I was still going back to Loraine every few weeks. I was still having some pain in my hip. My R.I. points were more difficult to find. I was not checking them 3-4 times a day like I was supposed to. I was getting discouraged. Loraine would go over it again and again with me always giving me handouts explaining where my pain was and what R.I. points to use. It finally dawned on me this is something I have to do if I want to control this pain and be able to do the things I want to do. My appointments were getting 3-4 weeks apart. One day after horseback riding my knee started to hurt. After three days it was swollen, I could not bend it, hard to go up or down stairs. I had stopped checking my R.I. points. I went to my family doctor, had the knee x-rayed same side as my bad hip. Same knee I had crucial ligament replaced 25 years ago. I thought I needed knee surgery. Had my appointment with Loraine turned the pain off immediately. She had told me before to wear compression socks and to get some new ones, as mine were old. I started putting the on first thing in the morning when I got up Jot just at night when I went to work. That made all the difference, as my knee was not stiff or swollen.

My feet had been a problem for the last 25 years. I had polio when I was young which left me with some numbness and tingling in my feet. Diagnosed with diabetes threes ago as well, leaves me with neuropathy in my feet getting worse. Loraine had given me handouts on my feet using R.I. to turn off pain. Some it worked. Now all of it works.

It has been a year now since going to see Loraine. My life has improved so much. I can’t thank her enough. I still have to check my R.I. once or twice a day and keep my pelvic strong. It goes a lot faster than when I started.

7/30/2009

I had not been in to see Loraine for six weeks. I had pain my right hip at night and could not sleep. Incontinence was getting worse again. I could not keep the hip pain turned off completely. During the day the pain would move around the front of my leg and outside of my thigh. I would tolerate the pain. I kept trying to turn off the R.I. points above my buttock. It never seemed to work for very long. Loraine said it was from the front of my pelvis and pubic area. When I poked with my finger I could not find my R.I. points. When Loraine poked me she found them. I went home and worked on them in the front. I slept pain free that night.

The past 8 years I had a lot of pain in my feet that I only walked when I had to. Loraine got me into compression socks. I started with 20-30, and now wear 30-40 compression. That helped my feet and my stiff knee. I had also neglected holding my core. Part of the reason the pain in my hip would not stay away and my incontinence had gotten worse. I also resumed my core strengthening exercises.

I am once again back on track thanks to Loraine. The bottom line is I have to realize this will be a way of life for me if I want to stay active taking care of horses, cats and dogs, garden and lawn work.

Check your R.I. points even if you do not have any discomfort before it turns into something big and you get frustrated. If you can’t figure it out, Loraine will help you. There is a lot to learn if you are willing. For me it will be a way of life as long as I want to be active.

- Annoymous