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    My 14 year old son

    Hi Mark, My son said that the biofeedback did help a little bit. When he was in pain his muscles were definitely clutched very tightly and the...
    Post by: stephb, Apr 6, 2015 in forum: Support Subforum
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    New guy with lots of questions

    Well, the new symptoms can still be a version of your brain's temper tantrum. Are any of the symptoms things I talked about that my son...
    Post by: stephb, Dec 1, 2014 in forum: Support Subforum
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    New guy with lots of questions

    Ugh, it's too bad financial issues have to get tangled up in the middle of all of this - there is nothing as stressful! I am so grateful that my...
    Post by: stephb, Dec 1, 2014 in forum: Support Subforum
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    Getting out of comfort zone = Flare - Help!

    Hi, I'm the mom whose son is 70% cured from pelvic pain using TMS. There is a 3 page thread a few threads down where I wrote (a lot - it was...
    Post by: stephb, Dec 1, 2014 in forum: Support Subforum
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    The viciouscycleness of it all & an interesting quote

    My son (14) has TMS, not me, but I can tell you he suffered from anxiety and/or depression since he was bullied at 8 years of age. Even before...
    Post by: stephb, Dec 1, 2014 in forum: Support Subforum
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    New guy with lots of questions

    Hey mc1986, I'm just wondering how you're doing this week?
    Post by: stephb, Dec 1, 2014 in forum: Support Subforum
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    New guy with lots of questions

    Yeah, my son begged for us to either remove his penis, give him a permanent nerve block, or even sever his spinal cord to his lower extremities...
    Post by: stephb, Nov 26, 2014 in forum: Support Subforum
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    New guy with lots of questions

    Definitely, yes. Biofeedback showed completely relaxed muscles. However, his thighs still hurt to the touch. He was in a downward spiral,...
    Post by: stephb, Nov 26, 2014 in forum: Support Subforum
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    New guy with lots of questions

    I haven't checked his trigger points, and I wouldn't anymore since I don't want him to get any ideas in his head about it being physical. But he...
    Post by: stephb, Nov 26, 2014 in forum: Support Subforum
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    New guy with lots of questions

    Oh my gosh, everything you say sounds so much like TMS. If you don't have it - I don't know who does! I have also started to think that...
    Post by: stephb, Nov 26, 2014 in forum: Support Subforum
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    New guy with lots of questions

    Well, its certainly possible you have a million different conditioned responses. When you're in pain all the time, I would imagine everything you...
    Post by: stephb, Nov 26, 2014 in forum: Support Subforum
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    New guy with lots of questions

    I was thinking about triggers and conditioned responses and thought I'd mention a few things. My son had major conditioned responses. Since we...
    Post by: stephb, Nov 25, 2014 in forum: Support Subforum
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    New guy with lots of questions

    I totally understand about having had a pretty good life. I feel the same way. My son was bullied when he was 8, however, so his life hasn't...
    Post by: stephb, Nov 25, 2014 in forum: Support Subforum
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    New guy with lots of questions

    Also - can you maybe go back on the Clonazepam for a little while? Maybe you just need to get some good Dr. Sarno training in first. Tackle the...
    Post by: stephb, Nov 25, 2014 in forum: Support Subforum
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    New guy with lots of questions

    Your wife doesn't have to have 100% confidence in TMS, she just has to pretend she does, if you know what I mean. She has to be confident to help...
    Post by: stephb, Nov 25, 2014 in forum: Support Subforum