claudM17

Hi I’m Claudia I am 31 years old…I have been suffering with chronic lumbar/sacral back pain for nearly 2 years now, 9 months in to these 2 years the pain started in my right knee then more recently my left shoulder and now my left knee also. I have seen every doctor/surgeon/consult/physio/acupuncturist/chiropractor/osteopath/neurological consultants I can physically get in front of…all of whom can’t find anything wrong with me or give me any sort of advice as to how to heal, no consultant understands why I have this pain as structurally there’s nothing wrong and after 4 MRI’s of my entire spine, just lumbar spine and 2 MRI of my pelvis, several blood tests, EMG test, MRI scan of my brain, over the years still nothing shows, no disc herniation no inflammation of any sort (same with my knees), each time I see someone I am left so deflated because I know there is something wrong, I am loving in constant pain. I have spent £1000’s seeing different people, buying medication, trying new gadgets


My whole life has been turned upside down, I used to be so active, gym 6 times a week, long walks/hikes at the weekend with my partner and our dog - non of which i can do now and that was such a huge part of mine and our lives. It’s affecting our relationship so much. I had to give up work last summer for 4 months due to the pain and I haven’t been able to work again for the past 7 weeks. I’ve not been able to drive since last November - I feel I am a prisoner in my son home! I am living on pain killers knowing these do nothing but they give me some sort of placebo affect for a short while.

Then last week I can across a pod cast that spoke of John E Sarno and I immediately brought his book and I finished it in the day! I read myself on every single page, I found myself getting so emotional reading it as I truly believe that this diagnosis is what I have! But I now need help/the tools to understand how to retrain my brain and get in to my subsoncsios mind to understand/access and deal with my repressed emotions/anxiety/anger I know I have them all - I feel it.

Can anyone help me? I am so lost and felt so alone for so long that I would have to live like this forever…can anyone recommend anyone they’ve seen in the UK who specialises in TMS treatment - I am willing to travel anywhere in the UK!