it's a state of mind ;)

My chiropractor informed me today that she is looking for new office space (she's sharing her current office with some other doctors, and apparently the owner decided to either sell or repurpose it somehow), and can't schedule any more appointments until she is settled at a new location. She said she doesn't want to lose me as a patient, and is trying to find somewhere accessible by public transport; and that she will call me as soon as she can schedule me in again. Still, it will certainly be well over a month before I can see her again. I normally go for my acupuncture/adjustment every 3 weeks. If I have to wait any longer than that, I end up feeling miserable. Of course, I could start looking for a different chiropractor; but I don't really want to, unless she is no longer available. I really like her as a person, trust her as a doctor, and she never tries to "sell" me anything (in any sense of the word) - which, from what I'm hearing, is quite rare. Plus, she only collects the basic "general doctor" co-pay as stated by my medical insurance plan; not the higher co-pay due to a "specialist", though she technically is one. Which, I'm guessing, also isn't typical at all. So I think I'm going to wait until I hear back from her - which means at some point in September I'm going to start feeling like my neck is made of concrete.:/ All I can do is always remember about my daily stretches, take magnesium regularly and drink lots of water - not that it will eliminate the problem (might make it slightly more bearable, though). Actually, another thing that might help is going back to Anat Baniel's "Healthy Necks & Shoulders" exercise routine. I haven't done that in a while. Hell, I haven't done ANY sort of exercise in a while. The latest excuse was the excessive heat - but, lo and behold, it has cooled down in the past few days. So I really need to get myself in gear again...

In other news, I have taken next Monday & Tuesday off, since I am going to visit my parents tomorrow and stay the night. My sister + brother-in-law are coming too, but they won't get there till evening, so they are also staying the night. I haven't seen them, if I recall correctly, since Easter, and quite probably won't see them again till Thanksgiving - so I adjusted my schedule to theirs for this visit (mom doesn't work on Monday either, and dad leaves for work in the afternoon - so we can all hang out together for a bit). ( Read more... )