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| GuyH |
Posted - 01/26/2005 : 17:19:55
A family member who is 49 yrs. old was diagnosed with the beginning stages of COPD(Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease)Chronic bronchitis and Emphysema. She has a hard time with her coughing and breathing during excersion but is normal when she takes her medicine(steroids and inhalers)I was wondering what Sarno would say about COPD as I read in his book he thought that asthma was an equivalent of TMS.(If it is TMS related at all?)The bad thing was she smoked for 25 years.She also had probally the worst childhood I have ever heard of (Extreme Mental and physical abuse,abandonment,passed from foster home to foster home)Her adult life turned out just as bad.I feel so sorry for her and I just want to help her any way I can as she is just a great person.Thanks for your input. |
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| GuyH |
Posted - 01/28/2005 : 18:16:50
Louise
Thank you for your reply.I am going to give her my books to read and tell her how they helped me with my back pain(I suffered for over 20 years with)Hopefully they will help her with her breathing problems in some way. |
| Suz |
Posted - 01/28/2005 : 12:07:25
How did you apply the TMS theory to your lungs? I would like to try and apply this to my skin as I have terrible break outs. |
| Louise |
Posted - 01/26/2005 : 20:30:22
I've never been diagnosed with COPD, but I was diagnosed in 1994 as having asthma, and/or "reactive airway syndrome." For almost 10 years, I used daily inhalers (advair 2x daily, previously Serevent & Flovent) and took a daily dosage of Singulair also. I used a quick-acting inhaler (Proventil, etc.) once in a while when I felt chest tightness. My condition was stable with medication, and really never bothered me much.
I discovered Dr. Sarno because I had back/sciatic pain which came back with a vengeance about a year after surgery. Sarno lists asthma as a TMS equivilent, so after experiencing success in using TMS to significantly reduce my back/leg pain, I decided to try and wean myself off of the asthma medication. I've been asthma drug-free for almost a year, and I'm fine. My doctor has a bit of a problem believing that I conquered my condition, but he can't refute the evidence that my lungs are clear, and my breathing is absolutely fine.
Having said that, I imagine that while TMS probably does play a part in your relative's condition, but the 25 years of smoking probably also plays a part. I think that TMS thinking could help with a reduction in symptoms or their severity, at the very least. If you think he/she would be open to the idea of TMS, why don't you give him/her one of Dr. Sarno's books? If the book resonates with him/her, direct them to this forum. I'd be more than happy to chat via the forum or e-mail. I imagine that I'm not the only person who has used TMS therapy to overcome breathing problems. I seem to remember that Fred Amir (Rapid Recovery from Back Pain) also banished his asthma.
Remember that you can only lead the horse to water. They have to decide to drink it themselves.
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