Recent content by Lunarlass66

Hi Elina.. I read your story and can absolutely relate. I lived much the same way with a mom that never showed affection and I know I felt insecure and resentful throughout my childhood because I longed for that kind of love so much. As an adult I have dizziness, chronic all over pain and...

I also have hip pain on and off... Mostly hamstring area.. MRI shows tendon issue and minimal arthrosis.. Which specialist said is to be expected at my age.. Thw tendon thing he said would clear up with time, and here it is, three yrs and I still have pain, and I also have foot pain... All the...

Hey, I completely understand how you feel. I'm a post surgery case too... Like damaged goods. I suppose it may be intimidating to people on the forum with no surgical history.. Which is why I suggested MindbodyPT or Baseball65 as good sources for reassuring info. Baseball's back is fused from...

Hi Click, I too feel this sense of isolation, a leper of sorts. It's absolutely horrible living in the singular world of pain and no one really knows what it's TRULY like, unless they have experienced it first hand for themselves. I have made similar comments to my boyfriend/housemate...

I am so very sorry for your loss. My heart goes out to you and your family, Nancy

Well, I can totally relate to that.. It seems the general consensus is that repressed emotions are the catalyst to the development of chronic pain.. And I suppose for many sufferers, that is the case, but for me personally, I've found that current stress or upsetting events affect my level of...

When you say your muscles are "in trouble".. What do you mean? Sore from a workout? Stiff? Or a physical injury? Just curious.. :)

This all certainly sounds plausible and encouraging but what about the never ending debate of oxygen deprivation vs. Learned neural pathways? All these differing theories make building confidence (for those of us who question everything) in the TMS diagnosis stall and waver... Any...

Hey Click.. And thanks a million for the encouraging words. You'd be amazed at the way a kind word can totally change one's mindset... Much gratitude to you... And good for your aunt!! I always imagined I would be one of those "spry" old gals with little change in my energy and activity...

P. S... Wishing you the BEST and hoping you feel better soon!! :)

Hi Click.. Just wanted to weigh in and say yes, ironically enough I am experiencing problems with my knee while dealing with chronic low back and right leg pain.. And of course, it's my right knee... Almost all my pain is on the right side... Been diagnosed with all the usual maladies...

Hi Huckleberry I find myself also highly sensitized ever since my pain became chronic. I've always been a highly sensitive person(HSP) but it definitely seems exacerbated with the TMS thing. I, too, find myself increasingly irritated and downright disturbed by the constant barrage of health...

Hi Mindbody PT.. Thanks so much for the layman's explanation... Did I understand the study correctly where it stated that it followed the participants over a three year period and redid their MRIs? Were there any case studies whose imaging changed and correlated with symptom onset? My MRI...

I was able to extract the idea that MRI findings do not correlate well with symptoms... However, not having any professional or clinical backround, the article was a bit overwhelming to me. I wonder if anyone could provide their take on key points of info in this study? I find myself...

I'm not sure, at least in my case if I'd call it narcissism or egotism... Possibly on an unconscious level. I'm usually fairly perceptive about my own inner workings, psychologically. I've always been a nervous, high strung type from my earliest recollections in childhood... But I'm aware of the...