Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Some Pain & A Simple Reminder
After school today Z made a smoothie and then his Grandpa Terry picked him up and took him to a fly fishing event, where Zachary spent a lot of time walking (on concrete) and was offered a soda, which he took the risk of drinking. When he got home his pain was at a 5 then progressed to an 8, his dad gave him a bear hug which did help, the pain lasted for a couple of hours. He was given a Benadryl to help him relax and he finally fell asleep around midnight. We know that it doesn't seem as if Zachary is getting better but in reality he IS doing so much better then he did before we started going to Dr. Browns. His pain does not last near as long and the intensity is not near as high. He doesn't take the Benadryl near as often and he doesn't use the TENS at all anymore. He doesn't scuff his feet when he walks and his posture is much better he is also more aware of his sugar intake, well, most of the time anyway :). He does still suffer with pain as we would expect. It took him all these years to get to here and we are aware that the healing WILL take some time. I am going to keep up with his blog as best I can, because I want his story to be shared! Our son has suffered for not just months but for years with intense unbearable pain. And we have been to several doctors and had many tests done to figure out what has been causing all of his discomfort. We were very disappointed in the orthopedist who should have diagnosed Z with the misalignments in his neck and back. That doctor should have seen it especially with it being so noticeable in the X-rays. Dr. Brown has done wonders in getting Z's pain down and teaching us how to help reduce Z's pain. Zachary is a much happier boy, and in our book that makes all the difference in the world. Again, the pain is something we deal with quiet often, especially in the summer months which are quickly approaching us. When Z is actively .... running, swimming and trying to be a normal 10 year old boy, that is when the pain returns with a vengeance. We continue to hope and pray that this summer will be different, that this summer Z will be able to have more and more days that are pain free.
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read this article right after reading this and thought you might be interested in following it too. she's got a TON of GREAT info coming through every week! i hope summer will be great for you all! :) laura http://blog.greensmoothiegirl.com/2012/03/27/seven-reasons-not-to-drink-soda-part-1-of-2/
ReplyDeleteOne thing I will say is that you can not blame the Orthopedist for what he/she was not taught or has not studied. It is sad that an orthopedist is not trained to properly evaluate misalignments of the spine. Alignments can be very subtle but have huge ramifications and consequences if not corrected. The misalignment in Z's spine is even so "complicated" that it would probably be very difficult for the average chiropractor to detect. I have taken additional time and training to learn how to deal with "unique" cases such as his and if I had stop only with what I had learned in chiropractic school I would not have been able to help Z!
ReplyDeleteOne thing that many people may find interesting is the fact that the term Orthopedist came from the Greek term: "Orthopaedia which originally came from 2 Greek words "Orthos", "Paedos" which mean "straight child". This term originated in 1741 coined by Nicholas Andry, professor of medicine at the University of Paris and senior Dean of the faculty of Physik. The term was originally used to describe the "art of correcting and preventing deformities in children." It is truly sad that "medicine" has strayed so far from its original intention.