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ORIGINAL: DavidsGem

Brightest Blessings
 
..., 15 years ago I suffered from a severe charlie horse in my right calf it lasted 3 months the docs put me on some heavy duty narcotics, and muscle relaxants to no avail.  After the charlie horse let go, I had muscle spasms throughout the body, and intense pain in my lower back running down my right leg....

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......long story short I have planter fasciitis (sp), ....

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...my ortho sent me to a neurologist because he thought I might have tarsal tunnel, turns out I do not have tarsal tunnel but he did find that I have bilateral chronic old pinched nerves in my lower back haven taken my history he said it was in his medical opinion that those nerves pinched 15 years ago and I was misdiagnosed. I was also prescribed physical therapy for the foot, my therapist took my history and then looked and touched my back, and said how the hell do you walk and function? ...

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Some organic things I have found to help the pain for everybody else, yoga I am not talking about those pretzel moves LOL, I take something called gentle yoga it is designed for senior citizens, it is as the name states very gentle stretching, it helps a wee bit and gets you socializing. The other is water aerobics also designed for seniors and the physically disabled, the water supports you so no jarring on joints. Meditation also takes you out of the pain for a tiny little bit. Also upon waking each morning I find one wee thing to be positive about each day and cling to it, some days are harder than others but it allows me to smile at least a little each day. If your body tells you to sleep, then sleep the body heals itself through sleep, most of us will not be healed but it is out bodies way of telling us that it needs to repair whatever it can.

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ORIGINAL: amelliagrace

Don't forget to roll your instep on a soda can or tennis ball before getting out of bed, or sitting on the side of the bed, before the shoes go on.  In the beginning, tighter shoes like snug fitting, high quality running shoes may be even better for you than Crocs or other cushie shoes.
 
Grace

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ORIGINAL: selenaMD

Greetings phoenix,

Glad to hear that you are feeling so much better, and to see that you are feeling so much more positive.  Pain can really wear us down, and it showed in your previous posts.  So happy to see you back to your chipper self!  I'll keep my fingers crossed that you can get into the pain management clinic quickly!

wishing you a super duper Tuesday,
selena{MD}
devoted property of Master Mark

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ORIGINAL: selenaMD

Greetings twinkle,

I can understand in some ways your feelings about being in a wheelchair.  My mom was a heart patient her entire life, and after experiencing a grade 5 heart attack, she needed to use a wheelchair as well as oxygen to get around.  I was about 14 at the time, and this one time we went to a county fair we always went to as a family.  When I was pushing her around, the people who saw her (for some reason I don't comprehend) seemed to think that being in a wheelchair equated to her having a subnormal mental capacity.  They tended to talk to me about her, as if she couldn't understand what they were saying or respond for herself.  For my mom, who was an extremely vital and intelligent woman in drove her to tears.  She got up to look at something at one of the stands, and I sat down in the chair (cause I had been pushing her around in it for hours and was a bit tired), immediately people who walked past me, started to give me those smiles you give to a small child who can't talk yet.  As I said, I am not sure why this is the way people's minds seem to work, but that day I really got to see that mentality in action.  Just try to remember that it is that person's shortcoming and lack of understanding, don't take ownership of it.  When I was 22 a large door fell on my leg destroying my knee by tearing my ACL, LCL, MCL and meniscus.  For 8 months I walked with crutches, and no one seemed to think twice about it, but once I "graduated" to a cane, I began to get those same looks I did that day at the fair in my mom's wheelchair.  Because I took ownership of their responses, I stopped using my cane and quite quickly reinjured myself.  Next time I graduated, I decided I didn't care what other people thought, I was going to use that cane, and use it with pride in my accomplishments.  As mentioned previously, it is only a tool, it doesn't define who you are.  If you need to use it, take pride in the fact that you are still going out into the wide wide world, doing things, enjoying things, as opposed to staying home, denying yourself of the pleasures in life you could be enjoying "if only".  It shows your strength, your willingness to continue to embrace life irregardless of any limitations placed on you with you illness.  For that, I tip my hat to you.  Know there are many others who give up those few remaining bastions of freedom, it speak of a strong person that you don't!

wishing you well,
selena{MD}
devoted property of Master Mark

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ORIGINAL: Karynn

Phoenix and twinkle and anyone else thinking of using a cane,

Just think, if you have one in a theme park, you can get head of the line privileges. That's being treated like royalty, isn't it? Maybe it isn't that they're staring at you because you look strange. Maybe they're admiring you because you look regal!

K

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ORIGINAL: MontrealPhoenix
I must admit to being much better at helping others get what they need than doing the same for myself.  Right now i just need to get that referral to the pain clinic and see what date they offer me.

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ORIGINAL: smilezz

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Hi everyone...

While i am not Gorean, and i see that this thread is stated as such....i hope y'all don't mind me just tossing this out here.

How does a person get to the point of acceptance with pain? I guess what I mean is....if one does not acknowledge it, no matter how much you hurt throughout the day, you just keep on going with the flow of life....how do you get past that? or would that be called denial?

I'm just curious....

Happy Wednesday!!

~smilezz~

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ORIGINAL: Maahsatti

Karyn, Congrats and thank you.

Phoenix, Thank you to you as well, for your kind thoughts and concerns.
Tym was write about the frozen bag of peas and Im sorry to hear these little accidents add so much more to your already existing pain.

twinkle, never ever lower your head in shame for something like that.again Tym is right, it is a tool. I did not like having to use a cain at first, but it has helped and thats all that matters, and when I can I am darn well going to get one of those hover round chairs.

Tym, Im not a cuddly type of person either...lol...but right back at you, I will give you a hug or cuddle any time...I know the pain you endure we share much of the same ailments and believe me, just having you to talk with and as support has been incredably helpful. I actually have an unbelieveable support system with all my friends, new friends and old friends...I do not think I would have been able to keep it together as long as I have if it was not for my older friends..and they know who they are, here.

I strongly believe, that God does not give us more then we can handle..I know it feels like he does..a lot..but he knows how strong we really are and he knows the people in our lives will lend us even more strength.
twinkle, this thread alone has been an incredable source of support for so many and I feel will continue to be so, for many more.
You are a beautiful soul and I love you to pieces.

Maah