Hi am new here. Lower back pain gone, but new pain in left leg!

[Back-To-Golf]

Hi, back-to-golf. I like that doctor's advice:

"Don't go for surgery. I have done hundreds of surgery similar to your case and found that they don't solve the problem most of them time. Just live healthier, lose weight, exercise more and learn to work through the pain. It will heal."

At that time, I pressed him further for "why?". He kinda shrugged and told me, people age, its nature, just live with it. He reiterate again...don't go for surgery!".

I'll be 84 in June and thanks to TMS "Knowledge Penicillin," am not in pain and not sick or even taking an aspirin or Advil.
I used to golf every weekend but not since I got my first dog 40 years ago. I've substituted golf for walking my dogs.

I try to stay away from doctors and hospitals. Sick people go to them. Two doctors wanted to cut into my neck because they thought I had cancer.
I told them no, to take a culture instead. I almost had to yell at them but they finally gave in and had the culture taken. It turned out I didn't have
any cancer, just a tiny water blister which went away by itself.

A good dog has become much more populous than a good doctor who knows about TMS and keeps his knife to himself.

Hi Walt,
good to hear that! Indeed, the more I learn about TMS and the more deep rooted my belief is, I find more things become clearer.
All my questions that these millionaire doctors couldn't answer becomes clear!

These are questions I ask at least 5 doctors (who mumbled some mumbo jumbo technical terms without answering my questions):
1. If the pain is caused by disc pinching against nerve, shouldn't I be in constant pain instead of having pain-free period of months/years in between?
2. If the pain is trigger by disc pinching against nerve, how does doing physio and strengthening my core help since the disc is still herniated?
3. If the pain is trigger by disc pinching against nerve, then shouldn't surgery guarantee success? Why is success rate so low?

 

[nora1879]

Hi everyone, I just discover this amazing thing called TMS recently.

I am a victim of lower back pain over the last 8 to 10 years. Visited numerous specialists, taken MRIs and diagnose as having a disc protrusion at L5. While I can have relatively painfree period of between 1 to 2 years timeframe, I notice the cycle between my back spasm becomes shorter recently e.g. spasm every 3-4 months. Therefore I decided to go for minor lower back surgery, namely nucleoplasty - September 2014.

I was however disappointed and devastated when I have another attack immediately 1 months after surgery.

That's when I come across TMS while surfing the internet and decided to read the books, "Mind over back pain" and "Healing Back pain". I can relate to most if not all the symptoms described in the book!

I remember after reading the book, I literally jump out of bed and next moment, cringe in anticipation, but amazingly, no pain! Its now December (2 months since reading the books) and I have never felt better! If I has only known earlier of TMS, it would probably save me lots of pain and frustration.

But I notice while my lower back pain seem to have dissipated, there is a new found pain in my buttocks now that's slowly going down my left leg. Is this the pain trying to find a new 'hiding' place? What should I do about it? Its mentally very difficult not to think of it as sciatic pain since my supposedly diagnosis is L5 disc issue.

I live in Singapore (Asia). Would anyone be able to recommend any TMS practioner in this part of the world?

Else what can I do?

Thanks a million.

 

[nora1879]

As a new member who about one month ago was given a diagnosis of sciatica, like you, I too suspect it might be a case of TMS. However, even though on an intellectual level I tend to agree with Dr. Sarno ( I have his books and DVD) I am seemingly unable to accept it on a deeper emotional level. At present I am about 1/3rd the way through a PT program and am reluctant to stop it. With me, I am pain free when driving and sitting, but both standing and walking really bothers me. It is, for sure, a huge challenge when one is in great pain to view it from a purely psychological place, but I also trust that in time I will be able to do so. With a whole lot of patience and self-compassion, I believe I will be able to let go of this pain soon. I wish the same for all who are in this painful place. Thank you.