends at church knew nothing of my plight because I
stopped going out to eat with the Friday night group. I never
wanted to let on that anything was wrong. I stopped going to breakfast
Saturday mornings. I simply became a hermit whenever possible. This was
totally out of character for me.
Whenever the x-rays were taken and read,
many different problems showed as a result of years of intense
stress, a number of bad falls on the ski slopes of Colorado, slipping
on a small piece of ice and crushing out all of my teeth as I fell directly
on my chin hitting the concrete with full force. I went to the emergency
room for x-rays because it was feared that I had broken my neck and/or
jaw. Since nothing was actually broken, I did not receive any treatment
for the injury, except for a dentist who repair my crushed teeth.
I had
never heard of subluxation, but now I swear by the treatments I am receiving.
Luckily I had an immediate response to the adjustments. The first thing
I noticed was that my "free swinging leg" was firmly
on the floor. I promptly went home and tried on some jeans
with waistbands. I could get them zipped and buttoned!
Upon
seeing me, my friends asked what had happened. They had noticed
a decided difference in me- my posture and my outlook to name only a
couple of the obvious. This convinced me that I had been led to the right
place at the right time. Was this just another coincidence? With every
treatment, I have felt better. I can actually feel both of my feet now.
I owe my life to Dr. Rodriguez. I honestly do not know ho w much longer
I could have gone on in that manner. I think not long at all.
No more
Tylenol Arthritis tablets at breakfast for me. My blood pressure
has dropped to a new low in many years, I can feel both of my feet, and
I have become more mentally alert. My life has been steadily returning
as I continue to receive adjustments and see the return of
my life! Great day! My work here is not finished!
The greatest thing is
that my son and daughter had been seeing my health deteriorate
and were concerned. Due to my drastic improvement my daughter may very
well have averted gall bladder surgery. She had started going for treatment
and so far has made favorable progress. Last weekend my son was in town
and made the decision to go back to Houston and call for his appointment.
Thanks
to all of the little "concidences", or "God incidences" of the
timely meeting at school, Shoreline Chiropractic, Dr. Rodrigues, and
the staff. I am convinced that my life has been handed back to me. I
had been "nudged" into the right place at the right time. Was this just
another coindedence? I think not!
The greatest thing is that
my son and daughter had been seeing my health decline and
were concerned. Due to my drastic improvement my daughter may have averted
gall bladder surgery. She has started going for treatment and so far
has made favorable progress. Last weekend my son was in town and made
the decision to go back to Houston and call for an appointment.
I strongly
urge all of my friends to call for an appointment, to have
x-rays taken and read. Do not wait until you are almost past going before
you look at how you body and mind cold benefit from some adjustments.
You life is too precious to let it continue to suffer. I am living proof
that an immediate change can occur. It can happen!!
God BlessYou.
Patti J.