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khamira
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 Posted - 10/04/2004 : 12:46:16
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Hello everyone,
Have any of you experienced what is called in medical terminology as TROCHANTERIC BURSITIS? It is a pain experienced at the site of Greater Trochanter (lateral thigh)-the pain gets worse on lying on that side. And also does anyone have ISCHIAL BURSITIS? I was wondering if these both are TMS?
plz kindly advice, thanks |
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tennis tom
USA
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Posted - 10/04/2004 : 18:33:48
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Thanks for reminding me Khamira. For a while there, trochantaric bursitis was one of the self-diagnosis I made after reading my sports injury book. Ischial bursitis sounds impressive too. These terms are much cooler at cocktail parties than arthritis, which I was finally diagnosed with, by the docs. Believe me, I'm not making light of your pain. It just amuses me, looking back now, to remember the pantheon of anatomical injuries I suspected I may have had.
If I were laying bets, I would say, the odds are 80%, that your pain stems from TMS. If you get x-rays, like I did, the radiological report will probably come up with arthritis.
I wish I had never gotten my x-rays, because the image of that thin layer of cartelege, that the docs say is arthritis, has been nearly impossible to remove from my mind's-eye.
Khamira, stop reading medical books and keep reading Sarno instead. |
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khamira
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Posted - 10/06/2004 : 02:54:04
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thank you tennis tom, for your reply and suggestions. My Xray showed degenerative changes on right side (where I have lower back pain and sciatica) but no abnormalities whatsoever on my left side where I have trochanteric bursitis.
I wish I could opt not to read medical books but I cant help it cause' being a physician myself i have to stay abreast of the stuff and also to keep revising older stuff. but u know what-this knowledge that emphasizes on PHYSICAL is what is probably not letting me get better- u r so right... |
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tennis tom
USA
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Posted - 10/06/2004 : 09:36:49
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Dear Khamira, how ironic that I, a lowly, mediocre senior tennis player, is giving medical advice to a doctor. I apolgize for any offenses I have heaped at your profession. Believe me it is nothing personal. I forgot that you are a physician. I sypathize with your quandry-you must read medical books and they re-inforce the stuctural diagnosis.
Sarno said few would accept his TMS theory. I believe he also said TMS devotees are of above average intellegence. The search for the truth and deseminating it is a lonely profession. The messanger is the one who does most of the suffering.
I haven't thrown out my bookcase full of anatomy and medical books with my supplements. I still think the books have some value in depicitng what a marvalously enginereed, self-healing, work the human body is. I just reject the diagnosis of the radiological reports. They are made by some radioloigist that I have never met or spoken with. I am amazed that the Doc's who read it, accept it, whole-cloth.
There are so few TMS doctors on the planet-why don't you become one? Intern with the Good Doctor at NYU hospital or at least have him diagnose you and if he says it's TMS, go through his program. I believe most of the few TMS doctors have studied with him. The planet could use more TMS doctors. San Francisco has NONE. If you hang your shingle here, I'll be your first patient and refer you many more.
Best wishes,
tt |
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Texasrunner
USA
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Posted - 10/06/2004 : 09:43:23
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| Khamira- In my experience, TROCHANTERIC BURSITIS is a common running injury. Ususally nothing more than the Illio tibial band rubbing over the prominent part of the bone. Always clears up. In your case, obviously TMS! I'd ignore the Xrays. Dr. Marc Sopher, who studied under Sarno, likes to point out one of his cases: a man came in with a chronically painful hip. The man had an MRI from his previous doctor, which showed "degenerative changes." Sopher asked the fellow to humor him and have an MRI done of the good hip. The MRI showed the same degenerative changes as the bad hip, yet there was no pain. After that, the man accepted the TMS diagnosis, and the pain went away. PS- Dr. Sarno even mentions TROCHANTERIC BURSITIS as a common TMS symptom in one of his books. |
Edited by - Texasrunner on 10/06/2004 09:44:22 |
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khamira
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Posted - 10/07/2004 : 14:26:01
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Thank you Tennis Tom and Texasrunner ....
tennis tom..i was not offended at all. as a matter of fact I apologize if I offended you... I just mentioned my being a physician because this in more ways than one is delaying my recovery.
Thankyou for your encouraging words. Yes I am now leaning towards specializing in TMS-to be able to futher the cause and help so many like myself...but that is only possible once I myself get better to get back to work.. the most important thing i m not doing is to follow a program on a daily basis to fight TMS. If anyone has any suggestions as to what to do daily, i would so appreciate.
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klc183
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Posted - 10/10/2004 : 19:12:32
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| I have had that pain, but I did not know it was a bursitis. It has now become hip flexor pain (adductor) pain that goes down my inner thigh to my knee. |
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floridaboy
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Posted - 10/11/2004 : 18:48:42
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| khamira, I recently purchased Fred Amir's book Rapid Recovery from Back and Neck Pain. It has a "daily" program that seems to be very good (with goal setting, rewards, punishment, etc) Also, Dr Brady out of Orlando has a very good video tape series that I recently watched that has daily journaling. I think if you read Amir's story one of two things will happen. 1. It will scare the hell out of you or 2. Give you tremendous hope that someone that was bad as Amir could get better...quickly. It is worth the $15 or whatever it costs on Amazon. |
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Trochanteric Bursitis- any thoughts?
