I’ve given up on Western medicine. I’ve had enough of it. I’m tired of the second opinions that seem even more out there than the first opinions. I’m tired of magic pills that are supposed to make everything better but come at the high price of side effects. I’m tired of trying to figure what health insurance covers and I’m tired of getting approval from the insurance company. I’m tired of multiple things being wrong with me when I think there is only one thing wrong with me. I’m tired of waiting for ailments to be socially or physically crippling before getting treatment.
I am sick and tired of health coverage and treatment in America. I am sick and tired of being tired.
So I’ve given up on all of it. It wasn’t working for me. And life is too short to keep things that aren’t working.
I’m going the holistic route. And honestly, I’ve never felt better in my life.
I’ve been seeing Dr. Michael Gorman at Gorman’s Optimal Health Solutions, Inc. for a few years now. Long enough that I consider his staff to be my friends (and both Sarah and Gio are my friends on facebook and myspace – which is either really creepy on my end or really cool on their end). Chiropractic care gave me my life back after chronic pain from a car accident seven years ago. Dr. Gorman has me drinking Core Vital Greens, taking supplements that smell funny and using ice to treat pain but I’ve never left his office hurting. At this point, I turn to him first before I turn to my insurance mandated primary care physician.
Dr. Gorman recently sent me to see Dr. Wendy Warner over at Medicine In Balance. What had started off as a slight problem with my birth control in early 2007 had spiraled out of control. I started seeing Dr. Warner about a month ago and I left her office filled with hope. I love that going to see Dr. Warner means there are reading assignments and homework. Healing is an active process and its great to see a doctor recognize that.
Dr. Warner also has me seeing an energy therapist twice a month. My energy therapist, Kristin, is helping work on my first and second chakra issues through Path Work. I have to admit, I was pretty skeptical about her ability to help me when I first met her. In three sessions, I think I’ve learned more about myself than in years of therapy growing up. I leave her office feeling more firmly routed in my body. And I leave her office with the hope feeling.
Earlier this year, I started joking that I should start a column in a local newspaper containing a list of the Who’s Who of Crappy Docs in the Philadelphia Region. But I’ve got to confess, the negative nature of the idea is brining me down. I’d much rather tell you about the doctors who are making a difference. And the doctors that are making a difference right now are holistic.
How can you tell if the holistic route is right for you? If you want to be cured, maybe you should go to a traditional Western doctor. If you want to heal, holistic is right for you. If you think there is a connection between your physical health and your mental health, go holistic. If you don’t think drugs are the answer to everything, make an appointment with a holistic doctor. If you think that long term health is a way of life – not just something that happens to you, I think you already know the answer.
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