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I have a bad back, minor scoliosis with stiff back muscles. And I am so not flexible.
At 20, I started chiropractic session when I was living in Sydney. 2 years of that did my back some good and I was more flexible then. All chiropractic adjustments stopped when I returned home 3 years ago.
Some months back, I started visiting this Chiropractor in Singapore. She's an American lady who is residing in Singapore with her husband. And she's darn funny! Always nagging at me to exercise and calling me a young lady with an old woman's back!
These chiropractic sessions aren't exactly very cheap. Its a good $75 per 30 min session. After examining my back, she wanted me to see her at least once a week for treatment.
$75 x 4 = $300!
Thank God I have company insurance where I can claim my medical bills but that's capped at $1250 a year. And honestly, if I had to fork out $300 a month out of my own pocket, I wouldn't be able to afford it.
So I tried to ask her if I could only come see her once a month.
She said no.
But guess what?
She very graciously offer to treat me at $10 per session! I couldn't quite believe my ears when I learnt of that offer. She certainly didn't have to do it for me and I wouldn't have asked that of her..
She nicely explained that she didn't want me to stop seeing her weekly just because I was worried about the money because my condition really requires constant treatment. And though there is no chronic pain at this point in time, it could develop into something worse if i left it alone.
I thought about it and decided that $10 per session was really too little and I didn't want to take advantage of her kindess. And since I still have some allowance left for medical claims, I requested she charged me more.
So we compromised and she'll charge me $25 per session and I'll see her every week for treatment.
I am so blessed and may God bless this kind hearted lady!
At 20, I started chiropractic session when I was living in Sydney. 2 years of that did my back some good and I was more flexible then. All chiropractic adjustments stopped when I returned home 3 years ago.
Some months back, I started visiting this Chiropractor in Singapore. She's an American lady who is residing in Singapore with her husband. And she's darn funny! Always nagging at me to exercise and calling me a young lady with an old woman's back!
These chiropractic sessions aren't exactly very cheap. Its a good $75 per 30 min session. After examining my back, she wanted me to see her at least once a week for treatment.
$75 x 4 = $300!
Thank God I have company insurance where I can claim my medical bills but that's capped at $1250 a year. And honestly, if I had to fork out $300 a month out of my own pocket, I wouldn't be able to afford it.
So I tried to ask her if I could only come see her once a month.
She said no.
But guess what?
She very graciously offer to treat me at $10 per session! I couldn't quite believe my ears when I learnt of that offer. She certainly didn't have to do it for me and I wouldn't have asked that of her..
She nicely explained that she didn't want me to stop seeing her weekly just because I was worried about the money because my condition really requires constant treatment. And though there is no chronic pain at this point in time, it could develop into something worse if i left it alone.
I thought about it and decided that $10 per session was really too little and I didn't want to take advantage of her kindess. And since I still have some allowance left for medical claims, I requested she charged me more.
So we compromised and she'll charge me $25 per session and I'll see her every week for treatment.
I am so blessed and may God bless this kind hearted lady!
posted by Shazza at Tuesday, June 14, 2005
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