my first Maggie day

I sat up on the table

and swung my legs carefully over the side,

afraid I might be a touch woozy if I moved too fast.

'How do you feel?" She asked.

"I mean, you're going to be real sore all over,

but you should feel better."

I'd just spent an hour an a half on her massage / chiropractic table

and she'd moved some stuff around.

Big time.

I kinda shook everything out.

Not bad.

I lifted my legs and looked down at my feet as I wiggled them around.

"Oh my gosh!" 

I looked at her sideways.

"What?" she asked.

"My ankles. My ankles look skinny. There's no swelling!

How did you do that? Did you pull it out?"

I need to learn this trick, I thought.

I figured she'd massaged in such a way that the fluid was released from

wherever the heck it was around/in my tendons 

and it had sorta dispersed itself in my body.

Makes sense - sorta...

"I didn't do it," she said.

"What do you mean, 'you didn't do it?" I asked.

She'd clearly done something!

I hadn't seen those ankles in a long time.

In fact, those might have been my sister's ankles,

they looked nice.

She sat down on the table next to me.

"I'm not an overly religious person and I certainly don't want to push my beliefs 

on anyone, but, every morning as soon as I get up, I pray.

I thank God, and I ask Him to use me today to help people.

Sometimes I can explain it. Sometimes, I can't."

Tears almost fell,

but I quickly sucked it up; I don't think Maggie'd be big on tears.

Then she said, "I want to get you on a bioidentical cream.

Don't worry - it's all natural."

"I'm actually on a bioidentical cream," I said, 

"but I'd certainly be fine with getting it through you."

Then I went on to tell her that while I felt so much better,

I feel as if I've 'plateaued' but I'm not quite right.

That if this was as good as it got, I could be okay with that,

but I still felt 'off'.

She assured me her formula would be a bit different

then turned to look right at me,

crinkled up her face a little bit and said, "Let's get you back."

 I wanted to hug her,

but I kinda don't think Maggie's big on that, either.