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| mamaboulet |
Posted - 09/15/2008 : 07:25:03
A few of you oldtimers remember me hanging out here a while back. I'm doing pretty well. My tms foot problems are gone, as is my anxiety. I've been dealing with it primarily by reading that cool monk dude, Thich Nhat Hanh. His talks about stored consciousness and anger transformation have a lot in common with Sarno and inner child stuff. Very soothing too.
Anyway, I actually stopped by because I made some visits to a back and neck forum and have been alternately amused and disgusted by the place. I managed to mildly injure one of my lumbar disks a few weeks ago. Never done that before, never had any lower back problems except my sliding SI joint. Anyway, I was just poking around for some basic info while waiting for a doctor appointment, and I'm just amazed at what an inbred sort of place it is. The resident lay "expert" has had 6 neck fusion surgeries among other things, and seems to think that fusion is the great fix-it god. I got in trouble with said expert for defending somebody who mentioned a book to somebody else. Sure, the person said the book would cure the other person, which is a dumb thing to say on a back forum, but expert got really pissy about it, saying that NO book can cure your back. I immediately thought of you guys. lol.
The expert has taken quite a dislike to me because I said that fusion is not the be all and end all of back treatment and that he ought to be more open minded. I pointed out that if fusion is so great, why are half the people seeking help on the forum post-fusion, and why has he had 6 neck fusions?
I stopped going there and asking questions, because everybody is so wrapped up in their own individual MRI that they don't know or care about anybody else's back, except mr fusion, who carries the banner for THE GREAT FUSION FIX. lol. Just thought some of you might enjoy this.
I'm going in for a bit of pt to tighten up the SI support muscles and lumbar support muscles. An extra hour or so a day of horizontal rest has fixed most of my new problem. Dr says maybe a touch of degeneration or arthritis in there, which will benefit from strengthening the back muscles. I'm just so out of shape I'm looking forward to some bossy pt giving me a set of exercises and a schedule. Can't self motivate but am GREAT at following orders.
So that's my prescription for the year: anger transformation and putting my back muscles back to work before they forget what they are there for.
Cheers to all.
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| mamaboulet |
Posted - 09/15/2008 : 17:13:01
ah well...sometimes old body parts really do creak and groan in response to physical stress. Agree to disagree and all that. I'm a firm tms supporter but I don't think every ache and pain is tms and I'm sure not going to obsess about it. Carrying 25 extra pounds and becoming sedentary when I used to be quite active has far more observational correlation to occasional minor back pain for me than stress in my life. The constant "unexplained" nausea I suffer every day of my life is much more likely to be my main tms outlet, rather than a couple of joints that have gotten a little creaky since I put on a big fat belly.
Obsessing about physical stuff is often one of the tms symptoms, and that's just not my thing most of the time.
Like I said in my other post, I've had a couple of things over the years that in retrospect I wonder if they MIGHT be tms, particularly the GI, but until I had the plantar faciitis I really didn't have any chronic physical stuff worthy of more than occasional annoyance. Just not enough of a distraction. The foot thing, on the other hand, had some nice correlation to current and past stress, body-familiar symptoms, and LOTS of distraction and quality of life deterioration.
I'm just not a one-size-fits-all person, which is why I think the back forum is funny and why I refuse to say that every physical symptom I've ever had is tms. that's just silly.
Believe what you want and I shall do the same. Hopefully with humor and insight. |
| mizlorinj |
Posted - 09/15/2008 : 13:08:40
Hi there mama.
Deg disc disease is a normal abnormality and a lot of us have it with no pain. I do hate the term DDD. I don't think exercises you do are going to change it. A physical therapist is not going to reinforce the psychological aspect for you but will do the opposite.
Examining what may be going on in your life when you get these seeming flareups would be more helpful than paying attention to anything physical. Your post says you have had success approaching as TMS, yet you seem very caught up in physical stuff. When the cause of the problem is not addressed, you will have pain here, there, then there. . .
Yet, you need to do what's best for you.
Best wishes,
-L |
| mamaboulet |
Posted - 09/15/2008 : 11:52:29
I had consecutive rounds of plantar faciitis in both feet. The first one was preceded by some major foot abuse and could have been the real thing I suppose. Ended up tearing a tendon shortly afterward so I had to have some treatment regardless. The other foot I believe was pure tms. My brain learned the symptoms from the first one. Anyway, that's the way I think of it.
I have struggled with GI troubles and anxiety for years, and I believe both are tms equivalents. Making progress on GI, anxiety noticeably better. Had a major round of depression last winter when my dog died suddenly.
I've never really decided if my on again off again left hand/wrist/arm stuff is tms. Could be, but there is so much accompanying swelling that I am not completely convinced. I simply ignore the background stuff and try to take note when it occasionally gets grumpy (something going on in my life or did I do something stupid again like lift that 30 pound box over my head onto a shelf because I was too impatient to wait for hubby?).
Given that I've never suffered to the extent that some people here have, my commitment to Sarno has been rather lazy. I have found that dealing with the underlying stuff has been more effective since I got turned on to the mindful living stuff, but that's just me.
As for the plantar faciitis, I have decided that if it ever shows up again I will ignore it. I missed out on some stuff that in retrospect has been very important to me, and I'm not going to let that happen again. I take good care of my feet, wear good shoes, and I don't assume that every little ache is another round of disability. I do have a tendency to tear foot tendons so I need to care for and respect my feet. But I use them without fear. |
| penguins |
Posted - 09/15/2008 : 10:02:52
Hi there, would you mind telling me more about your foot problems? I'm working on nixing the plantar fasciitis in both feet. Have been more successful lately, but I know it's still a long road. I'd appreciate hearing your story!
Also, I know what you mean about those back forums. Scared me to death when I first had the disc "herniation". Turned out to be TMS and I'm doing great with it! Just need to get the damn feet in order. Boy it's hard.
Anyway, glad you posted!
--Jennifer :) |
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