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| barbara |
Posted - 06/18/2005 : 00:40:01
I have always had very sore spots in my feet and a few weeks ago had one incident - sharp pain in the middle of the foot after carrying a heavy load. In short I had a small swelling just below the inside ankle bone. Now I have been diagnosed with a degenerative disease called posterial tibial dysnfunction which is progressive, in four stages and can leave you a virtual cripple - at the worst. At best there seems to be increased pain on walking which can be really very bad. It is also called acquirer adult flat foot syndrome as eventually ones arches collapse. I am not overweight but have had RSI in the arms, sciatica etc. All cured from time to time by SArno - but this seems impossible to defeat as it has been confirmed by foot and ankle surgeon as a mild case that will degerate and a podiatrist as well. Needless to say I now feel quite a lot of discomfort, still mild but very much there and I am of course terrified of the diagnosis. My arches are very good but I this is expected to change and I am being pressed by the podiatrist to wear orthotics which of course bite into my very spre tendons. It is a real nightmare.
I would appreciate very much any feedback on this as I present apparently as the typicla middle aged woman who gets this injury and I must say I did take up walking in earnest in middle age to build up my thinning bones and I walked in shoes for years - being lightweight - that I should have changed many times! And I have incredibly sore points in my feet with indications of thickened tendons.
I am having real trouble applying Sarno to my case this time around. The end result is severe anxiety and depression, no walking and ongoing discomfort. Apologies for the giant whine! |
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| barbara |
Posted - 06/26/2005 : 18:23:46
Altherunner and Pault.
My sincere thanks for your kind trouble in posting a reply to my sore feet message. It really seems sooo apt (given my circumstances) that I suddenly find i have all sorts of pain in them. It seems logical to me there is an emotional component but when i get the diagnosis it is very, very frightening. Chronic pain forever, getting worse etc. Just the TMSers most terrifying fear really. And a sort of syndrome, little understood. Aetiology unknown. Your postings lifted my spirits. I thank you very much. |
| pault |
Posted - 06/26/2005 : 13:04:02
Barbara get another opinion first.The only thing this will accomplish is more tms as it makes it sound hopeless.This is a perfect scenario for the unconscious brain.I have seen many cases where the so called experts were convinced of an accurite diagnosis,only to be wrong and or in disagreement with another expert.Do not forget how tough your body is and how we can adjust to almost anything.Keep thinking tms an feel well soon. Paul. |
| altherunner |
Posted - 06/24/2005 : 21:22:16
I had lingering foot pain after my back and neck pain disappeared. I just thought, oh well, I run a lot, so I will have foot pain. Then, I was at a lake having a picnic, and no one knew where my teenage daughter was. I was in my sandals, but decided to run around the lake(about 6 miles) I was wearing cheap sandals that would normally cause me to have extreme pain running in. I was so distracted thinking about my daughter, I did not have pain. My doctor had previously prescribed orthotics, said I had flat feet, Mortons foot,
plantar fasciatis, bunions, etc. I have never had foot pain since.
And,my daughter was back where I started when I returned. |
| barbara |
Posted - 06/19/2005 : 05:45:42
Art,
Thank you. |
| art |
Posted - 06/18/2005 : 19:28:55
Hi Barbara,
I'm impressed with the way you tied all that together, probably without even trying too hard...I've thought a lot about whether the particular body parts we decide to get TMS in are significant in an "illness as metaphor" kind of way...I don't know the answer, but I wouldn't be surprised if there were something to it...
I'm going to go out on a limb here, stay away from the docs, Barbara...avoid them like poison. Clearly, they don't have a clue, but you do. All of my "injuries" have been medically confirmed as well...the most recent being patellar tendonitis. But what does that really mean? Only that I have pain in a particular body part. But I already knew that. The question is, what is its origin?
Here's a suggestion...Reread your posts tomorrow as if they were someone else's. Take special note of the fact that you've had TMS in the past which you've been able more or less successfully to self-treat a la Sarno.
Every time I get something new I think...Damn this one make too much sense, contextually speaking. It just has to be real...The more experience I have to draw on though, TMS-wise, the easier it gets to accept that this is just one more attempt on the part of my own fevered mind and imagination to convince me that I'm imjured...
Forget it. I am not injured. The pain is benign. I cannot hurt myself. Press on. Press on.
Good thoughts,
A
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| barbara |
Posted - 06/18/2005 : 18:51:47
Thank you very much Art for your prompt and thoughtful reply to my (badly edited) message. I can't help some pained amusement that finally my body has conjured up my worst fear - a degenerative painful condition which is inevitable (according to the medical gods) but of uncertain timing (a bit like life itself I guess). Still, it's a prognosis designed to keep me at all times alert and alarmed. And obsessed. Until finally I can't stand on my own two feet. Needless to say I am the sole family breadwinner, have ageing dependent parents, a sister with a troubled marriage and uncertain finances so if I can't stand it - I can take a lot of people down with me! A very TMS picture - I like to think. Or maybe more elegantly, illness as metaphor. Whatever. Still Art, I want your plantar problem which, TMS or otherwise seems to go away, eventually and for which there are agreed stretches and treatment. Whereas my tired head remains convinced that mine IS structural, and incurable. And of course the medicos are divided on whather or not to wear the orthotics so even if I buy into this nightmare, there is no clear path ahead.
Maybe that's why I should buy out of it as noone seems to have the answers. But somehow when ones feet have problems it is really hard to think emotional - particularly after it has followed over-use. But I was very pleased to read your kind words, thanks again Art. And how brave to take it had on. I have stopped my walking, and yoga. And eating as well. Hmmm. |
| art |
Posted - 06/18/2005 : 17:11:57
Hi Barbara,
I've got two very sore feet myself. Plantar fasciitis in both feet, metatarsalgia in the left, ankle tendonitis, soreness in my heels, sore strained tendons along the tops of both feet. etc etc.
I'm a runner and it turns out I was running in shoes a size too small..(it turns out your feet kind of spread when you get older, just another lovely fringe benefit of middle-age). Plus, I had badly fitted orthotics.
Although my pain makes perfect sense given all the above, I've committed to believing it's all TMS. I'm just a TMS kind of guy and am finding it easier and easier to believe that that's what it is...For one thing, I've had some of these issues for almost a year now..A broken bone (I'm always fond of reminding myself) will completely heal in about six weeks.
I read in one of Dr. Sarno's books that TMS in the feet is stubborn because it's hard for patients to believe that foot pain is not structural. I can tell you that my feet are much better since I've taken the TMS leap of faith. Not only am I not letting it hinder my normal activities, I'm actually adding stuff...running more, kickbiking more...whatever...
I am doing one thing that's not TMS "approved"..I've gotten a few foot massages...The massages hurt, but in a good kind of way, and I'm sure that increasing the blood flow to all my problem areas can't be at all a bad thing... She's getting right in on the most painful areas and really challenging them. If I were concerned that I had some structural difficulties there, I'd be too afraid to let her do that...
Hope some of this helps,
A. |
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