My Two-Rose Monthiversary

Friday, May 2nd — When my oldest son Danny and his wife Jackie were first married, Dan celebrated every “monthiversary” by bringing Jackie a rose for each month of their marriage.  One rose in September, two roses in October, three roses in November… you get the picture. It went on for a couple of years, till it got too expensive (and they’ve been married now for nearly 18 years!), and I always thought it was such a neat thing to do.  The concept of “monthiversary” has stuck in my mind ever since.

Well, on Monday I will be celebrating two months as a patient at Seaside Chiropractic! It’s my two-rose monthiversary! I find it incredible that it’s only been two months.  It seems as if I’ve known David Klein, Roseanna, and Emily for years. Their encouragement and enthusiasm has been so supportive, as my “antique frame” (my mother’s expression) has begun to be more flexible, and even — dare I say it? — has begun to approach the norm.  At least, my spine is much closer to the normal curve, according to CAM and Dr. Klein.

I had my second re-test on Thursday. I can hardly wait for my Monday appointment, when I’ll find out exactly how much I have regained since March 25th.

That said, I should in all honesty say that I am not pain-free yet, by any means. By the time I get to Seaside’s office at around 1 p.m., I can usually assign a 2 to each of my areas that’s under reconstruction, so to speak.  That would be both shoulders, the hands, and the right foot.  But when I get up at around 6:30 a.m., it would still be more like a 4.  I shuffle to the bathroom and pop a Norco and a Celebrex; then, by the time I’ve finished feeding the cats and making the coffee, and the oatmeal’s on the stove, I’m getting back closer to 2 again.

I am celebrating on Monday, my two-rose day.  The fact that I can make the contrast between a pain level of 4 and a pain level of 2, all within a couple of hours, astonishes me. The fact that I can turn my upper body to either side, sufficiently that someone standing in front of me can see the back of the shoulder, ASTONISHES me. The fact that I look forward all weekend to the next time I get adjusted, with all the accompanying discomfort of the moving table and all the rest of it, also astonishes me. 

When I started this blog in early March, I had no idea that only two months later I would have come so far. There are still a lot of monthiversaries to celebrate before I’m done, but this one is making me happy already.

It’ll be a two-rose day for sure!  Thanks for reading — Betsy

PS — Oh dear, something very sad I should mention.  I seem at some point to have hit the wrong combination of buttons while I was trying to manage my comments, and like magic, every one of the comments on my blogs has vanished! Some were really nice, too: there were some good ones from Dr. Klein, one from each of my sisters, one from my granddaughter, and several from Seaside Emily, my favorite Southern belle.  I am so sorry! So, apologies to those people who were kind enough to visit and to leave a comment. Come back again and say something else, and I promise I will be less quick with the trigger finger in future.  My bad!