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johnhaydon
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 Posted - 10/27/2006 : 13:25:40
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For over 20 years I have suffered back pain due to a "herniated disc". I have done every type of treatment know to man with little or no results. Earlier this year, I purchased Sarno's video and a few books and my back is 90% better!
However, after a recent visit to my Doctor I have what he thinks is an inguinal hernia on my right side and I suspect that this is a manifestation of TMS. Are "inguinal hernias" a manifestation of TMS?
Thanks so much - your reply would be deeply appreciated.
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Jeff
USA
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Posted - 10/27/2006 : 14:45:56
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| I am not a doctor, or a TMS expert, but this doesn't sound like TMS to me. This sounds like a medical condition that you should get fixed. Question -- does the doctor know it is an inguinal hernia, or is he just guessing? This is the kind of thing they should be able to pinpoint fairly precisely. |
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johnhaydon
USA
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Posted - 10/27/2006 : 17:04:54
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| I've ultrasounds and a phyisical exam - my doc says it's a "slight" hernia. What makes me think it's TMS related is that it get's profoundly worse and uncomfortable when I get anxious or when I think about it... also, sometimes it goes away completely... no pain at all, even when I'm lifting weights... |
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wrldtrv
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Posted - 10/27/2006 : 22:48:02
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| Maybe it feels better at times because it is a mild hernia. I know someone with the same thing who did nothing about it and it wasn't a problem. On the other hand, my brother has had an inguinal hernia for about a year that has lately been getting bad enough that he will be having surgery soon. I don't think this is a TMS issue at all, but a medical one. Sure, when you are stressed it's natural for symptoms to get worse. That's true of any condition. It has nothing to do with TMS. |
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Wrow99
USA
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Posted - 11/02/2006 : 11:39:24
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Inguinal hernias can often be left untreated if they are small, aren't bulging, and aren't causing pain. Last year I had groin pain and had a CAT scan that indicated a small inguinal hernia (about the size of the tip of your finger). After reading more about inguinal hernias and talking to a couple of doctors, I decided to leave it alone. From what I've read, most do not cause any pain. After a couple of months of treating it as TMS, the pain slowly disappeared. It now only seems to surface when I'm feeling particuarly stressed.
For more information, see:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/inguinal-hernia/DS00364 |
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Nor
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Posted - 11/02/2006 : 19:37:19
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One thing I will never forget from Sarno's readings is that TMS will look for a weak spot or a structural abnormality to rear its ugly head. This may explain why, despite the existence of a real medical condition, you don't feel pain at times. We all have weak spots or propensities for certain conditions. Weather or not they are painful or disruptive is another story.
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UK james
United Kingdom
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Posted - 11/03/2006 : 09:58:26
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I used to get really tight groins when i was younger. I went to see a really highly regarded surgeon in my area and he said he could perform a mesh inguinal hernial repair to give my muscle back its elasticity although I did not have any tear in my muscle.
I felt great for a few weeks after the op, then the tightness returned. This was a placebo response for sure. I went back to see him, telling him that I thought I something was wrong as I felt better only to return to my previous state. Obviously he could do nothing as he'd performed the op once. This then spread to my back which persisted for a few years until I discovered sarno and am now pain free.
You need to see if you have an actual tear, if so, hernias are real! They are a common injury and once treated are usually sorted for good. If he's doing it to for the reasons my surgeon gave me (to relieve tightness in my groin), forget it, it will only act as a placebo!! |
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tennis tom
USA
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Posted - 11/03/2006 : 17:33:21
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In the past week I have heard of three people who got staph infections due to surgery or cortisone treatments, one unfortunately died. She was a dear lady, who I used to hit with. I would be hitting with her now, as I type, if it were not for the modern day propensity to go running to surgery for every malady. She was otherwise a very healthy and vibrant lol but a bit psychosomatic.
I would explore with your doc if there is a "conservative" approach, there usually is.
If your doc pushes you to surgery, (maybe he wants a new Jag), run or limp, for a second and third opinion. I had a diabetic cat not long ago and during the course of her two year illness I took her to be examined by at lest 20 vets. The vet's findings, opinions, and recommendations varied accross the board from trying experimental new tests and treatments to nothing can be done.
Dr. Sarno says that even ligitimate injuries can have a TMS component. I like to think of TMS as the volume control for the pain.
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Edited by - tennis tom on 11/04/2006 07:28:43 |
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tennis tom
USA
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Posted - 11/04/2006 : 08:01:40
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Not a day goes by that someone doesn't ask me why I don't have hip-replacement surgery. Here are two good reasons:
I played in a little fun tournament in the desert this past weekend, and won a shirt and a hat. I met two nice gentlemen there who both had the surgery. One was a fine gentleman in his mid-80's I had observed walking with a cane, watching the matches. He had hip-replacement. Tragicly during the course of the surgery his sciatic nerve was severed resulting in "drop-foot". He lost control over it needing to have his tennis shoe customized with straps to keep his foot from dragging.
In his youth he had been an Olymmpic qualifer track-man and was still going to the gym and observing the tennis from the sidelines. I have no doubt he would have been playing that day but for the surgical mistake. He didn't want to trouble anyone with mal-practice lawsuits and haveing to hassle with putting his gizmo-shoe on and off was a great hinderance to what was no doubt a very active lifestyle.
My heart went out for him and suggested he try an Aqua-Jogger to run in the pool as I've observed many indivdiuals with infermities who transform into fish when in the water. He hated asking people for help with his shoe and it curtailed his activities to a great extent.
Another gentleman had hip-replacemt and was watching from the sidelines. He had a horrible staph infection from a cortisone injection and the scopeing procedure to inject it. He had great pain and spent several weeks in the hospital followed by several more in skilled nursing. He is now on the sidelines with months of PT and will be having the second hip done also.
Last night I came up with a new answer to those who ask about my limp--I will tell them my leg has fallen asleep. Once we get into the match they show me no sympathy anyway and hit the ball to my partner trying to keep it away from me. The only problem with that is after a while your hands get a little "cold" from not seeing a ball and when it finally come to me it's easier to miss it.  |
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