Good Morning. I have a long-winded and unusual tale to tell, but I will keep it short today, except to say two things. One, it should not be an unusual tale. The more I read about my condition that took so long to diagnose, the more I am convinced there are many, many, people who are in a like position. I have a trapped nerve, or Nerve Entrapment Syndrome, or ACNES, or possible the more alarming CRPS. It has taken 36 years to get a diagnosis from the first time I complained of a brutal pain in my side. After a laparoscopy at 12, and again at 48, my female components have been declared acceptable and therefore no longer are a distraction to the medical world.
I am currently getting very western medical treatment, with radio-frequency nerve ablation. But after much pushing from my mate, I have also started to see a massage therapist, who happens to be blind. I have only seen her once, last week, and have another appointment today. When I met her for the first time last week, she was extremely perceptive and well-informed. She picked up on the important parts of my story, like that the pain had started in childhood and that my son had a really dramatic CRPS or Reflex Pain Syndrome, things that were hidden behind my ovaries to the western doctors. After getting rather excited, she gave me a brief treatment whose name I missed, but was very similar to what had saved my son at CHEO. I did feel somewhat better the following day, and am hopeful, hence my post today. Wish me luck.
Hey, xty. We misss you on the TF blog. Hope everything is okay…