Hi, everyone! To me, it seems clear that I have TMS, but I also have a skeptical mind. I'm curious what others in this forum think about my case, especially those who have had bursitis. I'll try to give the short version here. In Sept. '23 my mom died suddenly and the few hours leading up to that were additionally traumatic. Three weeks later, a few hours after a long run and sorting through some boxes of her things in my garage (extra stressful for me as an organized person), I got pain in both inner knees. The right was back to normal after a few days, but the left has not been normal since. I was later diagnosed with pes anserine bursitis. My main symptom is pain in my hamstring and tendons. Cortisone shots haven't worked, or any of the other things I've tried. My doctor also said my right bursa was a little too full, and it does hurt occasionally, but never anything like the left. My MRI shows no tendinopathy and a healthy knee.
Then last July, I got a second issue during a very stressful time at work. I woke up one morning and had horrible hip pain on my right side (groin and piriformis area). I was later diagnosed with hip impingement, no evidence of labral tear. Many people have hip impingement and labral tears and no pain. I've been very active since my mid '20s (I'm about to turn 40) and never had any issues with my hip until now, despite the fact that I would have had the impingement since adolescence at the latest. This has now turned into chronic pain.
Nothing has worked for me: PT (numerous providers), chiropractic, dry needling, acupuncture, steroid injections, foam rolling, total break from running for three months. Nearly all exercise causes pain eventually. Not exercising, or staying well below my abilities, causes additional stress. A few weeks ago, I heard about TMS on the hip impingement sub reddit, not a fun place to spend time. As I began researching, it felt undeniable that this could be my problem. However, I still have doubts. Any suggestions on how to get rid of these doubts? Does this sound like TMS? Thanks!
Then last July, I got a second issue during a very stressful time at work. I woke up one morning and had horrible hip pain on my right side (groin and piriformis area). I was later diagnosed with hip impingement, no evidence of labral tear. Many people have hip impingement and labral tears and no pain. I've been very active since my mid '20s (I'm about to turn 40) and never had any issues with my hip until now, despite the fact that I would have had the impingement since adolescence at the latest. This has now turned into chronic pain.
Nothing has worked for me: PT (numerous providers), chiropractic, dry needling, acupuncture, steroid injections, foam rolling, total break from running for three months. Nearly all exercise causes pain eventually. Not exercising, or staying well below my abilities, causes additional stress. A few weeks ago, I heard about TMS on the hip impingement sub reddit, not a fun place to spend time. As I began researching, it felt undeniable that this could be my problem. However, I still have doubts. Any suggestions on how to get rid of these doubts? Does this sound like TMS? Thanks!
