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Day 15 The pain is moving!

Discussion in 'Structured Educational Program' started by Hotchocolatecup, Oct 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM.

  1. Hotchocolatecup

    Hotchocolatecup Newcomer

    The question today is: does the pain move around? How does this affect your belief in the diagnosis?

    My pain has been moving around! Or at least has not being consistent. Usually my pain is in my lower back on my right side. I had one odd moment when it moved to the left. Lots of moments where I've exercised and the whole time I exercise I don't feel the pain at all and I can bend over just fine. Yesterday I had really sharp neck pain which didn't match with anything that I did that day other than maybe sleeping weird but that isn't really a neck trauma causing activity...today after sleeping it has subsided significantly. Also had a weird day where I woke up with pain deep in my lower throat. I didn't feel sick or anything, just pain with swallowing like a marble was way down by my clavicles. That was also gone the next day. I've noticed some mild headache symptoms for very brief periods...I usually don't get headaches. When I first started I also noticed some pain in one of my fingers, also very weird since nothing happened to it. That pain has also disappeared. I notice I am holding my breath a lot and try to take some deep breaths, breathing into wherever I feel pain or tension. I also notice my pain is usually greater in the morning and gets better over the day...not really sure why that might be, but today I haven't had back pain this morning, so that also ebbs and flows.

    I feel like this greatly affects my belief in the diagnosis. I'm finding myself more prone to go hmm...I'm feeling pain...I wonder what I am feeling stress, fear, pressure, or criticism about... and that mindset goes a long way! I've been telling myself too when I feel pain that it's not dangerous. I've proved to myself by exercising that there is no pattern to the pain getting worse or better with active movement which is such a relief! I love to be able to exercise again, even if I feel pain that day, I know I'm not going to hurt my body. I totally believe this is TMS.
     
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  2. JanAtheCPA

    JanAtheCPA Beloved Grand Eagle

    Amazing, right? But true!
     

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