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RikR
USA
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 Posted - 02/26/2013 : 17:29:37
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This is getting ridiculous. I now have foot pain so bad I can hardly walk to the bathroom. My calves are almost too tender to touch. I am sure it is TMS as it started just one morning in July and has progressed to my whole body – the only thing that does not hurt are my toe nails.
Before this hit I could hike 10 or 15 miles a day and ride my bike for hours – now my feet cramp, burn and ached deep even when I am off them. I have tried to go for a walk and it just makes them worse.
My feet are the worst – they feel like they have been run over by a truck. Hard to grasp how a nervous system can came severe foot pain.
I have been doing the TMS recovery program for about 3 weeks and not one inch better.
Has anyone had totally crippling foot/leg pain. |
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susan828
USA
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Posted - 02/26/2013 : 17:58:42
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| God, yes. I had a really inept podiatrist tell me last year "Your foot will fall apart". You can imagine the visions in my mind. He put me in a surgical shoe and I was out of work for over a week. Then I went to someone else who told me to get New Balance Tone sneakers. They still hurt once in a while but a lot better. It is a total drag to not even be able to make it to the bathroom in the morning without intense pain. I don't have a good answer for you except to say yes and it can be excruciating. I use ice and massage just to help me through the day. Have you read Steve Ozanich's book? If not, Amazon it...I find it to be the best of all. He is on this board also, very happy to help people. |
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shawnsmith
Czech Republic
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Posted - 02/26/2013 : 18:55:34
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Originally posted by RikR
Has anyone had totally crippling foot/leg pain.
Yup, it's TMS and it's the sh-its for sure. Walked for well over 2 years with intense heel pain that put tears in my eyes. Gone now, but my feet still hurt, but I walk a lot anyway, f--k it. It will be going soon too.
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"The urge to just be done with what we are doing and to go on to the next task is the number one cause of tms and everything is compounded on top of this. It is so ingrained that most will not see it even when they are told that it is there. It took me a long time to see this and figure this out through deductive reasoning. It also explains why our society has a lot of back pain but it is non-existent in the tribal community." --- Ace |
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njoy
Canada
188 Posts |
Posted - 02/26/2013 : 20:06:09
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Wow, reminds me of my own experience. Have you thought of what may have triggered this? My "plantar fasciitis" was the direct result of a doctor who refused to listen to me and accused me of "non-compliance".
I have seldom been so angry in my life but tried to follow all her directions to the letter. Within 2 days I couldn't walk and stayed that way for nearly 2 years. Here's what fixed me:
1. born again Sarno (his back pain book had helped me years before)
2. dumped all my meds (8 and climbing fast)
3. dumped doctors
4. enjoyed 10 years of excellent health.
Now, I'm sick again and if it isn't tms it may kill me. I can't go to a doctor because they look at what the last one wrote and don't hear a word I say.
Suggestion: don't argue with your doctor. Instead, listen all wide-eyed, then do what you decide is right for you. |
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pspa123
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Posted - 02/26/2013 : 20:31:23
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| The experience of a doctor not listening is just all too familiar. And it seems to be worse in the age of doctors carrying their laptops with them. |
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RikR
USA
94 Posts |
Posted - 02/26/2013 : 21:54:37
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| It was a doctor telling me I was terminal that started this whole 6 year hell...he was dead wrong |
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Aussie
Australia
87 Posts |
Posted - 02/26/2013 : 23:58:15
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Rik have you seen this segment before?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsR4wydiIBI
This women had such bad pain in her feet that she was in a wheelchair. She saw Sarno and it was tms and she is cured.
Is your pain matched to any pathology or is it medically undiagnosed?
Is it pain that comes from nerve involvement in the low back? (still most likely tms)
All signs point to tms and I hope you get some hope from the clip but I would be checking all avenues first if you have not been medically checked over by a tms md. |
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gigalos
Netherlands
310 Posts |
Posted - 02/27/2013 : 04:04:46
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Been there. My achilles and my foot arches, for no apparent reason other than that I have flat feet. Got correction soles and there went my knees :). One day I could hike for an hour, the other after 10 minutes I had to stop and turn back.
I blame tms. I have very moderate corrections in my shoes and all seems well now.
Once and a while I get really sore feet while standing, but I see a pattern of stress accompanying that. |
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chickenbone
Panama
398 Posts |
Posted - 02/27/2013 : 16:51:51
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When I had my TMS leg and back pain, I used to get very bad burning in my feet at night. Occasionally, my foot will still bother me, but I know that is just the TMS and it does not last.
I know what you all mean about doctors. My husband is a doctor and he just cannot believe what a lot of doctors tell people. I never listen to a doctor about something important without doing a lot of research. I have been burned listening to doctors too many times. I think there is too much conflict of interest, especially where Big Pharma is concerned.
I also think many have arrogant, prejudiced opinions. A lot just "make it up as they go along". |
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gailnyc
USA
80 Posts |
Posted - 02/27/2013 : 18:55:09
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Originally posted by njoy
Wow, reminds me of my own experience. Have you thought of what may have triggered this? My "plantar fasciitis" was the direct result of a doctor who refused to listen to me and accused me of "non-compliance".
I have seldom been so angry in my life but tried to follow all her directions to the letter. Within 2 days I couldn't walk and stayed that way for nearly 2 years. Here's what fixed me:
1. born again Sarno (his back pain book had helped me years before)
2. dumped all my meds (8 and climbing fast)
3. dumped doctors
4. enjoyed 10 years of excellent health.
Now, I'm sick again and if it isn't tms it may kill me. I can't go to a doctor because they look at what the last one wrote and don't hear a word I say.
Suggestion: don't argue with your doctor. Instead, listen all wide-eyed, then do what you decide is right for you.
Njoy, I had a very similar experience. I used to be very trusting of doctors until last summer, when the cause of my foot pain was misdiagnosed four times. Suddenly what had been minor pain turned into a major disaster. I still can't really walk well but I've been improving lately, as I accept my TMS self-diagnosis more and more. It's incredible the power of a doctor's words! |
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njoy
Canada
188 Posts |
Posted - 02/28/2013 : 12:14:10
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I've suffered from doctors since before I was born (literally). It becomes a huge problem when you can;t hobble away. I'm not looking forward to being incapacitated and I think the whole boomer generation is in big trouble. This is perhaps especially true in countries with socialized medicine because it is more organized. They keep track and once you are labelled, it's all over. About the only option is to move to somewhere like Mexico.
My apologies to doctors out there who don't fit my stereotypes. I wish I knew you. |
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