They Said I would be in a Nursing Home!

They said I would be in an Nursing Home here is my story.  by Mary Ruth VanGundy

I started coming to see Dr. Lowe when I discovered I had rheumatoid arthritis.  I had been going to a group of arthritic doctors for about eight months and the particular one that I went to most of the time wanted to put me on a drug and I did not want to go on drugs, but anyway, she was out of the country and I used—I had to see one of the other doctors that was there and he had told me if I did not get on the drug that in five years, I’d be in the nursing home and that I would be paralyzed, people waiting on me.  Would have people waiting on me and that didn’t sound too good either.

So I decided to go on the drug.  I had explained to him that I told her that I could not take the 250 mg drug every day.  I couldn’t even take an aspirin for my stomach, let alone that kind of a drug, so he said, “You look like a smart, intelligent lady.  We will give you a shot today, and you can start giving yourself the shot.”  So that’s the way we decided to go, only now it was a 6cc shot and I took it once a week, and I did take it for, well—back up.

When she came back she wanted to know how he did that and so, I repeated the story to her, how come I got on the drug, she moved it up to 2cc which made it—I was taking once a week and I had to come back in of course monthly to be checked, and anyway, I told her, I was going to stay on the drug in a year. So my year was either up or about up when I had found this link that in the Southeast Christian’s Paper and it happened to be from Dr. Lowe and it said that your first examination was free.  I thought, “You know what, I’ve used chiropractors before and decided to try them.”  Theyhad helped me previously with my back, but I had a little bit more wrong now, but anyway, I came and made an appointment, come to see, took the x-rays and the next week, I came back and we talked about it and I had a bad—just a few more months, I don’t know exactly now the month time is, and so long ago, to take the drug and I asked her about—told her that I was going to get off, so I had told her that I was going to get off the drug and she said, “Are you going to go cold turkey?”  I said, “Well, I’m no doctor.  That’s not the right way to go.  I’ll downsize on it.”  So then, we started downsizing and it took me six months to do that and as of today, I am cured of all of my ailments that I had with the RA, mostly and I haven’t been on drugs for five years, praise the Lord!

Anyway, let’s see, I do get an adjustment twice a month.  I’ve had the decompression done on my neck which I had had terrible migraine headaches and problems with my neck because I had two whiplashes and now, I have no more headaches and I can walk without any problems although most of my rheumatoid arthritis is in my feet and in my hands.

I don’t know what to say right now.

Well, I feel great!  I mean, I can do just about anything I want to.  I am capable of living by myself, I am capable of doing for myself.  I can drive. I do get tired, but I was told—fatigue comes with the rheumatoid arthritis and also at 73, you’re bound to get tired faster.  I just praise my Lord for opening the door and for coming to see Dr. Lao and to be off of drugs because I don’t want to do drugs.  I do some alternative things that helps my health—immune system, but none of them are drugs.

Louisville Chiropractor Patrick Lowe is a member of Southeast Christian Church.  His office Lowe Chiropractic and Wellness is located at 10306 Shelbyville Rd.  (502) 245-7334   www.louisville-chiropractor.com