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| bamorton |
Posted - 03/02/2008 : 10:42:49
Does anyone have trouble with this? Standing in line, waiting at exhibit, doing dishes, cooking, etc. I have had a problem on & off with this. They had a voluteer activity which required standing for 2 hrs and I could not participate. I can stand for about 15 minutes and then I starts to get an uncomfortable feeling in my leg(I have struggled with sciatica). It turns into pain in different areas: sometimes in the back of the thigh, sometimes in the front. When I try to draw my knee up to my waist while standing it hurts bad. Feels like a muscle. This is accompanied by a feeling of weekness and exhaustion in the lower back. standing bothered me in the past in the lower back with squeezing burning sensations. I also get burning in kneecap, front calf & foot. (this comes & goes) I can walk for miles without pain, I might add. Just trying to connect with someone else that might have experienced this.
Beth
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| Littlebird |
Posted - 03/06/2008 : 14:32:54
I find it very difficult to stand in one spot for more than a few minutes, because of low back pain and pain in my legs and feet, although I also develop the same pain if I walk more than just a short distance. There have been occasions when I've had to sit on the floor or a low shelf in the supermarket because I'm just in too much pain and I use a stool in my kitchen if I'll be doing more than a few dishes or any lengthy food prep.
However, I do not have a herniated disc. Why my brain would have picked this location for some of my symptoms, I don't know, but I do know my pain is caused by TMS, rather than any spine abnormalities. |
| cattails |
Posted - 03/06/2008 : 09:31:40
I found the answer to my question above, as I just read more of the Sarno book. I was wondering why I felt the pain exactly where my herniated disc was, even before I knew there was a herniation. Apparently TMS pain will usually choose to locate itself in an area of "abnormality" in the body...
Still having a bit of trouble with this, but will keep trying!! :) |
| DrGUID |
Posted - 03/05/2008 : 06:42:07
I had this for a time. I'm pretty sure it's stress/TMS.
I always get edgy if I'm in a queue, as I get more and more time to get stressed about what I'm queuing for.
Years ago I used to work in a shop and had to stand for most of the 8 hour day. I could manage this OK, but it was very tiring while my body adjusted to this regime.
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| cattails |
Posted - 03/04/2008 : 17:38:16
Thanks, cmonBrain, for your comments! I'm having a hard time because... well, I do realize that many people have herniated discs and no pain, but my pain came on gradually in my lower back whenever I walked, till eventually I got horribly painful sciatica one night and had the most unbearable spasms in my lower back and down my leg... they were like labor contractions, it was more pain than I could bear. What bothers me is why is my lower back pain exactly where the herniated disc is, even before I knew about it? |
| chester |
Posted - 03/04/2008 : 07:13:37
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Originally posted by bamorton
Does anyone have trouble with this? Standing in line, waiting at exhibit, doing dishes, cooking, etc. I have had a problem on & off with this. They had a voluteer activity which required standing for 2 hrs and I could not participate. I can stand for about 15 minutes and then I starts to get an uncomfortable feeling in my leg(I have struggled with sciatica). It turns into pain in different areas: sometimes in the back of the thigh, sometimes in the front. When I try to draw my knee up to my waist while standing it hurts bad. Feels like a muscle. This is accompanied by a feeling of weekness and exhaustion in the lower back. standing bothered me in the past in the lower back with squeezing burning sensations. I also get burning in kneecap, front calf & foot. (this comes & goes) I can walk for miles without pain, I might add. Just trying to connect with someone else that might have experienced this.
Beth
Annette
I'm having a very similar problem the past two weeks. Walking is fine; I even ran for 20 minutes on Sunday. Sitting is okay, as long as I shift positions now and then. But standing still feels like a bolt of lightning hit me in the butt and is traveling down my left leg.
The only saving grace I can find is that this is yet another different pain in my left back/butt/leg region, which makes a physical cause totally illogical. But even though I am sure that the cause is emotional, I am having a ton of difficulty getting my unconscious to realize it. |
| cmonBrain |
Posted - 03/02/2008 : 14:42:18
Hi there bamorton, and cattails
I never had problems standing per se. My problem was more with sitting, which is what I have to do at work, basically sitting all day at a desk with a computer. I would get pains in my leg and my knee that really distracted me a lot. I also used to get into awkward situations on the bus when a younger person would so politely offer me a seat due to my gray beard. The younger person felt uncomfortable sitting. But I would be even more uncomfortable. Sometimes I felt sorry for them I would sit despite the pain.
When that was happening, I just took a lot of Acamol, or Tylenol I think you probably call it if you're in the States.
When the problem was at it's worst point, I got a referral for a ct. But by the time I got around to going in for it and getting the results, my situation had improved. So I'm an example of someone with a bona fide documented herniated disc with no pain in the back, leg, or anywhere else.
So, cattails, this point is for you. My experience really supports the idea that structural damage to the spine is not what's causing the pain.
I never had pain any burning sensations like you bamorton. However, one similarity I see when I compare what I had with what you describe is that the pain moved around a lot to different places in my left side, from sharp pains in the knee and the the foot, tightness in the muscle in the buttock, and numbness in a few of the toes.
And another interesting thing, during the period of time when the pain was subsiding, I would be very susceptible to muscle cramps in my thigh. They were just momentary and went away when I changed positions. Thought I would mention it.
So anyhow, just hang in there and do what you can to get through the day with as much comfort as possible. Maybe the pain will just go away like it did with me. I worked the program pretty consistently by reviewing the points of the book, and journaling, journaling journaling. Is that why the pain went away? Who can say for sure? Maybe it just went away by itself. But it seems pretty clear that the pain had nothing to do with the herniated disc.
Another point I should make is that in my case some of my repressed anger got resolved due to events beyond my direct control. Don't forget that this can happen too. So the journaling by itself, if the anger is really intense, well, you gotta just keep on trying, even when you don't see results. Keep trying and keep hoping, and praying (if you're religious) that the issues just disappear, or you figure out how to resolve them, or at least manage them a little better.
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| cattails |
Posted - 03/02/2008 : 11:12:50
Hi, I'm new to the TMS theory and only half way through the Sarno book, so I haven't made any progress yet, aside from opening my mind to this possibility. But I will say I have the same problem with not being able to stand for very long... I can do some dishes for awhile and then I feel I just have to sit down, which brings some relief from the leg and lower back discomfort. (I have a herniated disc and sciatica.) I haven't been able to go to a store in months, because I wouldn't be able to sit. However, I can't do anything else for very long either. When I sit too long, my lower back hurts. Then I get up for a little bit. Then I feel I just have to stretch out on the couch for awhile. Laying down too long even hurts. I just keep cycling through various positions, really. I sure hope this book is going to help, though I am having trouble getting past the "herniated disc" diagnosis right now. |
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