Those who see chiros: do you trust them as healthcare providers?

[Karen + Greta]

Im having an issue and I need some input!

I have this numb spot on my back, right above my bra strap, and off to the side.  It's been there since G was a few months old, I remember thinking it was from breastfeeding and wearing a bra 24/7, that the skin lost sensativity.  It's also the same area of my back that I had extreme pain in when she was a newborn, and I was getting used to holding her, changing her, etc.  If you would have told me it was bleeding, I would have believed it!

So, Im the kind of anxiety ridden person that jumps to thinking "Maybe it's cancer."  Ive told my chiropractors this, and they both agree it's from the nerves being strangled, and that if they thought for a second that it was anything more than that, they would send me elsewhere.  Ive even had bloodwork in the last year, and they tell me that would show anything abnormal.

Why cant I believe them?  It makes sense that I have some kind of nerve damage, and Greta's 2 year old weight probably doesnt help things heal.  I guess I have the stereotype of chiropractors being wacky quacks in the back of my mind, that they are not "real" doctors, and could be wrong about this.

I do have a bigger issue to deal with, the fact that Im having these obsessive thoughts!  I SO do not want to go on meds. 

Any advice?   

[moogie]

I generally trust my chiro more than many GPs but with something where your mind is not eased i would suggest getting a second opinion from a doctor.  I generally have issues with GPs because they tell me things that i know arent true(not all of them but most i go to).

[Karen + Greta]

Thanks Megs, I think I do need to do that.  I saw my DO last year when I was having an issue thinking that I felt a lump in my neck (which was my normal cartelege and bone!) and that's when she did the bloodwork.  The problem was more that I had time to think about all this stuff, with being a SAHM.  She suggested some kind of meds and because I was still BFing it wasnt an option, and I REALLY do not want to go there.  It's just my anxiety internalizing if you KWIM....before being a SAHM, Id worry about different things.