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| Caroline |
Posted - 03/15/2005 : 14:14:47
Reading about other people's experience and discovery of the TMS theory, I thought I'd share my own story: I had been suffering from numerous ailments (back pain, stomach pain, dizziness, headaches and finally neck pain) for about 3 years when my husband finally pointed out that his own excruciating back pain (supposedly due to a herniated disk)had completely vanished the day he signed his divorce papers (from his previous wife, not me!). I remember thinking "oh my God, what if this was all mental!" then I started searching the web and bookstores for alternative theories and..bingo! Found Dr. sarnos' book. Reading the description of TMS patients, it was as if I had finally found ME after all these years! Ironically, my husband is a bit dubious about Dr. Sarno's theories, yet he was the one who pointed me in the right direction! |
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| Jackie |
Posted - 03/16/2005 : 18:58:27
Caroline
My neurologist told me to read Dr. Sarno's book...he said it "cured" his herniated disc. I have leg pain that has limited my activity. Doctors diagnosed this as arthritis.( 8 years ago) I never really believed that it was.To me it seemed that I didn't have enough "wear and tear" to account for the pain.It has been about three weeks (since I read the book) and my leg pain has diminished. I am still limping...but not as bad and I have days that are really good. I am finding that the pain moves around ( arthritis in the hip joint does not manifest in the shins and knees!) and there has been a marked improvement. I was taking 600 mg of motrin 2x a day ! during the past three weeks I have only taken a 400mg dose two times. I am a "goodist"..no doubt about it. I am convinced that this is working. Thank you to those who answered my questions..that helped me to fill in the blanks.
Jackie |
| Allan |
Posted - 03/15/2005 : 17:26:06
Great post!
It really is amazing how Dr. Sarno's diagnosis applies to so many cases and how interesting they all are.
Allan. |
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