Carlson Family

 

Carlson Family Success Story         October 2007

 

I met Tim Fargo when I was 13.  I had fallen on my tailbone in a track meet and was experiencing shooting pains up my back.  After visits to the family pediatrician & colon/rectal surgeon left me with “painful tailbone syndrome” or a recommendation to have my tailbone removed, I finally listened to my Dad, who connected me to Tim.  My Mom hauled me in every week for adjustments, and quickly, the pain subsided, and my tailbone was still in tact!

Since that time, I have gotten married, and had four children.  While I have to say I was an avid member of the Tim fan club, I didn’t truly come to appreciate Tim & the team until I experienced food allergies with my children and a painful foot first breech 3^rd pregnancy.

Our son, Adam, was having severe ear infections as a toddler.  After 2 tube surgeries and still struggling to keep him healthy, we finally brought him in to Tim for allergy testing.  Turns out the poor thing had a dairy allergy, and the minute we took him off of dairy, the ear infections stopped and he became a much healthier child.

Our second son, Joe, decided to come into the world a tad backwards.  This made for a very painful pregnancy.  One of the only places I was comfortable was lying on the table at the office, where the middle would drop down and I could actually lie on my stomach.  Getting regular adjustments & massage while pregnant was my saving grace.

Our #3 son, Will, decided to break out with full body skin rashes when we put him on soy formula.  I thought I had learned my “dairy” lesson with the other boys, so I just started him out on soy.  Nice Mom, huh?  Our pediatrician was convinced the rash was eczema, and I didn’t buy that so, I brought him to Tim, who said—you nut case—he’s allergic to soy too!  Off to a new formula we went!

It’s this next experience, to this day, where I am still in awe.  At the age of 10, Adam smashed up his collarbone while sledding with buddies at recess.  Adam is a hockey goalie, so recovering quickly was pretty important to him.  Tim put Adam on a rigorous adjustment schedule, along with electrical stimulation & a cartilidge rebuilding supplement.  Adam wore a special shoulder brace & did some stretching exercises to get back in shape.  In less than 2 weeks, Adam was back on the ice!!

Most recently, our 15 year old daughter, Maggie, decided that she was tired of Mom bugging her about slouching all the time.  She actually asked to come in and get checked out.  After xrays & exams, it turns out that Maggie has subluxations in her spine that were very unusual, and were really caught “just in time”.  Maggie (& her Dad who is doing all the driving) have made it a priority to get in for regular adjustments, and her posture is already improving.  I am hopeful that her connection to chiropractic at the age of 15, will encourage her to seek chiropractic care her entire life, just as my experience did for me when I was 13.

I am proud to be referred to as “Tim’s oldest patient”, while I am the ripe old age of 39….

Best Regards,

The Carlson’s
Lisa, John, Maggie, Adam, Joe & Will