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I have had a pain in my left side for over 4 years now. Its a mix of sharp from my shoulder to my wrist as well as a dulling pain when things calm down. I think

I have had a pain in my left side for over 4 years now. Its a mix of sharp from my shoulder to my wrist as well as a dulling pain when things calm down. I think it is related to budging disk issues, but who knows because doctors don't do anything. Every doctor has given me some vague explanation and threw medicine my way. I got a medication that is used to treat epilepsy based on a vague diagnosis. Over the past 4 years I have gone insane. I have to essentially be my own doctor because no one is willing to help me. Like the guy in the article, I too have freaked out thinking it was cancer and probably spread very far. I gave up on figuring it out. I absolutely despise doctors with a passion, so much so that I would gladly accept cancer and death into my life than have to deal with doctors. However, before death, I demand that med school gives me an MD since I have to do everything myself anyways.

nickcoury 10y ago
If you think it may be along the lines of the article and don't have a resource, I'd recommend Dr. Sarno's A Divided Mind. I had two bouts of knife-jabbing back pain (couldn't walk down a hall without holding the wall) twice, a year apart. While I think the way Dr. Sarno approaches the subject has too much hand waiving, approaching it through the psychosomatic lens gave me better results than anything else I tried, and I haven't had a recurrence for the last few years. Had another friend with similar back issues who was told it was his disks from some 'top' doctors and he had similar results as me.
- TheOneTrueKyle 10y ago
  Awesome, I will check it out. Thanks!
cpncrunch 10y ago
I would recommend reading John Sarno's books, which might help. edit I see the comment below me also recommended Sarno's books :)
shakna 10y ago
It took ten years to get a doctor to take me serious about some crippling pain I experience. Still undergoing diagnosis, but MS, fibromyalgia and lyme disease are on the list of likely possibilities. But, now they can try various treatments for nerve damage, and my pain isn't making me feel utterly insane. I may be in a wheelchair before I get diagnosed, but simply the knowledge that there is a group of people out there who can understand me takes a heck of a lot off my shoulders. I would absolutely keep trying.

nickcoury 10y ago

If you think it may be along the lines of the article and don't have a resource, I'd recommend Dr. Sarno's A Divided Mind. I had two bouts of knife-jabbing back pain (couldn't walk down a hall without holding the wall) twice, a year apart. While I think the way Dr. Sarno approaches the subject has too much hand waiving, approaching it through the psychosomatic lens gave me better results than anything else I tried, and I haven't had a recurrence for the last few years. Had another friend with similar back issues who was told it was his disks from some 'top' doctors and he had similar results as me.

TheOneTrueKyle 10y ago
Awesome, I will check it out. Thanks!

cpncrunch 10y ago

I would recommend reading John Sarno's books, which might help. edit I see the comment below me also recommended Sarno's books :)

shakna 10y ago

It took ten years to get a doctor to take me serious about some crippling pain I experience. Still undergoing diagnosis, but MS, fibromyalgia and lyme disease are on the list of likely possibilities. But, now they can try various treatments for nerve damage, and my pain isn't making me feel utterly insane. I may be in a wheelchair before I get diagnosed, but simply the knowledge that there is a group of people out there who can understand me takes a heck of a lot off my shoulders. I would absolutely keep trying.