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Day 22: Everything is ok. My back is still a little messed up, but I'm not worried about it anymore. Just going to live my life and move on from this. I'll finish the program, but I'm getting a bit tired of journalling and tracking things. I'd rather just forget about it. What part of this...

My buttocks pain has come back...It coincides with some stress in my relationship. Yesterday it was bad and is now coming down again. Day 20: If you could change one thing about your life what would it be? What steps could you take to make this change? You know, if I am being totally honest...

Thank you TheWayBackUP, I'm glad you get something out of my posts :) Today I feel great. No problems. I haven't really thought about my back much I'm so busy with other things. Life is good. Day 19: Since starting this program have you done anything that makes you proud? Where does this...

Sometimes it's hard not to think physically about the pain. Last night while playing basketball I made a particularly dangerous, twisting move that tweaked my right lower back muscles a bit. This morning while teaching I nearly had a back spasm. It's calming down now, but kinda freaky. I just...

Ok, I'm doing pretty well. I went on a long 6 hour motorbike ride up the tallest mountain in Thailand on Saturday. I started getting pretty stiff about halfway through that, but then calmed down. By the end I was fine. The trip was exhausting, I fell asleep for 12 hours after returning. No major...

Hi srton, I know what you mean by using exercise as a mistake. To this day I often use exercise as a way to avoid having to have conversations. I'd much rather just play ball or lift weights than deal with many social interactions. People would be chatting on the sidelines and there I am just...

Today, I feel I've made a breakthrough. I've been pain free in my lower back almost the entire day. Today, I went on a field trip with the students at my school. This involved being on my feet the entire day. I got to play some bball with some Thai high school kids as well for about an hour...

I have trouble still with a lot of soreness in the mornings. I wake up and it feels like I'm back to where I started sometimes. Then as the day goes on I start feeling better. I've been able to play basketball 3 days straight with minimal issues. A little stiff but not much else. One thing I've...

Day 13: What TMS-related book, article, or news story have you found the most helpful in solidifying your belief in the diagnosis? The article I just read was really good. The Dr. Marc Sopher one. It was lengthy, but really helped to reinforce things. I'm noticing a pattern now in my pain...

I had a rough time the last couple of days. A flare up of pain hit my back randomly. I'm not sure what it was, but I just stayed with it, and it's coming back down again. I played basketball last night and felt fine. I'm not going to overanalyze it, just keep working on treatment and...

Feel a bit worse today, a little uneasy, yet still a lot better than I've been in the past. I'm somewhat anxious, and thinking too much...I need to just relax. Back aches a little. Nothing limiting though. I did make a big stride in quitting my back exercises, the exercises I do for the pain...

Thanks! I keep finding more evidence of healing. Last night I started developing some random neck pain that is still kind of there. Didn't help with sleep much lol. I keep getting all these random aches and pains now, and yet my back pain is diminishing. The pain is looking for somewhere to go...

Today I feel pretty awesome. Getting better fast! I went to see the doctor today just for the hell of it, and, as expected, no structural issues at all after the x-ray. I even asked him "you are 100% certain I have no structural cause for my back pain?" He said yes, my back looks perfectly fine...

Thanks srton for your entry. Glad I can be of help to you :) Unfortunately, that spasm I had Friday morning ended up escalating into something pretty terrible. My back got worse as the night went on and I then had a sleepless night. I struggled immensely to get out of bed Saturday morning. It's...

Day 6 Meditation: Today I did the meditation. It was very relaxing. I've done meditation for 5 years now so I was pretty familiar with the body scan technique. There was no pain during the meditation and it really soothed me. No issues. Very positive. Had a small spasm this morning in the...