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| carol r. |
Posted - 11/07/2005 : 07:20:23
last week i wrote about my friend who all of a sudden got a pain in her elbow plyaing tennis. it is a week and she still has pain. at the same time she got a sinus infection. she is supposed to go to Florida on Friday to visit her parents in a nursing home which she really doesn't want to do. they've been there a year and evertime she goes she dreads it. she has had many bout s of TMS pain which she doesn;t believe she has. could this sinus infection be TMS since the ifection could keep her from flying? |
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| Logan |
Posted - 11/08/2005 : 15:47:15
I also agree that sinus infections are a big red TMS equivalent flag. I get them, I take the antibiotics of course. But I also do the overdue emotional work that I know is the root cause. I used to get those evil things bi-annually before I got my full blown neck TMS (which I've been pain free from for over 2 years now). When I had the neck pain, for four years, I hardly ever got colds or sinus infections or anything.
Since the neck is no longer an issue, what do you know... I'm having more colds, stomach bugs, allergies, migraines, menstrual cramps than I've ever had before...all the things that had never bothered me before or had ceased to bother me when I had the neck pain. But these things are fleeting and easily treated and I think that they do the job my psyche needs them to do, which is basically putting my over achieving, perfectionistic butt on the couch. Remote control in hand. Sense of guilt-free entitlement in place. I am, after all, sick.
I believe it was Tennis Tom who called the couch/TV sick day, a form of "American meditation."
In regard to your friend, I believe that our bodies sometimes know what's best for us and if the mind doesn't comply of its own free will, the body does what it has to do to remove us from harm. . : ) |
| Suz |
Posted - 11/08/2005 : 14:43:36
I agree that sinus infections are definitely TMS equivalents - of course they have to be treated but they serve the same purpose - distraction from what is really going on. I have a friend at work who gets them all the time - she is a very TMS personality - has already had a disc removed from her neck. She has a very stressful position at work and has had terrible boyfriend problems.
After all, the brain can do anything. I suffer from mild acne, constipation and a supposed yeast problem - all absolute nonsense really - they all exist but are all created by the brain. |
| carol r. |
Posted - 11/08/2005 : 06:39:38
peter,
thank you for your response. i remember that emotions can cause physiological changes of which one is the immune system. my friend gets many colds right before she goes to Florida..unconciously she is angry that she has to go so often but consciously she knows how could you not visit sick parents. i believe the colds are distractions for her unconscious emotions. now her brain has done the trick of giving her a sinus infection which might stop her from going. that is why i think this is a TMS episode.
carol r. |
| Stryder |
Posted - 11/07/2005 : 15:20:31
A sinus infection is usually not TMS, as the pain is caused by a build up of muchus pressure that will not drain. Sometimes your teeth will hurt as well. The initial blockage can be swelling from an upper respiratory infection (a simple cold or flu). The job of the muchus is to collect germs and wash them down your throat where the are destroyed in your stomach. The blockage prevents the muchus from exiting your sinus, so the germs stay in your sinuses and cause the infection. The germs are just normal everyday germs, the problem is they are trapped.
As sinus infection can be serious and very hard to treat. If your friend has never had one before, they should see a doctor to rule out some sort of serious condition or defect that is blocking the sinusus from draining.
I had recurring sinus infections for about 8 years. If you dont get enough sleep and your immune system is down or depleted, that can increase the likelyhood of a cold turning into a sinus infection.
Left alone, typically they will resolve in 2-3 weeks (drink A LOT of fluids and use a decongestant). A 10 day course of anti-biotics will bring faster relief, but you MUST take the entire course of meds even if you feel better after a couple days (or else the germs will not die and become anti-biotic resistive). Many doctors are now more reluctant to RX anti-biotics due to this resistance problem.
Take care, -Stryder
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Posted - 11/07/2005 : 13:56:09
I cannot recall Dr. Sarno mentioning anything about sinus infection. Regardless, she should go get it seen about by a doctor as an infection can be nasty. The elbow pain, since it is still hurting after a week sounds a lot like TMS, especially in the context of what you have written about her personal circumstances...... |
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