Enrique
Well known member
Hi All,
There's a joke I remember about a dog that's sitting on a nail. The owner and the dog are out on the porch and the neighbor is visiting/talking. Every once in a while the dog howls very loudly. Finally, the neighbor asks, why does your dog howl like that. "Oh, he's sitting on a nail", the owner replies. "Why doesn't he get up and move?" asks the visitor. The owner replies "Because it doesn't hurt THAT bad".
I think of this because it seems to describe my situation. I've overcome some really bad pain in my hands, back, neck, etc, etc. Overcome it to the point where I do very strenuous activities these days like run, bike, swim. But I still have some stuck pain that "doesn't hurt that bad".
For instance, I have pain in my low back almost all the time, but on a scale of 1 to 10 it's only like a 1 or 2. It doesn't hurt bad enough for me to be motivated to do anything about it, but it is there. The muscles, nerves, tendons, or whatever in that low back area are in some sort of stuck pain mode. Like I said, I can still do most things I want to do, which is why I don't "get off the nail" and do anything about it. I hardly really feel it at all, but I do feel it the most when I bend to touch my toes or when I bend backward.
I've never seen a doctor about it because they are typically useless to me as they know nada about TMS. I believe it is TMS because it gets worse during high stress periods. I just go on with my life.
However, after a few years of living with it, I thought I'd ask if anyone is in a similar situation... where you have some pain that lingers, but really doesn't affect you negatively enough so you don't really do anything about it.
I usually don't talk about this minor, lingering pain because there are others with more debilitating pain who need help. However, I am considering therapy of some sort to rid myself of this. I'm just not decided on if I want to spend my money on it since it's not really affecting me much. I just don't feel motivated enough I suppose.
Anyone else in this situation or perhaps has been in the past?
E
There's a joke I remember about a dog that's sitting on a nail. The owner and the dog are out on the porch and the neighbor is visiting/talking. Every once in a while the dog howls very loudly. Finally, the neighbor asks, why does your dog howl like that. "Oh, he's sitting on a nail", the owner replies. "Why doesn't he get up and move?" asks the visitor. The owner replies "Because it doesn't hurt THAT bad".
I think of this because it seems to describe my situation. I've overcome some really bad pain in my hands, back, neck, etc, etc. Overcome it to the point where I do very strenuous activities these days like run, bike, swim. But I still have some stuck pain that "doesn't hurt that bad".
For instance, I have pain in my low back almost all the time, but on a scale of 1 to 10 it's only like a 1 or 2. It doesn't hurt bad enough for me to be motivated to do anything about it, but it is there. The muscles, nerves, tendons, or whatever in that low back area are in some sort of stuck pain mode. Like I said, I can still do most things I want to do, which is why I don't "get off the nail" and do anything about it. I hardly really feel it at all, but I do feel it the most when I bend to touch my toes or when I bend backward.
I've never seen a doctor about it because they are typically useless to me as they know nada about TMS. I believe it is TMS because it gets worse during high stress periods. I just go on with my life.
However, after a few years of living with it, I thought I'd ask if anyone is in a similar situation... where you have some pain that lingers, but really doesn't affect you negatively enough so you don't really do anything about it.
I usually don't talk about this minor, lingering pain because there are others with more debilitating pain who need help. However, I am considering therapy of some sort to rid myself of this. I'm just not decided on if I want to spend my money on it since it's not really affecting me much. I just don't feel motivated enough I suppose.
Anyone else in this situation or perhaps has been in the past?
E
