The best birthday present

Decided to visit the chiropractor for the last time on my birthday – if nothing improves, I give up!

I have had this nagging pain in my right knee for 9 months now, since my holiday in the US. I don’t know what happened but I seriously suspect it was caused by the extreme steepness in San Francisco. Well, old bones can’t take it anymore ;p

And because of that, I feel sharp pain whenever I bend my knee. And because of that, I can no longer sit in full lotus pose nor do my favourite king pigeon pose *sob*. And because of that, I was told to rest and take a hiatus from yoga.

I saw 4 doctors/specialists throughout these painful 9 months. Everyone had a different diagnosis and gave me different treatment/medication. I obviously spent a BOMB:

Tuina – slight hip dislocation – spent RM75 for acupuncture & tuinalogy
Tit Ta – serious lower back injury – spent RM80 for 2 treatments
GP – muscle injury – company’s account
Chiropractor – flat feet & lower back compression – spent RM900 (including corrective products for flat feet)

But nothing worked!!

So I decided to give the chiropractor a last chance – since they have the most advanced equipment and took x-rays – at least some scientific proof was in place.

I complained to this new chiropractor from South Africa that nothing has improved much even though I have been wearing the recommended gear religiously. He did some further tests.

And told me, I actually injured my ligament.

He did some deep massages and set me back by another RM90.

And voila, the pain has significantly reduced!!!!

This has to be the best birthday present. I have suffered for 9 months, spent quite a lot – and it’s actually ONLY my ligament? Gosh…

Whatever it is I just want a full recovery. Fast. At minimal cost.

I want to be a king pigeon again :)