“You may have some diarrhea after the surgery, but otherwise you will be fine.”
Not so for this young mother who recently presented at the office. She had been a patient for a few years and was doing well. After the gallbladder surgery, many areas of her body started to light up. What happened?
The fascial web holds every trauma in space and time. Few people realize that cutting into the web can open up a can of worms.
When the gallbladder was removed decades ago, an abdominal scar appeared. Now the more advanced technique entails three entry points (more strain) in the abdominal area.
On my examination, each point had created more fascial strain in her body. The opening through the navel appeared to be the most problematic.
When she had completed her last visit before the surgery, her brain cycle was a respectable 120 seconds. After the surgery, her cycle dropped to 60 seconds, a considerable tightening but fortunately not to zero seconds.
In therapy, the body showed me that the fascial strain had traveled to many “unrelated” areas. After the visit, she finished with a brain cycle of 210 seconds and felt much better leaving the office.
In my perfect world, every time a patient experiences a surgical invasion, therapy would be done later to mitigate the negative long-term effects. I feel the most deleterious surgery can be episiotomy because the pelvic floor is a key anatomical area for the fascial web.
Gillespie Approach Training is a must for healthcare providers.
The Patient Speaks
"After my surgery, I was having neck pain so severe it was causing migraines and keeping me up at night. How could neck pain be caused by surgery in my abdomen?
"Fortunately, I remembered the principles of the Gillespie Approach. After Dr. Gillespie treated me, I slept for the first night in weeks without neck pain!”
The Story Continues
A day after the visit, she bought a slip-and-slide for her children. They could not get the hang of it, so she volunteered to show them the way.
Instead, she slipped and fell hard on her left hip. The pain eventually shot up into her head, and I saw her the next day.
She presented with a zero-second brain cycle, and, at the end of the visit, returned to a comfortable 210 seconds. I reminded her that her body was not five years old anymore.
The patient responds: "So far, my neck pain is still gone since seeing Dr. Gillespie for the second time! I am extremely grateful for this work!”
