Orthopedic doc said he will not operate. I'll have to endure the pain and let the bones heal on my own.

The X-ray taken today looks SO much different than yesterday’s. I’m having my doctor request today’s to compare with his, because the one today wasn't as clear as yesterday’s –very, very cloudy- and where my doctor and I could clearly see two fractures, the Orthopedic doc today saw only one. Hmm, eh? Also, the degree of inclination from the lowest fracture to the tip of the coccyx was much different, a lot less. More to wonder about. Of course, my pain level now is 9, mostly due to having to lie down on that darn table to get today's X-ray done. Why they couldn't do it with me standing up, like yesterday, is beyond me. Maybe that may account for the difference? I should've bitched harder about that. Now it hurts all the way up my back, up to the thoracic area.

So it's time for alternative therapies. I usually only visit doctors when I’ve used all other resources available to me in the natural/holistic/alternative health realm -but I dared not try massage due to the pain. However, after giving myself a good rubbin' and wailing in the shower yesterday (mainly due to being freaked out at my doctor mentioning I’d probably need to get operated), and seeing such a pronounced difference in the X-rays, I’ve come to think maybe that helped. There are of course other therapies I engaged in, but my 10 yr old reads my blog, so I’ll leave that up to you. I will however research to see if THAT is an 'alternative therapy' I can market. ;o)