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tcherie
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 Posted - 04/28/2011 : 11:03:43
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By bad fall, I mean I fell in the kitchen. Basically using my but and left arm to absorb the fall.
I mention this because I have dealt with tms in the past, so I know that it is possible that this is a good opportunity for symptoms to reappear. Especially since the emotional and psychological triggers are still there. I am aware of it now, but the issues that cause repressed anger, stress, whatever you want to call it are still there.
So of course since I fell, I am paying close attention to my body and how it feels.
I do not want this simple fall to turn into months of pain. What are you all's thoughts on normal focusing on my body at this point as opposed to thought patterns which may lead me back into tms pain which I would want to avoid.
Just a side point: I am a normal worrier, and I do strongly believe that this fall did not result in a true injury (i.e., broken bone, sprain, fracture, etc.) which would result in a hospital visit. If I felt it did I would go, so any suggestions to make a visit to the doctor, I feel at this point, will add to my worry and focus. |
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hopeacres
USA
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Posted - 04/28/2011 : 11:59:40
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Hello,
One year ago on May 1st I fell down some stairs. I severely tore ligaments in my right ankle, along the entire length of my foot, sprained all my toes, and had a slight fracture in the ankle bone. The doctor said, "I hate to tell you this, but it would have been better had you just broke it." My foot swelled up the size of a small cantaloupe and stayed black, blue, yellow and purple for almost 12 weeks.
At first worry and fear grabbed hold of me. People began telling me all their horror stories of how they tore ligaments in their foot and now their foot is never the same; pain almost daily especially in the cold weather. Oh dear.
I battled TMS for 15 years and last year was the first year of complete victory over TMS so when this fall occurred I thought for sure I would be in pain forever. For several days as I was forced to be on the couch with my foot elevated I entertained 'woe is me' thoughts. "Sure, I finally gain victory and now this. I can't ever be free." Ahem. Nice thinking, eh?
I grabbed my TMS journal and began writing what I call Lies vs. Truth. I would write the lie then write the Truth next to it.
I contacted Dr. Howard Schubiner (I went through his awesome program) and told him about my fall and injury. He told me what to expect. He told me how long it will take my ankle/foot to completely heal. He reminded me the body is made to heal and fully recover from injuries such as mine.
So I wrote out how long it would take my foot to heal and then I began telling my brain, "God made you amazing! You will heal; fully heal, from this injury. In 12 weeks you will begin to walk without crutches. Yay! Within 4 months you will be back on your bike. Within six months you will notice even more improvement. By 10 months you will not even know there was an injury. Use this time on the couch to grow, change, and become stronger." Guess what? Like I said, on the first of May it will be exactly one year since the injury. I am completely pain free. I run. I roller-blade. I hike on steep, rocky trails. I ride my mountain bike. No pain.
Talk to your brain. Take fear captive. You are strong. I am not sure of your beliefs but I believe we have a Maker; God, and according to Psalm 139:14-15; God made you fearfully and wonderfully. You will be just fine! |
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LuvtoSew
USA
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Posted - 04/28/2011 : 12:12:02
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If you had a break or fracture I think you would know. I fell on cement down a step from ice and landend on my left hip and arm, the only thing sore was my r. shin for a couple days, I was worried tho as I'm 56 and us older women usually have thinner bones.
in my early days I've had quite a few injuries, that hurt for a week or two, never went to the doctors, just kept on moving and they went away,
seems the older I get the harder it is to get over.
unless you think something is fractured or broke I wouldn't go to a doctor. |
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art
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Posted - 04/28/2011 : 14:59:56
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In my opinion, the fall isn't important because you already know you're not injured.
We TMS'ers live in fear, many to perhaps most of us anyway. We careen from symptom to symptom, from this fear to the next, and there can be no meaningful improvement until this is addressed.
I can't say of course if this is the case with you. But it is for many of us. My advice is to forget the fall and think about the emotions that followed, and whether there's a pattern you can identify. |
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