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Dr. Yil Yildrim, Perth, Australia
TRACY'S STORY
In 1996 while I was living in Sydney, I injured my
upper back and started a cycle of daily pain. Lots of scans
and x-rays later my GP told me that I would never be pain free
unless I had a steel rod inserted into my back. As I could
not tolerate anti-inflammatory tablets or the prospect of
surgery, I did my best to work around the pain.
I am a nurse
and at the time of discovering my injury I was lucky enough
to be in a non-bedside care position, but at the age of 34
I was concerned that I might have to give up a job I loved.
Physiotherapy did help and taking parecetomol became a common
occurrence. As I write this, I realise this was the year I
stopped dancing and started to take up hobbies of a quieter
nature.
I did return to bedside nursing but did "pay" for it
in a lot of ways. I had arthritis in most places and put on
a lot of weight. I couldn't put petrol in my car without
using two hands. My beautiful godchild always thought of
me as reading her books because of my inactivity.
Luckily for
me I was working in Canberra and a nursing friend I was sharing
a house with, saw my struggles and talked to me about chiropractic.
I was very resistant as I had a concern that I would be damaged
if anyone messed with my neck, and no GP I had visited, suggested
a chiropractor. My friend talked to me for many weeks and even
offered to pay for three adjustments to see if that would convince
me.
One day my friend returned home from work with a migraine
and booked in for an adjustment. I drove her to the appointment
and was amazed how well she recovered from her migraine.
It prompted me to at least go for an appointment. I went
with much concern and I did not have an adjustment until
my third visit. Apart from alcohol, it was the best pain
relief I had experienced.
Two months later I was heading overseas
so I only had limited chiropractic care, but I was able to
dance at my leaving party. I was even asked if I'd started
to take illegal drugs as I was a different person! Whist I
was overseas for 18 months, I had no chiropractic care and
I slipped back to having back pain and leg pain, and no more
dancing. When I flew back home, I spent a week in Canberra
to see my godchild - and my chiropractor who had me smiling
after one visit.
Perth is now my home and my chiropractor in
the ACT gave me Dr Yildirim's name. Thank God I now have a
huge improvement in my day to day quality of life and I do
all the things I've always wanted to do. I have been having
regular chiropractic care for 18 months now. My visits to my
GP have gone down from bi-monthly previously to four times
in a year and a half. Since starting care, I no longer have
to take up to six paracetomol a day, I dance at every occasion
and I am bedside nursing with no restrictions. I can do my
own housework in one day, garden and I went swimming with my
godchild last summer holidays - who no longer thinks I am too
old! I can tell when I am subluxated, because all of the old
signs come back. I have no doubt that with long term Chiropractic
care I can have positive impact on my health.
My GP is non-committal
about my improved health, but my mum says that I had my childhood
bounce back after 3 months of adjustmets and although she doesn't
understand how it works, she knows it does. I feel all young
people would benefit from an assessment and I wish I had this
knowledge 20 years ago. I have seen my spine change with the
use of x-rays.