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enorden07
Member since Jun-25-10
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Aug-17-10, 07:45 PM (CST) |
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"Need some white light..."
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Well, in short...I've been having a few health issues lately. A while back, the doctor told me that I had IBS (Irritiable Bowel Syndrome). He "guessed" that's what I have...so it isn't a confirmation... Anyways...it started last year, quit for a long period of time, and came back a couple of weeks ago. For those of you who do not know what it feels like...it is one of the most painful things I have ever endured...maybe the most. I went to the movie "Inception" with my older brother on Sunday night and half way through the movie, pain hit so hard that I wasn't sure I was going to be able to sit through the rest of it.
I have had pain so bad that it has made me throw up, curl up in a little ball until I start crying because that's the only thing I can do, and I cannot even read because the pain is so extreme. It feels like extreme extreme extreme period cramps...the ones that you just cannot stand. And along with that...I'm constipated, and I have so much gas bubbles in my gut that it is almost impossible to get anything out...meaning that along with the pain from my "IBS" I have all of this pent up pressure. Which doesn't feel good at all... So, for you mommy's who have kids in marching band...think of me. I'm in marching band, I play the trombone...and while I am enduring the whores of high school and band, I'm having all of these really intense pains. I need some prayers guys...white light...hopes...anything. I went to the cyropractor (spelling?) this evening and got my back readjusted along with electric shock theorpy treatment. He x-rayed my back, and scanned it to tell me what he thought was wrong...and I'm going to go back for more tests and things...but basically, I have so much tension and wrong things in my spine that is causing my digestive system to go all to hell.
....and my doctor is super good looking  just sayin'. He's super short...but damn. He's married too...and probably in his mid-thirties and I'm almost eighteen...which is really dirty on my part. Haha! Oh my.
Anyways...I really need some good thoughts...and any advice would be wonderful! 
My mother is doing everything she can...but with the recent news of my stepdad telling her that he was dropping everything and saying "Good luck and thank you" as if she were a one-night stand instead of his wife for six years...she's going through enough of her own stress. ....What a tampon.
Well, that's about it. Thanks guys. Emily
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KJ O
Member since Sep-7-07
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Aug-17-10, 10:11 PM (CST) |
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3. "RE: Need some white light..."
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sorry sweetie. that doesn't sound like fun at all. I really hope the chiropractor can help by the way - did you call your step dad a tampon ? that's pretty funny actually. Jeanna
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Patricia G
Member since Aug-9-05
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Aug-19-10, 08:35 AM (CST) |
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10. "RE: Need some white light..."
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Emily, I hope you find a management plan that works for you and that you feel better soon. IBS is what is called a "diagnosis of exclusion." We don't know what it is, but we have to make sure it isn't something else. The older you are, the bigger the chance that something else might be going on. You do need a little bit of a diagnosic work up. Even at your age, this could be food allergies such as celiac. Then management with diet is important. We tend to say "it's just IBS." But the pain can be severe. My parents rented a wonderful home in Sea Ranch, CA for my father's 80th birthday (many years ago). My sister spent the whole weekend at the hospital in Mendicino--and I spent it dring the 80 miles back and forth- making sure it wasn't appendicitis. Best wishes
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dlmummey
Member since Jun-24-10
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Aug-19-10, 09:21 AM (CST) |
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12. "RE: Need some white light..."
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Thinking of you and hoping and praying all is well. DAWN DAWN Happy reading Ladies!!!! |
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enorden07
Member since Jun-25-10
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Aug-19-10, 04:45 PM (CST) |
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14. "RE: Need some white light..."
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Thanks guys! I really appreciate it all. Well, truthfully, the first thing we did was to go to a doctor. I believe I said ealier that it started last year and we went to the free clinic here in Wichita..and the doctor didn't really diagnose it..he just pressed on my stomach and asked if I was tender in some spots...then he proceeded to tell me that he really wasn't sure what was causing me such terrible cramps and asked me if I was on my period. .....He seemed like he had no idea what he was doing. So, he said that he thought I had "IBS" or some sort of digestive problem. He told me that there was no cure and the best thing to do was to take over the counter pain meds for the pain, eat right, excersise, and try not to be stressed out.
He said that the pain and symptoms would just get worse over time and so it was only good that I take precautions now even though it is inevitable. SOOOOOO........I am kinda really liking the situation I am right now. It's not like regular chiropractic work. I went to a chiropractor once who just came in, popped my back (and did a crappy job of it too) then told me that he had another appointment and left the room without another word. JERK FACE!
I really like this guy that I am working with. He is a man of God, and my family is really religous...so I suppose that's good for me. He's very personal with me and treats me like he really cares about me...which he does. He's getting to the bottom of this, and he did bring up the possibility of food alergies when the free clinic doctor did not.
I really feel good about what I am doing...and today was a little difficult at school and at marching band practice. I was having some pretty bad pains...but I figure it's either from relapse into trying to get my spine back to it's correct form or what. It could also be from dairy, that's what my mom said.
Anyways, I really am thankful for all of the advice, suggestions, and the good hopes. Emily
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KJ O
Member since Sep-7-07
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Aug-20-10, 12:53 PM (CST) |
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17. "RE: Need some white light..."
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As the wife of a chiropractor I can safely and positively tell you that - IF you have a major illness or obstruction in your body causing you your pain, they will detect something is wrong and refer you to a specialist. Most of the world doesn't understand the training and schooling a chiropractor goes to. Compared to MD's chiropractors have more hours in anatomy ... they have a thorough knowledge of the human body and when and if there is something wrong. They have to pass several board exams both state and federal. (DH had 5 in all) Jeanna
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enorden07
Member since Jun-25-10
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Aug-21-10, 02:43 PM (CST) |
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21. "RE: Need some white light..."
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I really appreciate the sentiments, but I think that what I am doing right now is the best for the now...I've went to doctors, and my chiropractor seems to know a lot more about what's happening in my body than what my own doctor and the doctor at the free clinic thought.
My brother was diagnosed with Olcertive Colitos (spelling) about 6 years ago? It has been a long time...and he has went to doctors so many times it's not even funny. All they want to do is put him on drugs drugs and more drugs. ...now he is going to the same chiropractor that I am going to and not only is he helping my brother more, instead of just going straight for the drugs..he is approaching the problem from all sides like you mentioned a doctor would have done.
There are certain parasites that doctors do not test for in the human body, mostly ones that are so small that you have to get special equipment to even see them. Our chiropractor said that there is a parasite that could be causing my brother's cronic diareea (sp), inflamation and so on...and wouldn't that just be terrible if all along, it was a pesky parasite that had caused the almost death of my 20 year old brother? All they would have had to have done was give him the right dosage of anti-biotics to knock it out..but since doctors are not permitted to test for them, there was no way to tell if he really had that. And it was recorded that my brother got sick after a special weekend at a lake near Wichita (Lake Afton) where we swam in the water and I'm pretty sure we ate steaks that my dad bought at a meat store in Wichita...and it wasn't the cleanest place.
And even if it isn't parasites that is causing the problem he has, he's looking at emotional, psycological, stess induced, and physical properties that could be controlling and causing his illness.
He is testing the same for me. and to be honest...I have had my back readjusted three times with the shock theropy treatment and I already feel a difference. Because my back is "subluxated" they feel that is the reason for the pain and for my digestive tract to be all out of wack. Before the adjustments, I couldn't go to the bathroom...I couldn't even fart. Now....I'm going to the bathroom a little twice a day...it's still far from normal, but I'm not gasy anymore because I can actually get it out, and I'm getting rid of my waste instead of not.
The pain is still here in certain points of the day and in those points it is still just as bad...but it's not for as long as it had been. I am very confident that my chiropractor is finding the problem in my twisted back and is fixing it.
And also...I am aware of the cancer possibility. However, I highly doubt that's the problem. My dad's side had crones and colon cancer, but if that were the case, I'm sure they would have suggested it. Then again, if that's really what is going on, then they will find it. I just don't want to be drugged out of my mind for something that isn't really there.
I will keep you all updated on what happens. I truly am glad that you all care so much about my health. It means so much to me. I love all of your opinions, no matter how different they all are. Thanks so much. Emily
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enorden07
Member since Jun-25-10
252 posts |
Aug-22-10, 08:37 PM (CST) |
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25. "RE: Need some white light..."
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I have thought about that, thanks for bringing it up. We figure that dairy, and sugar make it worse...but even when I avoid it, it's still bad. ....like right now...I just went to see a movie with my mom and brother and I threw up in the car on the way home and I'm laying on my bed now trying to make myself as calm as I can so I can focus on anything except the pain in my gut... I really appreciate all of the thought everyone is giving, and your testimonies. It is very helpful...and to be honest again, my family doesn't have the money to see a specialist...but we have money to see this particular chiropractor right now... Please continue to pray for me. Thanks. Emily
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hahaha. 
