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| unchoops93 |
Posted - 06/30/2011 : 11:32:20
Hi All, I am so thankful to have found this forum. Over a month ago I was training for a half marathon, virtually pain free. Two days after the race I could barely get out of bed because of lower back pain. I headed to the chiro where it was believed I had a rotated sacrum. Xrays, though did not show a rotation, but I began receiving adjustment 3 times a week and the pain was minimized wuite a bit. Soon after I began the adjustments, I had a flare up in my left foot where the big toe meets the foot. It was warm to the touch and very sensitive. I headed to the foot doctor where he completed an xray that which slowed some arhritis in the left big toe, but nothing at the flared up joint. He collected fluid from the joint and all tests came back negative. He also gave me a cortizone shot which helped the inflammation/pain. A few days later I noticed swelling in my right ankle. There was no pain at first, but a few days later I could not put much pressure on the ankle...in the morning. After an hour or so, the ankle seemed to unlock and did not seem as weak, and the pain subsided, but I still struggled with quick movements and walking down stairs. I started reading Dr. Sarno's book, Healing Back Pain and felt very confident that I was dealing with TMS. When the back pain left, I started having pain the neck and shoulder area. Each day seemed to bring with it a new body part that wanted attention. I whole heartedly invested in the idea that I needed to work through some things emotionally and that I could manage the TMS over time. I felt such a sense of relief. This morning, however, my left knee was/is very swollen. My ankle remains swollen,as well - nearly two weeks later. I worry that these may be symptoms of arthritis rather than TMS. Any thoughts? |
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| unchoops93 |
Posted - 06/30/2011 : 21:31:32
Hi Tennis Tom!
Yes, I was referring to rheumatoid arthritis. None of the inflammations -(toe, ankle, or knee) were sports related. The toe and ankle occurred well after any run or jog. The knee flared up overnight. With both the ankle and the knee I am hearing a lot of 'popping' sounds. It's very frustrating and kinda scary. I have never felt so immobilized.
As for the half marathon, I felt terrific the whole time. I am not good about hydrating, but other than that I can't pinpoint any other mistakes/missteps during the run.
I am definitely trying to get in touch with my head and find out the root of possible anger and or frustration. Just when I feel like things are going well another body part goes out of whack. This might be my brain's way of telling me to slow down- maybe try yoga for a while. I am happy to listen, I just don't want to overlook anything.
Thanks for taking the time to respond,
Meghan |
| tennis tom |
Posted - 06/30/2011 : 17:46:09
Congratulations on running your half-marathon. By "RA" are you referring to rheumatoid arthritis? If so that is a completely different thing from osteo-arthritis and you wouldn't be dealing with that from a sports injury. I've run thirteen marathons and never heard of a "rotated sacrum". Of course the sacrum rotates with each stride, but are they talking about some kind of "exorcist" like rotation? What ever, I view chiros as quacks but I'm sure some of them are perfectly nice people and sincerely wish to help folks, but you'd probably benefit more from a massage or a good soak in a hot-tub.
You're obviously a very healthy person or you would not have been able to complete a half-marathon. Were you in any pain during the race? If not then you didn't suffer any trauma. Read more about TMS, figure out what's going on emotionaly, find a TMS doctor for a dx or call one for a phone consultation. I believe Dr. Sopher, an excellent TMS doctor, who has written a book with a picture of him running on the cover, will even review x-rays mailed to him.
DR. SARNO'S 12 DAILY REMINDERS:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0dKBFwGR0g
TAKE THE HOLMES-RAHE STRESS TEST
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmes_and_Rahe_stress_scale
Some of my favorite excerpts from _THE DIVIDED MIND_ :
http://www.tmshelp.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2605
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| unchoops93 |
Posted - 06/30/2011 : 17:07:33
Thanks Art. I've actually run quite a few halfs and regularly run 6-7 miles so in order to prepare for a race I start adding a mile a week for about 6wks before the run. Nothing major.
I have not been running in over a month. I've gone out for a few jogs but they have not been fun. Since the swollen ankle, 2wks ago, I have just been using the elliptical and nothing too strenuous, so I really can't explain the swollen knee or the continued swelling of the ankle.
As for a test for arthritis I think the answer is no. The foot doctor mentioned that he could see arthritis on the xray of the foot but I don't believe there is a blood test or the like to identify arthritis.
Thanks again for your feedback!
Meghan |
| art |
Posted - 06/30/2011 : 12:24:29
The conventional wisdom is to have potential injuries checked out by a physician. Of course that's dicey, because they tend to find things. But the idea is to rule out anything potentially serious. There are several runners on the forum, and we're always struggling with the sometimes very difficult to answer question, Is it real?
The back stuff, the migrating symptoms, all seem classic TMS.
Swelling can be TMS, but it can also be something genuine. Was this your first half marathon? Were you breaking new ground with your training?
Have you been running at all since? Is there a definitive test for arthritis?
If it were me, I'd assume TMS and proceed cautiously.
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