It was summer 2005. The day started out as any other day. Life was good, until out of nowhere severe pain in my neck like a pair of vice grip pliers had been clamped to the back of my neck. Within two minutes or less the pain had run up through my head and stopped behind my right eye. The pain was so severe I thought my eye was going to be pushed out of its socket by the pain. I drive a truck and was 500 miles from home when this happened. I made one stop to buy a six pack of Goody Powders and a coke. By the time I got home I had taken all six Goody's. The pain continued to move from my eye to my temple, through my cheek bone, into my inner ear and back down my neck where it started. It lasted all night like a bad dream repeating itself. The next day I went to my family doctor. He gave me a prescription, I was to take it the next time I felt it coming on. Well the medicine made it worse. Several more drugs later no change. The headaches persisted and my doctor finally gave up and said I would have to learn to live with the pain. So I did for five more years, taking eight plus Goody Powders per day some days. The best relief I could find was banging my head on a hard surface until the pain subsided. This meant if I was at work driving my truck, I would take two Goody Powders and hit myself on the right side of my head with my closed fist until it broke. My goal in banging my head was to try and knock myself out so I wouldn't have to deal with the pain. I didn't want to be around other people because I never knew when the headache would return. Some weeks you could set your clock by them. Other times there would be no warning. The weather might trigger it, a strong scent like an air freshener or some perfumes could set it off. I remember asking God to take my life if I had to live like this. Then a friend of mine suggested I go see Dr. Tim at Kosterman Chiropractic Center. I finally got frustrated enough that I called them when I got sent home from work because of my headache. They took me right in, run some test and agreed that they could help me by adjusting the subluxations in my neck. Within two months of therapy my headaches are all but gone, when I do have one it only last a few minutes and is very mild. I am having to learn to live life headache free. God has used Dr. Tim and his entire staff to restore my life. I have to give credit where credit is due. Thank you Jesus for your healing touch through the hands of Dr. Tim Kosterman. Thank you Dr. Tim for allowing the great physician, Jesus Christ, to work through you. Thanks to everyone at Kosterman Chiropractic Center for treating me with respect and a genuine concern for my personal well being. May the God of all creation continue to work miracles through Kosterman Chiropractic Center. \r
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Sincerely,\r
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D. Keith Britt\r
Newton Grove, NC
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