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| meluveitie |
Posted - 05/16/2015 : 11:01:27
Hey guys, so trying to figure out of this is TMS. About 2 years ago, I moved to a new city for a rigorous grad program and leaving behind friends. After the change, pretty much immediately started having back pain only while I slept (usually after a few hours it would just get stiff and sore). After several months it got to the point where I'd have to get up and move around it was so bad. I did research and it pointed to autoimmune disorders causing the pain only at night after being immobile for a few hours. I got checked out by a rheumatologist but couldn't find anything but a slightly elevated ANA which is apparently common. I tried out several beds to no avail, and found I can actually sleep on my couch with no pain at all, but only my couch - never a bed! It's very weird. I was wondering if anyone has ever heard of something like this, if this could be a TMS equivalent if it's only at night (and seemingly only on a bed?) Would appreciate anyone's feedback! |
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| summabody |
Posted - 05/28/2015 : 16:22:17
I used to experience EXCRUCIATING back pain - in my dreams - in high school. A few times it manifested in real life, I remember being carried out of a friend's home once, but mostly in my sleep. It would be so sharp it would wake me up and disappear upon waking.
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| tennis tom |
Posted - 05/18/2015 : 19:13:14
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Originally posted by meluveitie
... After the change, pretty much immediately started having back pain only while I slept (usually after a few hours it would just get stiff and sore).
...I did research and it pointed to autoimmune disorders causing the pain only at night after being immobile for a few hours.
...I got checked out by a rheumatologist but couldn't find anything but a slightly elevated ANA which is apparently common.
...It's very weird. I was wondering if anyone has ever heard of something like this, if this could be a TMS equivalent...
An "autoimmune disorder" would be about the last thing on my list to suspect for the back-pain that you described--but I'm only a tennis player so what do I know? Where did you find this and what is the condition called? The key element in your post is that a rheumy couldn't find anything wrong! This should be a massive relief for you--is it? What is ANA?
From the Rahe-Holmes Stress Scale:
*Change in residence 20
*Change in schools 20
*Change in sleeping habits 16
"...there are so many things little and big that are tms, I wouldn't have time to write about all of them": Told to icelikeaninja by Dr. Sarno
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"...the human emotional system was not designed to endure the mental rigors of a tennis match." Dr. Allen Fox
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"All my friends in Los Angeles are the sensitive type. They all have like all the diseases like Chronic Fatigue, Epstien Barr, Fibromyalgia. Like all the diseases where the only symptoms seem to be you had a really crappy childhood and at the prospect of full time work ya feel kinda achy and tired."
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| altherunner |
Posted - 05/18/2015 : 11:39:39
I wonder if moving to a new city might be causing additional stress internally and pain? |
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