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Be your own physician
No, I’m not suggesting you do home surgery. Nor am I suggesting you ignore anything your MD, surgeon, nurse, PT or other medical professional guides you to do. Do what they tell you! But it will not serve you to follow blindly (ask questions if you don’t understand, or if you are thinking that you…
You’ll need to quit smoking
If you’re a smoker, your surgeon will require you to quit smoking, for a whole set of reasons related to how it compromises your cardiovascular and respiratory systems. There’s a very good mind-training CD for this. By the way, this is equally true for smoking cannabis, if that’s something you do. Medical cannabis has been…
Scar Minimization (advanced)
If you’ve been giving yourself the scar treatment daily (or twice daily) for a few weeks, you’re ready to take it up a notch. Here is a more extended scar treatment, with two new techniques added. Enjoy! No seriously, enjoy. Don’t do this like you’re clipping your nails. Slow down- let it take 2 full minutes. If you’ve…
Organize a Fundraiser for Your Recovery
Asking a hundred (ideally several hundred) people in your life to pay for visits to the chiropractor is likely the last thing you can imagine putting on your plate right now. But if your piggy bank is empty, this is what I’m suggesting. What you really need is a friend or family member to take on…
Pack for your (bedroom) camping trip
When you travel, do you start laying out clothes and toiletries a week in advance, or throw a bunch of stuff into a bag at the last minute? If you are in the latter camp, I suggest you get some assistance in building a list and making your way through it. You could think of…
Yes, Your Recovery Could Get Expensive
Elsewhere I’ve recommended you extend your Sabbatical as long as you can, equip a home gym, and supplementing your insurance-provided Physical Therapist with a trainer and other healing arts practitioners. If you’re having a joint replacement or other similarly major surgery, I recommend having months of sessions with the trio of chiropractor, personal trainer and massage therapist. I…