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penguins
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 Posted - 08/29/2008 : 18:08:49
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Hi, for a long time now I notice that when it rains or if it is going to rain, I get increased pain in my knees, ankles and feet. I have always had knee issues since college, ankle issues for a few years and feet stuff (pf) for almost 2 years. Actually I can add wrists to that list as well. I have had great success with Sarno and Co. becoming pain free this year from a diagnosis of a herniated disc and ddd. My main focus now has been the feet. The other stuff on the list has just seemed incidental. Lately they have all been acting up (replacing one pain for antoher I suppose).
Anyway, it struck me the other day that with a change in the weather, my issues get worse. Now I would certainly attribute it to my brain playing tricks on me, but most of the time I don't pay attention to weather reports, so many times I'm not aware that later that day it is going to rain (but my knees, etc. tell me so). Is it possible that my body is in tune with air pressure changes and I'm not even aware of it? I want that to be the answer because I do have moments of doubt thinking that since I have increased pain in times of bad weather it means I really must have structural problems.
Can anyone relate?
Thanks!
--Jennifer :)
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armchairlinguist
USA
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Posted - 08/29/2008 : 19:43:38
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Yes, I believe it is possible for your body and mind to know about weather changes without you 'knowing' it consciously.
The only kinds of diagneses that should be flaring up at times of weather would be arthritis; you don't mention that, so I'm going to go with unconscious conditioning.
If you want it in Sarno theory terms, our minds don't know consciously where we have herniated discs either, but frequently the pain pattern will "match" the structural anomalies we have.
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What were you expecting? |
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Effie
USA
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Posted - 08/30/2008 : 08:24:46
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Hi Jennifer -
I'm glad you brought up that topic, because last winter, before I found out about TMS, I also noticed markedly increased pain whenever the weather forecast indicated a low pressure area over our area, and it became markedly better whenever there was high pressure, i.e. nice weather. At that time I had done some research on the internet and apparently increased pain due to the weather is not something that is recognized by the medical profession. That was yet another piece of evidence that contributed to my growing realization that whatever was wrong with me was "all in my head." Since finding out about TMS I've been mostly pain-free, but I've been worrying about how much I will have to struggle with it this winter. If I had to hazard a guess as to why the pain gets worse with pressure changes, I'd say maybe our brains are in tune with the changes? Or the bad weather is so depressing to us that our brains react by increasing pain? I've had no problems this summer, although we've had several bad weather patterns. I've noticed, too, that if I give the pain an inch, it'll take a mile, as the old saying goes . . . so I'm planning to keep my book handy to try to head it off at the pass this winter!
Note: I just had to come back and edit my reply -- I found this video of Dr. Schubiner athttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9ZpGZ-7aCg in which he definitely states that weather is a "trigger" for TMS! To use another old saying "forewarned is forearmed" -- thanks again for bringing up this subject! |
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penguins
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Posted - 08/30/2008 : 10:11:23
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Thanks armchair and effie!
Effie, I'll check out the Schubiner link. Thanks! Only a fellow TMSer would understand how glad I am to know it's all in my head!!!
Have a great weekend!
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mizlorinj
USA
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Posted - 08/30/2008 : 11:16:46
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| or could it be conditioning. . . I used to think my knee would hurt because rain was in the forecast, low pressure, etc.. Has not hurt since my TMS awakening. |
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stanfr
USA
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Posted - 08/30/2008 : 17:27:20
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| It's classic conditioning. You dont have to be "aware" of the changes for it to be conditioned, the conditioning can still take place on a subconcious level. Of course, weather can also affect mooed, which could contribute to the underlying stresses/tensions. |
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Curious what your thoughts are on weather and TMS
