Recent content by mc1986

I think the amitriptyline conversation could be had elsewhere. I also don’t think the black and white thinking is helpful in general. I think it probably helped John and I’m happy for him. I took amitriptyline for 3 years. It didn’t help and sucked to come off of. But I’m happy it helped john as...

Ewok, I wrote kind of because I still experience pain. However it is now just a nuisance and I don’t notice it unless I look for it. I am certainly no longer afraid of it. I would say it is about a 1-10 as opposed to the 7-10 it once was. Most of the time it is not there. I work as a...

I think people dont post success stories because life gets in the way. Not because there arent a ton of successes. I have healed from 4.5 years of pelvic pain diagnosed as pudendal neuralgia. Jesus Christ, Mindfulness, Ekhart Tolle, and Alan Gordan's newest program is how I got better. I...

Thanks Ellen, Yes I recognize the pressure about my job. I also recognize it is completely self imposed. Over the summer I got to the point where I was "good enough" to go back to work. Then I got it in my head I had to defeat this thing before I returned. That's when things went downhill. The...

I definitely understand what you're saying about you're job. That is how I feel about mine. No one knows I'm in pain. I just do what's expected of me and suffer through it. My stress management skills suck. I'm interested in hearing the self talk that you did. I feel like if I could get out of...

Thanks Richie, Very insightful and I appreciate your responses. I know that what you say is the truth and have reached the same conclusions myself. Putting it into practice has been difficult. How were you able to break the cycle? Did you make a conscious effort to fill your life up with other...

Thank you all for your replies. I have been working with s therapist for quite a while. He believes that my symptoms are anxiety and I agree given the patterns that I find myself in. I initially made some progress when I first started working with him but I feel the stress of getting ready to...

Hi everyone. Hoping for some feedback... I have been working on TMS for about 10 months. During this time I have seen minimal improvement in my pelvic pain that I have had for 2.5 years. I have returned to work full duty as a firefighter and am basically barely getting through the day. I have...

Hi Ken, I have pretty much the same issue you described. If I get stuck at a computer at work my pain increases but I can't work out with heavy weights with very little increase in pain. What has helped me is actually NOT trying to prepare for these kinds of situations. I have found preparing...

Thanks Brendan, I am still feeling low on energy but I think that is to be expected as my brain isn't making endorphins the way it should. I wanted to get my experience out there because I was very anxious about withdrawal and everything I read said it would be hell. I hope that others who are...

Hi everyone, I just wanted to post my experience with getting off of Percocet after taking it daily for 18 months. My hope is that if there are others who are on opiates they can take some encouragement from my experience... I was on around 40-50 mg of Percocet daily for about 18 months. About...

Hi all, Over the last month or so I have "caught" myself having some pain free moments and longer periods of time with greatly reduced pain. This may not seem like much but I had been in constant pain for nearly two years. My pain free moments are short lived but give me hope nevertheless. They...