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| 28370m |
Posted - 09/24/2011 : 17:40:04
5 years ago. i was diagnose with protatitis. shortly after i started having pain in the left side pelvic stomach muscle. this pain would shoot down straight down to my rectum. the pain felt like a sharp object shooting inside of me. after being seen by a hand full of doctors. no one could find anything. i recently develop an anal fissure.
i went to see a colon and rectal doctor and he injected me with boxtox injection, to relax the muscle in the rectum area. i still feel pelvic pain and discomfort. my urologist, is now also treating me with biofeedback therapy. any one with this condition, please write back.
thank you. |
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| Dave |
Posted - 10/05/2011 : 14:10:49
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Originally posted by Paul
I've had it for nearly 14 years. The hardest thing for me is to 100% believe that this high level of pain can mind/body related. Carolyn was such an inspiration to me in regards to this. I need to get back to the work, because I know she had it really really bad.
Do not assume just because a pain is excruciating that it cannot be TMS.
The most horrific pain of my life was an acute episode of lower back spasms. I literally could not move without being in agony. For 3 days my wife had to practically drag me from the bed to the bathroom. I went to a chiropractor who took an X-ray and told me how awful it looked and that I would need intensive treatment 3 days a week. The pain actually started to diminish, now that I had a "diagnosis" and treatment plan. And just as the pain had almost disappeared, I developed an irregular heartbeat (extra/skipped beats every 5-10 seconds continuously for 2 days). Full cardiac workup led to diagnosis of benign PVCs despite the fact that I was terrified I was going to die.
TMS is sneaky and can be brutal. It gives you symptoms that have the power to make you fearful that something is very wrong with you, and that it may never go away, and that it may get worse. Banish the fear, banish the symptom. Easier said than done, but it CAN be done. |
| Paul |
Posted - 10/04/2011 : 18:13:14
I've had it for nearly 14 years. The hardest thing for me is to 100% believe that this high level of pain can mind/body related. Carolyn was such an inspiration to me in regards to this. I need to get back to the work, because I know she had it really really bad. |
| Whoaday |
Posted - 10/04/2011 : 17:48:02
WOW,
Dave...it's that simple really? It's so deep seated for me (almost three years) I can't imagine being told that and then never having it again!
Whoaday |
| Dave |
Posted - 10/04/2011 : 10:55:16
Honestly, I did not do anything special to get over prostatitis.
It is a funny story actually. Before I saw Dr. Sarno I went to a Chinese herb shop to seek natural remedies for my prostatitis. I sat down with the specialist and he took my pulse and looked into my eyes. He told me I did not have prostatitis. Since then, I never had another flare-up. After seeing Dr. Sarno he confirmed it was another TMS symptom.
I have a similar experience with hayfever. I always had terrible allergy attacks every September, like clockwork. Itchy, watery eyes, sneezing, etc. I attributed it to ragweed allergy. After seeing Dr. Sarno, I no longer get hayfever attacks. |
| Paul |
Posted - 10/04/2011 : 07:59:41
I would also like to know more details Dave. Thanks! |
| Whoaday |
Posted - 09/30/2011 : 21:38:16
Dave,
You never mentioned this in any of the other places where people were asking about prostatitis (including myself) can you help us by giving us to idea of what you did to overcome in...any strategies at all?
Whoaday |
| ajm222 |
Posted - 09/26/2011 : 20:09:21
I would think fissures could be a direct result of having a TMS personality type - all that stress and tension. See Carolyn's posts. |
| ennio |
Posted - 09/26/2011 : 19:29:18
Dr. Sopher writes in his book about his experience seeing patients with pelvic pain due to TMS. Sounds like this is what you are experiencing.
I have had pelvic issues (testicular pain) for almost 15 years and I'm sure this is TMS now. My pain is not gone yet, but I am slowly getting back to physical activities, giving me more confidence that this is TMS since the pain is not getting worse.
Try to stick with the TMS thinking. I would also recommend Scott Brady's book and his 6-week pain program. It is hard work for sure, but it is worthwhile. |
| shawnsmith |
Posted - 09/26/2011 : 17:39:47
Sorry to hear of your problems and sufferings,
Anal fissures - which are small split or tear in the thin moist tissue (mucosa) lining the lower rectum (anus) -- is NOT a manifestation of TMS no matter what other people tell you. They are a real physical problem which needs proper treatment. The botox injections is one such treatment, which you received, but there are others also, which you should speak with your physician about.
Your previous pelvic muscle and rectum pain are common TMS manifestations and I suffered with this condition for quite some time and I am still not 100% full recovered, but much better than I was. |
| 28370m |
Posted - 09/26/2011 : 17:14:50
thank u so much for your positive feedback. i will take ur advice. |
| ajm222 |
Posted - 09/26/2011 : 07:15:41
forgot to mention that i went back to the color-rectal surgeon who worked on me years ago and he said the hole seems to be perfectly normal and the wounds healed beautifully even though there is some amount of scar tissue as you get with any surgery. |
| ajm222 |
Posted - 09/26/2011 : 07:13:39
hi all - similar issues here but my problem really is primarily rectal pressure and also a feeling that the anus is too small to pass a normal sized BM. the complicating factor is that i had an anal fissure about 13 years ago and had surgery to repair it. i worry that they sewed things up a little too tightly. i went on anti-depressants around that time and for the following 12 years or so this thought never occurred to me. the meds stopped working and i came off them, and within a few months i began having all sorts of weird symptoms and starting worrying about every rectal issue you can think of. at this point the main issue is that right before going to the bathroom there is a lot of pressure and some discomfort and it always feels like i am straining to get things out even though they are soft (though the first bit is always really hard). everything comes out kind of flat and narrow most of the time. i don't remember this being so much of an issue in the past before i started stressing so much over it. anyone think that my stress over going to the bathroom could possibly be making me tense up so much that i have trouble getting things out, even though i feel like i am relaxing as much as possible? i do know that this is on my mind 24-7 and has been for the last year and a half. BTW, i would also recommend Dr. Schubiner. you can even email him and he will respond promptly. |
| donnroc |
Posted - 09/25/2011 : 13:35:06
Had similar problem.... rectum pain Hemorrhoids etc.
Some advised it could be TMS< some said not.
It was frustrating to say the least.I radically cleaned up diet to no avail.
I then learned there is a "Levator Muscle" in the rectum area and BINGO!
Sarno's words resonated loud and clear. Any tendon or muscle can be involved in TMS pain. With that as my ammunition I pursued the program just like I did years prior for my back and knee pain.
So... My experience says .... Yes TMS can be a real pain in the ass and
a pain in the ass can be real TMS ! |
| Dave |
Posted - 09/25/2011 : 10:11:04
I also had prostatitis. Have not had it return in 10 years since I learned of TMS. |
| Back2-It |
Posted - 09/25/2011 : 07:39:21
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Originally posted by 28370m
5 years ago. i was diagnose with protatitis... any one with this condition, please write back.
thanks
I had this condition, prostatitis,for the better part of a year. I had a dull aching constant pain that seemed to radiate toward my rectum. It was painful to pee and ejaculation was painful, too. I also had an on again off again low-grade fever. I focused on it constantly. I drive a lot for work, so it was hard not to focus on it.
I didn't know anything about TMS/anxiety at the time but realized I was under a lot of stress with work and relationships and family dynamics. I eventually reached the end of my rope and changed things. The symptoms gradually faded as I started living a more positive life. My outlook changed, my life actions changed, the symptoms were gone in a month or two.
Every so often they try to creep back, but I'm wise to this one.
"Bridges Freeze Before Roads" |
| MarkD |
Posted - 09/25/2011 : 07:13:08
Get that book. It helped me. |
| hopeacres |
Posted - 09/24/2011 : 20:17:59
Good Evening,
I suggest you read "A Headache in Your Pelvis" By Dr. David Wise & Dr. Rodney Anderson.
According to Dr. Wise & Dr. Rodney Protatitis for men is equivalent to Interstitial Cystitis for women. Rectal pain is certainly part of IC as well as Irritable Bowel Syndrome and I am sure other MBS issues. I battled all of it, including IC and IBS for 15 years. I am very thankful to say that after going through Dr. Howard Schubiner's program as well as a lot of prayer, journaling, humility and learning to trust God for who He is I have been free from pain for 2 years now. Yay! You can be pain free too!
I believe you will find freedom!
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