Oh yea, a mini corner. There are a lot evidence of TMS in action. I used to call it voodoo science until I saw it in myself. I am a worrier by nature, and I thought I can "worry the pain" away by reading everything in PubMed and finding the best surgeon.
I got to be frank, before surgery, I thought everyone here is like from some cult. No offence please. I am glad I found this "cult", now.
Why you guys say "Think psychological", what do you mean exactly. The pain just keep asking me to think structural, and the only thing I managed to do is just distract myself, by watching soccer, doing work, talking to colleagues, talking to my wife, talking to my daughters. But because the pain is more or less constant, (not pain, more tension than anything), no matter how I distract it, it will pop up and ask me to "hey bro
is structural! you need to come solve it" or "hey bro, you need to lie down".
Think psychological. Since the back pain started, it was in a period of high stress. I was feeling the world is collapsing on me and what I set up to achieve in life is not going anywhere. Right now Stress is going down. Work has become better. Family is good. Now this back pain itself is the major source of stress. Or maybe that was its whole purpose:to overwhelm.
So what should I think of, when the "hey bro this is structural" words come into my mind. Think of current stressors? Which I cannot think of....if there is....is linked to my back always. Like I am afraid of going on an overseas trip with my boss because I cannot sit for long. Think of good food for lunch dinner help abit...haha.
And I used to have IBS before back pain, now no more....hehehe. How I wish my IBS returns and back pain gone. IBS is so much more manageable for me and I know there is nothing wrong with my gastro-intestinal ever. I think this back thing is so persistent because it was an "old" injury.
