psychosomatic bone displacement?
okay, so this is going to sound really bizarre, but what the hell.
remember that time in the spring of 2003 that i collapsed in yoga class because i said it felt like i had dislocated a rib? and then felt stupid because we went to the emergency room and they took x-rays and then told me i was crazy because it's supposed to be damn nigh impossible to dislocate a rib, so i must have just pulled a muscle really bad?
well, i've lost a little bit of weight since then, and though i certain can't see my ribs (that would be as bad as it is improbable), this morning in the shower, for whatever reason, i was feeling them, and you can count them, you know? the funny thing is, i can distinctly feel that one of the lower ones on the left side (the affected side) is pointing in the wrong direction, and overlapped with the one below it, leaving a gap where it should be (where the mirrored one is on the other side).
there's no way i'm imagining this; there is definitely an asymetry between the two sides. does the placebo effect extend to relocating bones? i kinda want to request copies of those x-rays (since i was never shown them in the first place) to see if i'm insane or not...
((anyone with more medical knowledge than me---which means basically anyone---is invited and encouraged to please comment so as to help me understand this.))
3 Comments:
A bowl of grape nuts every morning should do the trick. It's nature's pipe-cleaner they say.
After about a week, I'd also suggest working the heavy bag for about an hour a day. You might feel a little sore at first, but it really helps to keep the humors in alignment.
boy, what in god's name are you blathering about? [rolls eyes]
(in bad imitation of thick japanese accent) "this humble person is having the difficulty to comprehend your sage advices..."
thanks anyway, though. it certainly made me laugh, which was probably closer to the point.
Like it or not, Doug is right. A healthy dose of bran should do the trick. Nature's broom, they say.
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