Like a lot of us, I’ve asked my body to keep up with me in ways it might not have expected. I’ve met what seems like every kind of doctor there is searching for answers. I wish my family had gotten me a massage gift card earlier!
Here’s what I was told
by traditional medicine
1.
Stop what you’re doing, it’s stupid. (I’m a
modern/contemporary dancer)
2.
Surgery is the only way to fix this. (surgery, small or large
scale, is invasive and generally the most expensive and time consuming route to
healing)
3.
Wear a hard cast on both feet (???) for two months to reset
them….
BASICALLY, I WAS LEFT LIVING IN PAIN WITH NO WAYS OUT
THAT WORKED FOR ME. I ACCEPTED THIS AS REALITY AND CONTINUED ONWARD. BY LETTING
MY PAIN BECOME THE NORM.
This experience was shared among
my college peers. We ignored our pain. My friends and I didn’t have the time to
research our options or the finances to invest in our bodies. Money was tight
and my shoulders were tighter. It didn’t cross my mind once to ask for help
(typical college student, right??).
So I trucked along silently. If
someone had just validated my pain and set me in the right direction it might
have been a completely different story.
Ahem….a massage
gift card would have been nice.
