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| bhbauman |
Posted - 05/18/2005 : 11:16:32
Hi, my name is Ben and I'm new here. I've been dealing with intense sciatic nerve pain for over a month now. I was told by a chiropractor that I most likely have a herniated disc PRESSING on my nerve and causing the pain...blah,blah,blah.
I have long known of Dr. Sarno from listening to the Howard Stern show. But I read the book last month and that of Fred Amir. I have been working on parts of my life that could be causing TMS. And things have changed, but not always for the best.
I can now walk longer and stand straighter, HOWEVER, now when I stand my leg starts to feel like its going to sleep, like pins and needles.
SHOULD I WORRY?!?
ps, unfortunately I don't have the money to see a TMS doctor here in NYC...Dr. Sarno charges $1000! So, while I believe in my head that I have TMS, perhaps I don't believe it fully cause EVERYONE (almost) in my life thinks that TMS is bull****! And perhaps I need a DOCTOR to tell me that I have TMS to truly believe it...Thanks for listening... |
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| bhbauman |
Posted - 05/25/2005 : 11:43:38
Thanks Allan. I'll check that stuff out.
I've been recovering slowly but surely. The Buzz is still there and some pain. But I am ignoring it well! I'm gonna make the big step soon and play a game of squash! Can't wait! |
| Allan |
Posted - 05/24/2005 : 14:28:34
I had this pins and needles also. It is so common that it even has a new name. Crawling Ants. I had it for a short time in the early stages of TMS but it went away and never came back. I suggest that it might be related to oxygen deprivation that is the big culprit in most of the TMS manifestations.
May I suggest that you look up “Healing Back Pain” at Amazon.com and check out the customer reviews. There are over 250 reviews and they have an average rating of four and half stars out of five. Most are success stories but there are a few who think that the book is worthless. The reviews could be very welcomed when one is struggling with the very difficult question of whether the pain is the result of oxygen deprivation and harmless (TMS) or whether it is from a structural problem.
It is always pleasant to be among people with a positive outlook—in this case, people who have recovered from TMS. Those who write these reviews will give you a boost. They also show the amazing diversity of people with TMS and their road to recovery. The common denominator; however, is their faith in Dr. Sarno’s diagnosis and the ability to recover.
Allan
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| bhbauman |
Posted - 05/20/2005 : 15:49:15
Thank you all for your support and affirmations! |
| alinnyc |
Posted - 05/20/2005 : 04:35:19
Hi Ben
Read your post and wanted to share my experience. I had exactly the same symptoms as you. Pins and needles in my leg and lots of nasty pain. Wandered through the medical system (MRI's --which did discover the dreaded herniated disc, arthritis, and other things)). Went through many treatments (MRI's, injections, physical therapy, Vax D). Never got any better and just got more and more terrified. As I got more and more terrified, my symptoms got worse and worse. My brain had me. The one and only thing that has really made a difference is the TMS theories. I am still recovering but am 85% of the way there and determined to get all the way there. It has taken me a long time to make this progress and I got plenty discouraged from time to time along the way. I too thought it might be TMS. I did see Dr. Sarno and he did confirm it. I suspect what you have is not different from me. I have herniated discs and arthritis and all the junk and IT IS TMS that is causing the symptoms. I KNOW that fear and doubt make it worse. Your brain wants to you worry and obsess about the physical. What I have learned is that you have to just be confident that you will get well and you have to be patient and methodical about his program. You have to lose the fear. What Dr. Sarno says is that the cause or your pain is something that cannot harm you. That is great news. That means you have your life back. That means you can do anything. All you have to deal with a little pain along the pain. I've dealt with (as I suspect you have)much worse in my life. I've dealt with emotional pain. It actually feels very good to work on dissipating that. Keep the faith. Help is on the way. |
| Dave |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 08:39:54
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Originally posted by bhbauman
I can now walk longer and stand straighter, HOWEVER, now when I stand my leg starts to feel like its going to sleep, like pins and needles.
SHOULD I WORRY?!?
No, this is a typical TMS symptom. Ignore it as best you can and resume physical activity slowly. Don't worry, you can't do any damage. And stop seeing that chiropractor! |
| art |
Posted - 05/18/2005 : 17:04:07
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Give it time to sink in - my recovery sort of sneaked up on me. The fear of the pain left me and this broke the horrible pain/fear/increased pain cycle. I stopped obsessing over every little twinge that occurred.
Boy does this sum up my situation...As an athlete/runner/biker/golfer beset my chronic injury I live in fear...Simetimes a typical run for me is nothing more than an ongoing mental inventory of my never ending aches/pains/twitches etc.
Not a good way to run...not a good way to live..
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Posted - 05/18/2005 : 15:42:25
Almost everyone in your life may well believe that TMS is bull****, but you don't and I don't and the many people who post here don't. Now, we may be wrong and they may be right, but deep down I knew I was on to something when I read Dr Sarno's books.
Like you, bhbaumen, I felt at first that I needed a doctor to tell me that TMS was what was wrong with me, but I couldn't locate one in the UK, or the whole of Europe for that matter.
In fact, I managed to fix it myself- my severe chronic lower back pain that is.
I don't think that you can force yourself to accept the TMS diagnosis in a very short time if your brain has been conditioned over many years to believe that the problem is structural. After all, we are brought up to trust professionals to sort out our health problems and it goes against the grain at first to trust our own instincts about something like a back problem.
Give it time to sink in - my recovery sort of sneaked up on me. The fear of the pain left me and this broke the horrible pain/fear/increased pain cycle. I stopped obsessing over every little twinge that occurred.
Something is attracting you to the diagnosis of TMS - trust your instincts and run a mile from the chiropractor and don't talk to people who are going to try to turn you away from what you are coming to realise - that your pain and other symptoms are psychological in origin. I don't mean that you should become a hermit in an attic - just don't discuss TMS with them.
Should you worry? Probably not. The TMS gremlins in our brains are brilliant at moving symptoms around.
Best wishes
Anne |
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