#myofascial pain

[crewdlydrawn]

Crying in the club because I finally feel the rain on my skin

Translation: me, sobbing on the couch at home, because I finally forcefully worked loose the group of muscle knots under my shoulder blade and now my arm feels like it belongs to me and I can register the sensation of the fan blowing on my arm and I kinda hadn’t realize I *wasn’t feeling that* before and it’s all a little overwhelming

[greenieflor]

I have had pain in the same spot in my back for 12 years and I count it among the worst of my pain. My scoliosis pulls a short band of muscle by my shoulder blade and it's constantly tight and aggravated. But I finally went to a spine doc and he told me about trigger point injections and. It worked. I have had almost no pain in my back since the injections AND I can tell that it has activley minimized the pain I do feel. I can sit on my bed without leaning against pillows. I can fold laundry while sitting on the floor. I haven't been able to do that since I was 12. I'm gonna cry it's so fucking amazing

[seven-oomen]

A few of the potential physical effects of PTSD on the body:

Chronic pain (like fibromyalgia, crps, myofascial pain syndrome)

Chronic fatigue

Autoimmune diseases

Diabetes

Arthritis

Neurological disorders like FND (Paralysation is a possibility with FND, so yes, PTSD could potentially mean you would need a wheelchair).

Non epileptic seizures in the form of dissociations.

Gastrointestinal disorders like IBS

Dysautonomic disorders like POTS

That's not to say that PTSD always cause these problems, or these issues can only be caused by PTSD. It is however a potential.

(Still a good doctor should rule out other physical causes first before jumping on the PTSD/ "psychosomatic" bandwagon).

Also note, that just because PTSD might be causing your problems, that doesn't mean that they're not real. They are. But instead of a hardware problem, it's a software problem. Still very real, still not something that you're making up. The cause of it, is a sick brain in that case.

[inkstainedfairy]

“You’re too young to be this stiff”

Cool, so you’re gonna help me right?

MRI is tomorrow, I hope it gives us some kind of answer(s).

[reds-riding]

I’m gonna be in pain for the rest of my life. But that’s show biz baby

[thesnadger]

I may need to muscle my brain around to accepting the possibility that I'm going to be in varying levels of constant pain for more than a year, possibly several years, and I hate that more than anything in the world.

[fin1915]

SPN Family If anyone could help or share, I'd appreciate it very much.

https://gofund.me/25f52f60

[chronically-ill-and-feral]

Im so tired. I hurt all of the time. I've always hurt. I thought it was normal. I grew up in pain, thinking everyone did. As an adult now, I realize how wrong I was, how I didn't have the vocabulary to advocate for myself and how other adults ignored my pleading for help, telling me to stop being dramatic.

The fibromyalgia, myofascial pain syndrome, anxiety, depression, chronic migraines with aura, all of it. I'm just so tired. I've had an ongoing, constant migraine for the past year and a half at this point. It has been resistant to any meds the docs have pushed at me, including injections. I've lost my job and my husband is having to support us. I'm fighting for disability and it's hard. I'm so tired.

Ive lost my life. I don't feel like a person. I am un-human, not inhuman. I feel lost and small. I know my husband gets so tired of hearing how bad I feel all the time but I have no news, nothing new. I'm housebound and isolated. I miss my friends and being able to go see family. I miss being able to go grocery shopping. I miss being able to drive. I'm so tired.

Somedays, when the migraine causes my light and sound sensitivity to crank up to 11, I have to lie in my husband's closet. It's the only place dark enough and quiet enough that I don't want to eat a bullet. I'm so tired.

Even with meds, does it ever get better? Is there any modicum of relief that doesn't end up with me addicted? I can't do that. I can't become my mother. I always thought she was lying when she said she had fibro. She got diagnosed in the late 90s when docs were handing out pain pill scripts like candy. But maybe she was self medicating? I don't know and it's too late to ask. Her 2015 overdose was no shock with her past issues. I'm so tired.

My husband has to monitor me when I shower, so I don't fall and hurt myself. He has to help me dress. I'm only 30, I shouldn't feel this broken and beat down, should i?

Im just so, so very tired.

[kassandracomplex]

Fascia is much like the yarn of this sweater.

One small spot affects many. In bodywork, people often focus on what hurts instead of searching for the source.

In this example, the shoulder, the hip, and the opposite ribs would likely be what hurt, but that's not where the problem is. ✨️Everything is connected 🕸

[jadwiga-abremovic]

My uncle, who is actively dying of pancreatic cancer and COPD , will try and offer to share pain medicine with me.

My doctor won't. My doctor prescribes meditation and positive thinking.

[crewdlydrawn]

guess who just koalafied for a dispensary card

😮‍💨👌

[anotherobsessedsomething]

In bed by 10 pm, heating pad on my back, cool pads on my feet - it’s the chronic illness lifestyle 🤷‍♀️

[seven-oomen]

My physical therapist found more triggerpoints yesterday and apparently the connective tissues in my shoulders and entire back are also giving me problems. So today I am in more pain, a solid 6-7 instead of the usual 4-5. I am sluggish and tired because I took a double dose (100 mg, max dose is 150 mg) last night and I feel like non stop crying.

Current running differentials for my condition are; fibromyalgia, myofascial pain syndrome, or hypermobility spectrum disorder.

On the up side; I baked a bread today and that felt soothing and calming and if I can wake up enough I will try to write something too today.

[inkstainedfairy]

Was told I have scoliosis but that my pain otherwise could be psychogenic from repeated trauma…

MRI ordered and scheduled.

[revvetha]

mmmh what i Should be doing is heat treatments and painkillers but unfortunately preparing all that hurts more than languishing on the couch so.

[selfdiscoverymedia]

24-50. It's no Excuse, just fact.

Sara’s View of Life with Sara Troy, on air from December 10th “Yes, I have fibromyalgia, a health condition that causes daily pain and can sometimes cripple me, but that is no excuse.” No I do not feel sorry for myself, just stating a fact. Living with fibromyalgia and  Myofascial is a challenge I’ve faced for over 27 years, and I have had asthma for 68 years. The pain is constant, rarely…