Recent content by Spagolli74

I'm not sure how old you are, but it's NORMAL to have worn cartilage as we age. My mom has it and she gets shots in her knees all the time. The shots help, but only temporarily. Then the pain returns. She's afraid to go on long walks, which is a sure indicator of TMS. But even given my previous...

Mary, it sounds like we are living parallel lives! Are you saying your knee has hurt for 10 months and you've only just realized it's likely TMS? Or are you saying that you've known it's TMS for 10 months and are still battling it. If it's the later, I'm guessing you're doubting the TMS...

Thanks! I'm really hoping I can simply do what I did last time and cure my pain just by realizing that it's nothing more than TMS. But it's certainly helpful to realize that additional support systems are available if I need them.

Thanks so much for sharing, Gigi! I never knew there was an actual recovery program. I thought I just had to wing it. It certainly seems there are a lot more resources available now as opposed to 20 years ago. When your TMS came back after 20 years, how quickly were you able to realize it was...

Great advice, Walt. Thank you so much. I'm only now realizing how slowly this latest episode of TMS has snuck up on me. Looking back, my knees have bothered me on and off for years now. I would inflame them by jogging or doing a specific exercise at the gym. Then I would stop that specific...

It makes me really happy to hear my thread might be helping people! I'm glad I could share the success story I had with my previous back pain. As for my current "issue" with my knees... I just realized it was most likely TMS a couple days ago. Today, as part of resuming normal activities, I...

Balto, we are on the same page. As I scanned the forum posts, I made a conscious decision to skip any of the negative posts as I don't want them to casts any doubts over my self-diagnosed TMS. That said, as I've kicked TMS once before (for my back), by belief in Dr. Sarno's theory is VERY...

Thanks for the link. That OP had the same concerns as I. I intend to spend some time gathering some research to bolster my confidence in my self-diagnosis of TMS. Then, it's time for me to get out of Dodge and focus on living a normal life, not focused on TMS or pain. As has been pointed out...

Thank you for your response, Andy! I spent a lot of time yesterday re-educating myself about TMS and how it works. My head felt like it was exploding, in a good way. I learned that two of the biggest triggers can be repressed anger and/or fear. I run a small business and I'm sure other small...

First off, let me say... What a great forum! Nothing like this existed when I had my first bout with TMS 20 years ago. However, I'm torn. When I first beat TMS, I did so by ignoring and forgetting my pain. I stopped all therapy. I stopped all research. I resumed my normal life and my lower back...

Years ago, I read Sarno's book and started jogging despite my back pain. It ended my mind's trick and I the pain subsided like magic. Resume your normal life. Stop doing therapy and all this stupid stuff that doesn't work. Accept the diagnosis and believe the pain is coming from your mind and...

Have you had x-rays or an MRI? That's step one. Assuming your knee is structurally sound, then it's most likely TMS. I'm only 41 and am currently dealing with TMS. Like you, my first bout with TMS occurred in my lower back. Sarno's book fixed it. But it recently reared it's ugly head in the form...

Back in 1996, I hurt my back while doing some heavy squats in the gym. The pain became chronic and gradually grew worse over the next three years. I tried everything... PT, massage, acupuncture, inversion, pain pills, you name it. Nothing worked. I was young and healthy and the docs couldn't...