Recent content by yikes0118

Hi Debbi, thank you for sharing a bit of your story and your new mantra. I really think it does take a village/tribe to navigate through TMS, and the support from others experiencing similar things helps me immensely. I am rereading Dr. Sarno's book "Mind Body Prescription" -- a chapter at a...

Thank you Gigi...I read your reply before I headed off for bed last night and this morning I used your exact phrasing "do your best, I'm not afraid of it!". It feels very empowering just saying those words:-) Curiously enough no back pain...it moved to my left shoulder. Crazy entertaining...

...."Personally I think tracking pain intensity can make you focus too much on your progress. This can be disheartening if you are having a slow or difficult recovery. The most important thing is to ignore the pain and focus on living your life. Don't obsess over your treatment, or how much...

This is actually day four. The most disheartening thing any physician told me: That my l4, l5 and s1 discs are a train wreck and this is about as good as it going to get. My PT told me I was going to have to relearn how to sit, sleep, turn, reach etc..... Putting me in that box had me...

When was the last time you exercised or did another physical activity? What was this activity? How did it make you feel physically and emotionally? If it is has been a while since you last exercised, why? Hi this is Becs. I exercised last this Tuesday. I walked on the treadmill for 30 minutes...

Hi I'm Becs. Today I begin my TMS recovery journey--returning to my natural state of good health. I was seen last Fall at Mayo Clinic (AZ) where the orthopedist and pain management docs diagnosed me with severe myofascial pain of the piriformis and spinal stenosis of L4, L5 and S1 (after many...