The Big Crack v.2.0: The Not So Big Crack

Well...I did it. I went back to Dr. Awesome for round two of some spine-crackin' fun. Turns out that my neck issue and anxiety fix only lasted about three weeks. Granted, it was three glorious weeks of wonderful relaxation and zero headaches. But three weeks of feeling so good made me extra aware of just how bad I felt before. Some other back issues I've been dealing with had been creeping up on me as well so I had Dr. Awesome take a look at those too. This time around was a bit less intimidating. Though you would think, by the constant jittery behavior while on the table, I was being prepped for open heart surgery. Unfortunately, there isn't much any doctor can do about my bubble when it comes to situations like that. It takes time for me to get over the general paranoia I seem to have developed over the years of people or doctors in general. (Yeah...I'm a head case - I know.) Luckily, I have discovered a chiropractor with the talent for looking past the nervous wreck that is me and plowing ahead anyways. Once I got on the table, it didn't take long for Dr. Awesome to find that my same neck issue was back (this time no headaches) and ready to seek swift vengeance on my sanity. So what was next? It was time to prepare myself for the inevitable big crack of my neck. Was I nervous? Duh. Of course I was. hearing your spine make strange, unnatural cracking sounds that reverberate through your brain isn't exactly high on my 'Things I Love To Do' list. But I took a deep breathe (or four or five of them) and had to tell myself that I wasn't in the hands of the crazy, evil, maniacal Dr. Pain. I repeated my internal mantra, "It's all worth the crack...it's all worth the crack..." and before I knew, it was done! This time around, the crack...well...it wasn't so bad. In fact, I'd only give it a 7 on my spinal Crack-O-Meter. The original neck crack from a while back was easily a 10. It only took minutes to feel the pressure in my chest and neck to start disappear. I was miraculously anxiety free once more and my back and neck felt great. I never pegged myself for a believer in the power of chiropractic care. Especially after my first experience with Dr. Pain. But whatever the heck it is, it works and I'm not about to scoff at the results. This time I got about two weeks of joyous relief from my visit. The headaches have come back now, but the anxiety about the headaches isn't bogging up the network of my paranoid brain this time. It would probably help if I wasn't sitting like a primitive monkey at my computer for three or four hours a night, but that's the price you pay for bad posture, right? So until I can work up the nerves to get another round of spinal manipulation, I better bust open another jug of ibuprofen. The first visit with Dr. Awesome got me three weeks of peace and the second visit got me two. So never doubt the power of a good pop on the spinal Crack-O-Meter. Turns out that the bigger the crack, the better I feel.