Hi Dr.

I reside in Holland, MI in the summer months and Fl. during the winter months. I have for many years gone to a chiropractor that is relatively close to your office. Last summer I saw someone in Holland due to the price of gas. The Dr. I went to for so long used an activator. The one in Holland manually adjusted me.

We arrived in Fl. around the first week of Nov. My back bothered me and I ignored it thinking it would go away. My daughter was planning to come down the 8th of Jan. and I wanted to hit Disneyworld with her ... love the rides : )so I decided to see a chiropractor down here. I went to a young Dr. (early 30's) and he adjusted me a couple of times. The second time I felt a pinch in my lower back...during the adjustment.. in the general area that was bothering me. I have never experienced anything like this and I have been going to a chiropractor most of my life. A couple of days after this I was reaching over to pull a desk drawer open and my back totally went out. I felt paralyzed... it took a minute or two to even be able to lay out on the floor. I crawled into my bedroom.. put ice on it and after a painful night, felt somewhat better the next day. I reported this to the Dr. at my next visit a day later and he seemed to think it was due to his making progress with me I was able to get up and around so soon. I have had my back go out like this in the past (last time was about 5 months ago)... and I wouldn't be able to stand up straight until after 1 or 2 adjustments). Anyhow.. after the 5th visit I began to get irritated with the ongoing visits. After about two weeks I went to another chiropractor.. a young woman about the same age (30ish). I went to her for an addtional 10 or 11 treatments/visits.

I have decided to not go back. My lower back is not causing me pain really ..more like discomfort.... it feels more like 4 or 5 vertebrae are fused together.. like I don't feel flexible. For the last month or so my left hip has been bothering me... and from time to time I have a slight pulling/numb/tingling sensation down both legs. More often than not I have a pinch nerve feeling in my upper back. On a scale of 1-10 .. on the leg sensation I would say it's a 3 maybe. At this point my hip is bothering me more than my back.

The last Dr. thought I should have an MRI done. I don't have a Dr. down here so when my husband went to his Dr. last Fri. he asked him what he would recommend and his suggestion was that I see an orthopedic Dr. I'm feeling so confused I'm not sure what to do. In the past when my back has bothered me it would be rectified by 1 or 2 adjustments and I would be good to go for another 6 months or more. I have now since the first of the year had 16 or 17 treatments and do not feel any better. If anything I feel worse.

I believe the way the do things here in Fl. is very different from the way they are done in MI. or else it's the younger.. newer way. I'm not sure what to think about anything. Apparently something in my back has changed dramatically or I have had the misfortune of falling into the hands of 2 of the most incompetent Drs. I have ever known.

I tried to call the orthopedic Dr. this morning but can't get in until the end of March. I'm not sure I'll be able to walk if I wait that long. I hate the thought of going to a conventional Dr. for this but I'm at my witsend as to what to do.

I'd much appreciate your thoughts and or suggestions.

Thanks
Suz