This is going to be long, sorry...I need some advice! My daughter has been doing rolfing, we just started not long ago. We are in between on finding a new option besides the Clear Institute, it hasn't worked out for us. On our second visit to the rolfer she introduced us to a chiropractor that she also works on and wanted me to meet. Her and this chiro work 'together'. The rolfer introduced us and bragged on the chiro and so forth. Then he says I would love to have Lindsay come in for free of charge, just as a blessing, and let me see if there is anything I can do for her. So, we go in to see him yesterday and this is how the trip went. I'm a very observant person, I'm scoping things out....the receptionist smelled like cigarette smoke, had dirty finger nails, didn't have much bottom teeth and her desk was extremely unorganized. I don't want to be judgemental, its just it struck me odd that she wasn't very public presentable. She would answer the phone and say "fudge" if people hung up, she seemed overwhelmed. Needless to say, I'm getting nervous, I felt very awkward and I'm thinking...what have I got myself into! Finally, the chiro calls us back and he is such a pleasant man, all the feelings I was having diminished. Then we arrive in the room...sigh...here I go again! All my feelings came rushing back! The room was a disaster! Didn't look very clean, unorganized etc...He proceeds to say..."I have prayed about this and God has told me to do something for her and that's what I would like to do." I'm like...okay... .....so he puts this vibrating thing on her back for about 5 seconds and then says "okay, have you ever done acupuncture, Lindsay?" I'm like...she doesn't even know what that is! And I'm thinking WHAT???? We then go in another room and by this time I'm sweating and about to cry.....you can only imagine...this room was a wreck as well, what did I expect! There were cottonballs, bandaids, alcohol, etc...just laying out, not in containers. The acupuncture needles were just laying out, in packages, but scattered all over the end table. Used packages laying everywhere! I look over and there is a small hazard bin with syringes in it! What in the world is he doing with those? Anyway, we do the acupuncture and she didn't like it, we go back to the previous room and get adjusted and done! While leaving he says "I'll do what I know to do, thats all I can do. I would like to see her a couple more times to see if I can help...I'm not one of those doctors that take advantage of your situation, I just want to be a blessing." Very sincere, compassionate, sweet guy, but my problem is obvious, I hope. I'm writing this because I'm baffled by all of it. First, I don't know what the rolfer and him have talked about. Lindsay has been doing the Pettibon treatments and I mentioned to the rolfer that we are looking for another option, maybe thats where he comes in? But then Dr. Bugg sprung acupuncture on me and I don't know a thing about it, his office was not clean, a disaster, and etc.! Is it just me? Would you go back? He's such a nice guy, just wants to help, but at the same time Lindsay is in such a fragile state right now, I don't have time for people to guinea pig on her. I'm open to any opinions and/or advice! Sorry so long, this really stressed me out...I was on pins and needles the whole night and just wanted to cry....whats funny is I don't know why it made me so emotional?? Thanks for reading!
-Tina
DD-Lindsay 42T/28L
Day & Night brace in the past--didn't hold curves
Clear Institute 9/2007-12/2007--not stabilizing curves, she is progressing
-Tina
DD-Lindsay 42T/28L
Day & Night brace in the past--didn't hold curves
Clear Institute 9/2007-12/2007--not stabilizing curves, she is progressing
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