Advice on annular tear and mri results

[Magrego]

Yeh I worked out that the disc mobilization totally screwed my central nervous system. I am really not happy that I was told by my myofascial therapist he damaged my nerves and triggered my triggerpoints and central nervous system to go hay wire. Pretty much the therapist is making some progress but seems my mental state is finding it hard to accept this physo ruined my life.

I know I have chronic myofascial pain and possibly more as my organs were being squeezed. I wonder if I have fibro from the trauma as I am mentally struggling at times. I found I'm worst at night or first thing in the morning but I am never tired. Insomnia like

It's impossible to see my pain from a outsider but my girlfriend says it's in my eyes. I really hope I get better cos the pain is everywhere even in my eyes when reading. Any part of my body hurrts now. It goes away at random times and u start to think your getting better but it returns . I never thought you could get an invisible disease. I wish I could sit down cos people think I am anxious but I just can't sit for 1- 5 mins at a time.

I am determined to beat this disease but geese it's hard when most people won't believe you. I don't receive any medical help because they don't know about my illness in new south wales.

Thanks to the support on the forum as it has really helped. If anyone has questions about widespread pain. Firstly myofascial release really does help. I think it heals in an unpredictable way or mabe it's just a disease playing mind games with me at the moment. If I do get better I will post what helped me.

If anyone was cured from fibromyalgia or chronic myofascial pain please post up I want my life back

[dshobbies]

Perhaps it's time to consider alternative therapies like acupuncture, bio-feedback, etc. Might help -

[Hooch]

If your major problem is severe chronic lower back pain that prevents you from sitting and working and you are in NSW, go see Diwan at the Spine Service at St George Private.

They will hook you up with physio and injections and surgery if it is indicated/desired.

If you mentally collapse under the burden of constant debilitating pain (and everyone does, eventually), all sorts of wierd things keep happening.

I wouldn't be in a rush to give yourself a non-diagnosis like fibro or cmp.

[Magrego]

Thanks for the advice. I am going to keep doing myofascial release and try together an ultrasound Of my abdominals. I have had irritable bowl syndrome for months that has slowly diminished a bit since seeing the therapist.

I have triggapoints goin nuts. In psoas , hips ,diaphragm, thighs , neck back hands, shoulders,

I'm very anxious sometimes. Mood swings ,depression, the worst is the feeling in my stomach, the upper back muscles, and lower back muscles , abdominals, especially rectus abdominous , prevent me from sitting, when I try to sit and work I get a big ball of pressure in different areas mainly my psoas I think. And back area. It's friggn cruel to not b able to sit I'm over it after 8 months and I'm 28 . It's not cool if u can't drink alcohol or even soda. I've drank water for months I look fit and strong. I still have strenghth but I buckle to some degree. My muscles were extremely tight and I found tender spots in most of my body when I do the release points. I must admit this is unbelievably hard to stay calm all the time but meditating can help if I'm not too anxious. I think my mental state can't handle the pain without getting other problems like depression. I'm just fed up sometimes trying to keep positive when it just keeps doin random pains

It is totally amazing how much I understand now about my pain . I am in tune with my pain with no pain killers now. I stoped taking endep 10 mg 3 days ago. I hope it was a good idea but they were making me crazy. I am having irrational thoughts which I am a little worried but I would think anyone who lost their passions would be .

I have muscular problems all over and If I use my body repetedly say even using my iPhone is killing my shoulder arms and hands.

Anyway il keep trying , ima try triggapoints with my tennis ball and eliminate the nasty mysterious triggerpoints

Are there more sinister underlying conditions that could be causing my problems? I assume cmp or fibro is up there because no body else is too worried lol It at times feels like I'm dying but I don't show signs of blood. My therapist recommended to have my organs ultrasound . I'm going tommorrow to see a doc again. Atleast this new one listens but has only heard of fibro. I think I have chronic myofascial pain but frequently question fibro. I can't sleep in any position comfortably it's crazy. God knows what I have and I just hope he can shed some light on me cos I have learnt my lesson now to look after my body and hope I can get that second chance. If i end up employing people I will make sure they are comfortable on ergo chairs lol

I need to go back and finish 9 units to get my degree. I wonder if I can do university if I can't sit down but if I don't get better soon I'm going to die trying lol I need that degree

Cheers Magrego

[Maria]

I don't know about where you're at tho here in the states universities have Disabled Student Resources dept.

At the age of 28 when I was injured and then starting my MSN (masters of science in nursing) at around 30 I didn't want to go there as in associating myself w/"disabled" but I ran into some resistance re my not being able to "sit" at a desk for a class or two so I pulled out that stop and went there.

Had the backing of this dept and nursing dept provided a beanbag chair which at the time I could sit in off the side to the front of class and semi recline as i could not sit on my tailbone for anything for years at least not for any amount of time.

In grad statistics class the instructor was really understanding and allowed me to lay across one table. Yeah it was sorta uncomfortable and yeah people would say stuff but I really didn't care as I was going to get that Masters degree and remain employed since I couldn't work as a staff nurse any longer re hours/work/various things. The MSN clinicals were Ok and I didn't put them back to back like most people did rather had 4 hour clinicals 3 x/week and took a bit longer to finish program. Didn't care, finished it, got my Masters, got several jobs and prolonged my career until 2000 w/work that was much easier for me as it involved no lifting only seeing patients/administrative work.

You do what ya gotta do. re the symptoms you have it does sound like might be fibromyalgia then again could be a mix of things. Seeing the right specialist is the best answer. Finding that one or the ones might be like finding a needle in the haystack tho I'm sure over time you will.

Re emotions I think anyone cut down in their prime is going to be thinking some pretty mean stuff. I know I did. Not to mention it took me years to keep from reinjuring myself because I was young when I got injured and I was energetic, worked out, hiked, was very fit and did all the things a young person who loves to be active does!

Being older and needing downtime is much easier. Friends are way more understanding and even seem to have their own stuff that might slow them down as well.

hang in there and try what you're trying. You seem to have a very good grip on everything esp. for your age and what you're going thru.

[jsewell]

Magrego,
I feel bad as you are so young to be going through a mysterious pain problem. I don't know details about fibro, but i have a lot of endocrinology problems. WHen my spine surgeon suggested i might have fibromyalgia i asked my endocrinologist . My endo said he thinks fibro is just an undiagnosed endocrine problem. I don't want to add confusion to you, but maybe you could find an excellent endocrinologist and see if something is going on. One thing if you are on pain meds for a while it decreases testosterone levels. I have found this happened to me as women have a little testosterone and i had practically none and am replacing it.
WEll it did get to a point with me where everything hurt , all my old injuries from my youth i am 53, was 50 i think at the time. So both my spine surgeon and my endocrinologist sent me to a rheumatologist. THey had already ruled out things like rheumatoid arthritis. But i was diagnosed with something you cannot have as you are way way too young., But it is called polymyalgia rheumatica and is a disease of older people (they said i was way to young to have it ) that causes inflammation in all your muscles. THe treatment was lots of steroids.
Just wanted to explain there are other possibilities and things we have never heard of , unfortunately. So my advice would be to have your endocrinology system checked out.
Let us know how it is all going,
judy

[Magrego]

Thanks for the replys I have some news finally the other day.
My si joint MRI revealed sacroiliitis grade 1-2 with small amount of edema and cyctic formation. The findings are consistent with bilateral sacroiliitis .

Wow I was surprised they actually found something there lol. It seems it is in my whole body now so Mabe it has progressed.

I tell you my life is completely changed it's actually quite amaZing how fast the human body can crumble in a matter of days that turn to months then I haunt lived the rest. But god dam Its so annoying I can't sit or be comfortable and that's the start.

Really worst thing about it is I can never be comfortable. I can see why people sometimes turn to drugs but I am trying to resist the temptation to bake my mind and body lol.

Anybody know if I sacroiliitis is a low success rate. I have sorta accepted I am going to be like this for a long time. At the same time I can't handle another minute of this.

I bought some African cichlids and my buds have been harvested so life could be worse

Anyone had any experience wit sacro problems let us know what can be done.
Thanks guys for the advice earlier I do read it just it takes me some real effort to use my iPhone to reply lol

Never thought using a touch screen could ever be painful