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windy
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 Posted - 03/17/2008 : 08:23:43
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Hello,
I'm an infrequent visitor to this site. I've had some run-ins with TMS that I've been successful of ridding myself of. Then, last year, I actually tore a tendon in my ankle. Even though it was very painful & hard to walk, I didn't pay attention to the objective symptoms (foot so swollen it was hard to wear shoes) until an MRI showed the tear. Did have to wear a walking boot for 2 months, some PT, then fine.
Ok, now I have the same pain without the swelling, loss of motion or nodules in the opposite ankle. I'm also at a dramatic turning in point in my life (finished grad school, about to start a new job in a totally new career). It's interesting to note that when I started grad school 3 years ago - leaving a job of 12 years to do so - I had foot pain in the arch & heel that I talked myself out of over the course of 3 months. However, given my experience with the other injury, for which I can point to a specific onset, I'm having a harder time shaking this pain in the same spot on the opposite side.
Someone please give me a good talking to. Thanks  |
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stanfr
USA
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Posted - 03/17/2008 : 21:02:39
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Hi windy, here's my take on it
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First off, the psyche's affect on our bodies is way bigger and broader than the basic idea of TMS. Our emotions, and in your case especially the anxiety, are going to have a significant affect on people prone to these mind-body disorders. I can completely relate to your situation, since i quit a good-paying career after investing 8+ years in it and changed careers enitrely, after 2 years of fresh undergrad and 3+ yrs of grad school.
I don't think we've even scratched the surface on how the mind/psyche affects us physically. I just got over a one year long relapse of psychosomatic/AOS/TMS (whatever your label!) symptoms that included allergic attacks, sinus congestion/insomnia, and psoriasis. I fell on the ice a couple months ago, and seriously banged my elbow, which resulted in bursitis. This was entirely traumatic, no doubt about it, but the pain kept getting worse, until I realized that the slow healing was just another manifestation of AOS, and now it's slowly improving. When i look back years ago, i am now fully convinced that chronic tendinitus and shin splints i suffered with as a competitive runner were probably significnatly influenced by my psyche. There's no black and white between mind-body, body-mind. Its all a continuum.
The reason i bring all this up (even though it might seem irrelevent to you if your other ankle is TMS) is that i suspect your current problems are partly stemming from regret that you have over how you looked at your "real" injury. What im telling you is that you simply have to be more in tune with your body, but stop second-guessing how you respond to it. You can't regret anything--just move on!
What you have to do is convince yourself that there's nothing physically wrong. Looks like you're already part way there; the very fact that it is "the same pain" only on the opposite side is very very suspicious, and its likely entirely psychosomatic. If you need further reassurance, get it checked out, just make sure you don't fall for any questionable structural diagnoses. Really, there's no reason to let your experience with your other injury cause doubt--if anything it should reassure you that the pain on the other side is bogus! If that's the case, sounds like youve had success dealing with these problems in the past, so no reason you cant shrug this off as well. Good luck  |
Edited by - stanfr on 03/17/2008 21:05:08 |
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johnaccardi
USA
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Posted - 04/03/2008 : 11:37:50
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| Hi, I have psoriasis right now and I noticed you mentioned that you had this and got over it using TMS methods. How is psoriasis TMS when it is known as a chronic disorder? Would it still be considered psoriasis or is it some kind of mimic or something? What's the deal here? How do I know if mine is the real one(chronic problem) or the TMS one(temporary inconvenience). Thanks |
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Sky
USA
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Posted - 04/03/2008 : 14:39:48
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TMS can be chronic, chronic, chronic.
Psoriasis doesn't have to be short-lived to be TMS. As long as the emotional catalus is there, the psoriasis will be there as well unless you happen to substitute for another TMS equivalent. |
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johnaccardi
USA
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Posted - 04/03/2008 : 15:22:40
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| So your saying it can be cured. That doesn't really mean it's chronic. |
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Real vs. Fake
