Have you seen a regular Dr? and have been cleared of all medical issues that is causing your discomforts ?
I actually heard great things about dr. Gwodz while listening to a webinar by Steve ozanich here on the tmswiki. So I called him just to see what he was all about and he couldn't have been a nicer guy. He took the time to answer a few of my questions, gave me some helpful advice and told me he would gladly help me if I could save up the money to see him. Seems like a really good guy and I'm going to try to see him in the future if need be. But I'm still wondering if anybody knows of a good tms doc somewhere in new England or closer to maine, or even in Florida since I might be taking a trip there
how can listen to that webinar by Steve ozanich ?
Sounds like a therapist would be a better choice…as your md cleared you then its tms and there are some emotional factor you need to dig out that you can do.
Hello helenback. I actually live in Bangor maine. And yes I've heard of herzog too. Unfortunately I called his office and he no longer practices with tms anymore. I have also heard Dr sopher is good but I've heard even better things about dr gwodz. I also spoke with dr. Gwodz for ten minutes or so and he's an extremely nice guy and was very helpful considering I was just briefly explaining my situation over the phone. I am like you in that I have explored every emotion I can possibly think of, I have journaled over and over, I have cried, I have mended some relationships, I have tried unsuccessfully to mend other relationships. From the sounds of it I have made a lot more progress than you have so far given that roughly 75% of my pain is gone, but for me, I think it would help me rid myself of the rest of the pain if I could sit down with a good tms doc and have them tell me to my face that all my pain is tms related and what I need to do to get rid of the rest of it. I may take a trip to see Dr gwodz this summer if I haven't fully healed by then. Keep up the work and you'll continue to see positive results. You cannot allow yourself to be scared of your pain anymore. You also have to do your best to not let your pain distract you, and to do things that make you happy. Be kind to yourself.
I keep telling myself that they will tell me something I already know. To me there can't be any other reason that I've made as much progress as I have. But I have two places where I have pain...my low to mid back which I've had an mri on and my doctor couldn't find anything wrong except a herniated disc which I know to be no big deal...on the other hand I have a deep pain near what I assume to be where the top of my femur connects to my hip. I can run and jump and play basketball but when I lift my leg straight up in front of me or inward toward myself like when putting a sock on, I have a deep pain and when I put my leg back down that area has a deep pop. I haven't had an mri on this area yet because for one I've tried telling myself it's nothing to see if it will go away, and two because I'm still paying off my last mri. Also I know that doctors will look for any reason they can to tell you why you have pain, so if something minor pops up on the mri, I don't want them telling me that I have something wrong. I'd much rather have a tms doc look at it and tell me that there is nothing wrong...if you can't tell I overanalyze everything haha
