Accident Prone

I've finally figured out how huge the difference in medical care in Ackley, IA compared to Sioux Falls, SD.  I had a chiropractor appointment set up today, because my lower back was really hurting last night.  I was supposed to get in again after my accident, but I was unable to because I had to be back at school.
So I go to this appointment, and it took 20 minutes almost to fill out all the paperwork.  I was so frustrated, because I had a friend drive me to the doctor, and she needed to be somewhere and I needed to be somewhere.  I get into his office, and I tell him about my accident.  Of course, he was super surprised by my story.  Not many people can get hit by a Semi going 35 miles an hour and live to tell the tale.  I told him I had one adjustment, and then he asked about x-rays.  X-rays?? I've never had an X-ray! He was just blown away.  He was actually upset that I had never had an x-ray!

 Now, if you know me, I am incredibly accident prone.  And while they were taking 7 x-rays of my neck, I couldn't help but think about all of these accidents I've had.  When I was 7-ish, my mom's van got rear ended.  I had to go to the hospital because I had neck pain.  I still get random neck spasms from this accident.
When I was 15, I went to Hidden Acres summer camp as an assistant horse wrangler.  I was on a trail ride as a supervisor, when my horse, Skip, saw a fox.  The horse got scared and bolted, leaving me behind.  I was knocked out for a couple seconds, and was told I had a mild concussion.  Never went to the doctor, even though I stayed at camp another week.   Never got x-rays.  Never got treatment.  (That freaked out this current doctor even more).
Then when I was 16, I wrecked my first van.  I wasn't wearing my new contacts, and I thought I had plenty of time to turn in front of this person.  (It turned out to be my middle school band instructor, how embarrassing!) Obviously it wasn't.  I got one chiro treatment.  No X-rays.
I swear that there's more stories of ridiculous injuries I've gotten, but for right now the only one I have left is my current accident at the age of 20.  I only had time to go to the chiropractor once, but I still had no X-rays.

Apparently all of these things are necessary for healing, or else I'll have arthritis in a year.  I don't want that.  After his initial examination, they had me lay on a water massage table while they got the X-rays, then had my back crunched.  Before the doctor would crack anything he went through exactly what happens to your muscles when you have sudden impact.  Took forever.  But then we looked at my X-rays and I now understand why this is all important.

So my right leg is an inch shorter than my left, because of the angle my hips are currently in.  My neck is supposed to be curved like a letter "c." Right now it looks like a slanted line.  So I have to get some work done!

I have to go back 10 times in the next month.  Ridiculous.  They even gave me a stinkin' pillow!! I have a pillow! Gosh darnit! I find this whole situation absolutely hilarious and not funny all at the same time. If you know anyone who has a free hour on MWF's, hit me up! I need rides to the chiropractor!