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| Singer_Artist |
Posted - 02/17/2007 : 13:19:09
I am feeling quite frustrated right now with my neck...Wondering if Vegas has something to do with this TMS kicking in so bad now..I miss NY and my b/f, but it is great to be with my dogs...I was trying to look up more and increase my range of motion when shortly thereafter, all this started..The intermittent finger/arm pains, the tightness, etc. ad nauseum..I am feeling a bit hopeless right now and living on advils...I did cry a few times which seemed to help a little..But I want to get back to the gym and back to my walking...I cannot seem to completely get the whole idea that "what if it's my disc,?" out of my head! I have to beat this thing..I am so behind in my painting now...THe neck tightens more when i keep my arm raised to paint...I get so into it, I lose time...I still need to journal more...nothing major has come from my writing thusfar..Just alot of impossible and frustrating Catch 22's..I feel so lost right now and like recovering from this is alluding me..Not sure how to get the range of motion back especially looking up...Worried that I babied it too long...Now I have to put a rolled up towel under my neck, perhaps to increase the range of motion...But is that just focusing on the physical too much? I cannot force my head to look all the way up...Couldn't even b4 this particular episode...Who knows..Any thoughts are welcome...
Thanx,
Karen |
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| Singer_Artist |
Posted - 02/18/2007 : 18:48:23
Sorry Dave..Don't mean to be frustrating..
Hi Shawn,
That is an excellent question..I have felt trapped in Vegas for several years now..Various accidents/injuried/lawsuits kept me here ALOT longer then I had planned when I moved out here..I associate Vegas w/ 'bad luck' in my life...It's been on tragedy after the other with some great things in between..Of course it hasn't been all bad, nothing ever is..And I have learned ALOT and many wonderful things came out of my time here..But..I feel as if I was 'supposed' to move back home to NY/NJ, 3 years ago..Basically finances, injuries, deaths and lack of family support have kept me from moving back..I have some 40 paintings to move, along with finding the proper place for myself and my 2 dogs..My b/f is allergic to dogs, as many of you know..so that quandry is stressful enough in of itself..3 years ago I went to NJ for 3 months, never even thought of using an ice pack..yet when I was here b4 that time frame I had all kinds of neck, knee, back issues..This past trip was a little different..I had quite a bit of stress and so I did use an ice pack but never was as debilitated as I am right now..(or appear to be..)..
I know better, on a spiritual level, then to blame a geographical location on misfortunes or pain, but it just seems like there is a connection..Perhaps I just miss everyone back 'home..' ALthough Vegas has been my home for 12 years..My friendship w/ my roomie is like family, he is the brother i never had..My 2 dogs make it feel even more like a family feeling..But my blood relatives that I care about neices, nephews and long time friends are all back East..So, although I have friends here and a best friend I live with, most of my closest people are back there..Maybe it's the isolation and loneliness that brings on the TMS..maybe it's the financial stress or both...Not sure..I just know i have felt trapped here for the past 3 years or longer..Not a good feeling..Thanx for asking, Shawm..Any thoughts are, of course, welcome..PS..don't forget to take another peak at my website, it's done now..The address is on my profile here..Thank God for my friends, my b/f, my dogs, my singing and my art or I would go nuts! Even in some of the good things in my life there are streams of stress inherent..and conflicts in my closest relationship..Sorry for babbling..
Hugs and God bless,
Karen |
| Dave |
Posted - 02/18/2007 : 18:32:40
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Originally posted by Singer_Artist
... especially since at one point in time, it really was my disc ...
Argh... no offense, but you make this very frustrating!
Step 1: repudiate the structural diagnosis.
You must accept it never was the disc, despite what "they" told you. |
| shawnsmith |
Posted - 02/18/2007 : 11:10:41
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Originally posted by Singer_Artist
ondering if Vegas has something to do with this TMS kicking in so bad now
What do you think there would be about Vegas that would bring the onset of TMS symptoms on? Take a stab and guess what it might be and share with the rest of us.
Shawn
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Sarno-ize it!
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| Singer_Artist |
Posted - 02/18/2007 : 11:03:38
PS...I am also concerned that because I 'babied' my neck for so long, as per the doc's orders, I lost some range of motion..muscles shortened..i mean..I was trying to get the ROM back looking up when this bout all started...Guess my brain used it as an excuse to start the TMS process again.. |
| Singer_Artist |
Posted - 02/18/2007 : 10:45:05
Thanx Dave..You're right..It's just hard to get it into my head and belief system..Fear is a powerful thing to fight against, especially since at one point in time, it really was my disc (or so they told me) and it feels so similiar..
Blessings,
Karen |
| Dave |
Posted - 02/18/2007 : 09:44:29
You are still wrapped up in physical thoughts, and unless you can stop that, you will have a hard time beating it.
Fear of structural problems is often harder to banish than the pain itself. But if you continue to talk about range of motion and disc injuries, you are only slowing your recovery. |
| Singer_Artist |
Posted - 02/17/2007 : 15:34:46
Thanx Art! Appreciate the support...Hope you are doing great my friend! I've had better days..
Take care,
Karen |
| art |
Posted - 02/17/2007 : 13:27:41
quote:
Originally posted by Singer_Artist
I am feeling quite frustrated right now with my neck...Wondering if Vegas has something to do with this TMS kicking in so bad now..I miss NY and my b/f, but it is great to be with my dogs...I was trying to look up more and increase my range of motion when shortly thereafter, all this started..The intermittent finger/arm pains, the tightness, etc. ad nauseum..I am feeling a bit hopeless right now and living on advils...I did cry a few times which seemed to help a little..But I want to get back to the gym and back to my walking...I cannot seem to completely get the whole idea that "what if it's my disc,?" out of my head! I have to beat this thing..I am so behind in my painting now...THe neck tightens more when i keep my arm raised to paint...I get so into it, I lose time...I still need to journal more...nothing major has come from my writing thusfar..Just alot of impossible and frustrating Catch 22's..I feel so lost right now and like recovering from this is alluding me..Not sure how to get the range of motion back especially looking up...Worried that I babied it too long...Now I have to put a rolled up towel under my neck, perhaps to increase the range of motion...But is that just focusing on the physical too much? I cannot force my head to look all the way up...Couldn't even b4 this particular episode...Who knows..Any thoughts are welcome...
Thanx,
Karen
Hi Karen,
I've had neck/tightness/back/shoulder issues in the past. What reliably works for me is exercise. The warmth, increased blood flow etc. really begins to loosen me up. Directly challenging the tightness eventually works, but the indirect route seems better for me.
If you can't run, then fast walking will do the trick. If you can't do that, the elliptical trainer at the gym is good too. |
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