I took baseball's advice and tried to creaqte a TMS timeline for myself. When I was 16, I had my first episode of back pain. It happened after I landed from getting a rebound during a pick-up game of basketball. I was diagnosed with a lower pulled muscle. No one touched me, bumped me, I did not land funny, etc. Any way, my back hurt for months. I look back and during the time in my life, I was playing highschool baseball. I did not want to play tht year. I did it because my friend talked me into doing it. I wanted to please him. I did not want to have to stay afterschool, practice and go to the games, but I did. After about five games, that's when I hurt myself in the basketball game. My back felt better after some pain-killers muscle relaxers, but the soreness and tighness never went away. After months I went to a P.T, he gave me exercises and told me that I probably would always have some soreness, he also said my left-side would probably eventually be the same way. He also said I was a greater risk for chronic pain.
About the age of 21-22, I started to get allergies and heartburn. I was working full-time, and going to school. Not sure what I wanted to be. I was also kind of embarrased because I was delievering copiers. I thought that made me look bad. I thought I should be something more professional. After those symptoms, I started dating someone with a child. I was very attracted to her, but one thing I did not like about that relationship was I had to wait at night to see her and spend time with her, because she had to take care of her child. I know I had some resentment of her child for that. I evetually got engaged to her, although I wasn't sure I wanted to. I didn't want to give up my freedom, be responsible for someone else's child. I evetually ended the relationship. But felt guilty, also for her child who liked me. I also worried about what others thought of me in the church, because we went to the same church. After a couple of weeks after that, I was told by my doctor that I had h-pylori, pre ulcer. I was also diagnosed with acid reflux.
At the age of 25, my left lower back was getting sore. Doctor wanted an x-ray. Results came back spondylolysis. Went to a specialist, ortho. He sent me to P.T and told me he didn't want to see me again. P.T told me not to bend back wards, life stuff off of shelves above my head, etc. More conditioning. After I found that out, a week later I had vertigo, unexplained, they said it was because my left ear had clogged wax. I was dizzy for 2 weeks. I missed college, which made more stress because I had an important project due.
At the age of 26, that where I got leg weakness, severe burning down my low back, butt, both legs and into both feet. My left foot was also weak. At that time I had accepted a job in sales with a company. I took the job but I was debating on whether to, becuase there was travel involved and I hated to stay in hotels. Although I accepted the job, I didn't want it. So I called and told the guy I had to decline. That was tough for me to do, because I felt like I let him down. A month later, it was Christmas , and two days after Christmas that's when the burning started.
My TMS timeline, maybe it's similat to others. |
TMS Timeline
Posted - 12/01/2005 : 17:04:52
