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koukla
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 Posted - 02/01/2010 : 17:20:47
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Hi all,
I stopped posting after my TMS rsi pain went away about 2 years ago, and I even have a thread in the success stories forum, but now it seems to have come back with a vengence.
About two months ago I had a fall when my dog ran away with the leash wrapped around my wrist and I have been having minor wrist pain since then, in the same places that I previously had the tms pain. When it happened, I remember being very fearful that it was the tms coming back, and it has never left since. For the past week especially, my right elbow has been on fire, with all the same symptoms of classic tennis elbow. My hands aren't bothering me at all but my elbow is terrible and I haven't done anything out of the ordinary to make me think that this is a real injury besides normal computer usage and artwork which I do normally as well.
I was really upset about this yesterday and I think I must have spent hours rereading the Sarno books and the forums online, etc. I fully believe this is tms at this point and I haven't been icing it or taking advil or anything like that. I've basically been suffering with the pain with no luck at all. I know a bunch of things that are really stressing me out a lot but I really can't do much about these circumstances at the moment. I got divorced a year and a half ago and had to move in with my grandfather. I really can't take the living arrangements so I'm now trying to get a new job and move to another part of the state with my boyfriend. I am also trying to get my artwork off the ground and start selling it, but this elbow thing has put a stop to that. I also had a big exam for work that I had to take this morning and I did pass it, but then I found out that my driver's license is expired...
But I guess my question is, is there anybody out there who had a relapse and how did it work out? Sarno basically talks about sending people in for psychotherapy, and this really isn't an option for me right now. I'm feeling kind of discouraged because I've been doing the right things and it seems like nothing is happening but getting worse instead. |
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catspine
USA
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Posted - 02/02/2010 : 03:56:54
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Congratulation for passing your exam koukla. taht 's one less stressful thing to think about. Can't you just renew the DL w/o going through the whole thing?
Yes relapses are common but it doesn't mean that you'll have to go through psychotherapy to become pain free again. there is a lot you can do and try before having to do that. This forum is a good example of that if you need one. First you have a few issues to take care of that will lower the stress once these problems are resolved.
Try not to fall in the pain/fear trap and instead build on what is possible to do in order to generate more opportunities that could be difficult to see while focusing on the physical. Also try to use your other arm more instead of the painful one so that your brain gets the message that you have other options. Be patient. |
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HilaryN
United Kingdom
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Posted - 02/02/2010 : 05:38:57
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Hi there!
I don't know if this will help you:
http://www.tmshelp.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5216
I fell and hurt my foot and TMS tried to get in there, but I managed to defeat it, with the temporary help of some painkillers.
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koukla
70 Posts |
Posted - 02/03/2010 : 17:24:13
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| Thanks for the replies. I actually did have to take advil today because I was having trouble functioning at work, not because I was thinking there is a problem with the tendons. I am also noticing that my other arm is now becoming sore too, which is weird, but further proof to me that this is tms and not something else. I guess I'm just trying to take it day by day at this point and not get to fearful. |
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koukla
70 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2010 : 06:38:20
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Update: I'm so excited this morning! Yesterday at work I noticed my arm start to feel better during the day. It's weird but I was a bit snippy back to a customer who was being a real jerk to me on the phone yesterday. After that my arm felt so much better! Also, last night I was doing a lot of thinking about my stresses and I noticed my arm start to feel a lot more relaxed then too.
Maybe a small part of me was starting to doubt that it was really tms which was hampering me from feeling better. But I think I'm over the hump now and I'm feeling so much better. |
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HilaryN
United Kingdom
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Posted - 02/05/2010 : 16:37:48
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Great news! Very interesting about the being snippy helping, too. We had our local TMS support group meeting in the pub tonight and we were talking about that very subject - the difficulty of expressing our feelings rather than being "nice", for fear of upsetting people... then getting pain.
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Gibbon
United Kingdom
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Posted - 02/08/2010 : 13:39:59
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hiya
I had a bit of a relapse the other week - it was a very stressful week - my grandpa died, i had a bad virus, and i was offered a new job overseas.....pretty much a hammer blow of stress! Anyway my RSI symptoms started to come back - which was a bit scary. But then telling myself it was just TMS, and starting doing journaling/meditation again has seen them abate again.....
i think that as long as you are aware of the stress and can pinpoint it as the cause then you're half way to beating any recurrence....
on a separate note, I've been looking on my website hosting - and have had 5 hits from what i presume is your site (given that you are an artist!) Which is great - let's keep spreading the word 
Check out the TMS website: www.rsi-backpain.co.uk |
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koukla
70 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2010 : 17:53:23
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Hi Andrew,
I did link to your site in one of my blog posts so I'm glad some people have clicked on it.
For the past couple of days it has been pretty bad but today I was online and listening to some of Monte's video updates. It really helped me a lot. I was starting to question all this stuff about having "deeply repressed emoitions" because I've went through everything in my past, which wasn't even traumatic whatsoever. And I'm not too keen on seeing a psychotherapist at the moment. But I did realize that I do not do a very good job of handling myself on a daily basis, and I haven't made any longterm changes in my actions or thinking since I got cured of TMS originally. I think what happened was I was allowing this stress to build up again just as it did before. Since this morning I have been using my arms for all kinds of stuff and I do feel a lot better, so I am looking forward to going in this new direction. |
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Gibbon
United Kingdom
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Posted - 02/12/2010 : 18:12:37
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Originally posted by koukla
Hi Andrew,
I did link to your site in one of my blog posts so I'm glad some people have clicked on it.
For the past couple of days it has been pretty bad but today I was online and listening to some of Monte's video updates. It really helped me a lot. I was starting to question all this stuff about having "deeply repressed emoitions" because I've went through everything in my past, which wasn't even traumatic whatsoever. And I'm not too keen on seeing a psychotherapist at the moment. But I did realize that I do not do a very good job of handling myself on a daily basis, and I haven't made any longterm changes in my actions or thinking since I got cured of TMS originally. I think what happened was I was allowing this stress to build up again just as it did before. Since this morning I have been using my arms for all kinds of stuff and I do feel a lot better, so I am looking forward to going in this new direction.
hiya
It's important to stay positive - as soon as you start to doubt that it might be TMS, it'll have you! Easier said than done I know - but it sounds like you might be already over the worst. I think TMS might just be something i have for the rest of my life, insofar as i seem to be the sort of obsessive personality whose mind gets wrapped up in things - but as long as i stay aware of that i think i'll be ok
I'm sure you'll be ok too (nice artwork BTW!)
Andrew
Check out the TMS website: www.rsi-backpain.co.uk |
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