Heather, I haven't had the particular type of pain mentioned (allodynia, where something not usually painful, like clothes, causes pain). I have had sensitivity in certain spots (middle of my back, top of my head, and my knees), but it is more a "I am going to jump out of my skin if you touch there" feeling, almost like jarring your "funny" bone. I originally had a lot of pain in my upper left arm, like a too-tight blood pressure cuff. That went off and on for a long time, but I haven't felt it in a long time. The pain I deal with now is muscle spasms right in the middle of my back. That has been getting increasingly worse. I used to wear a pain patch like the Icy Hot or Absorbine Jr, kinds every once in a while -- now it is every day, plus some days taking ibuprofen as well. I keep thinking I probably ought to go have it checked out, but as long as these measures keep it manageable, I keep plugging along. I also had a lot of that burning/freezing pain in my left hand and arm at first, but that has lessened. I don't feel it often now. So, in answer to your question, one type of pain has increased, but others have lessened. I am 11 years into my TM adventure. Barbara H. _http://barbarah.wordpress.com/_ (http://barbarah.wordpress.com/) In a message dated 5/7/2007 1:26:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hearing several people talking about the pain getting worse as we get older and further into this is quite disheartening. I will be at year 4 come Sept. Out of curiosity. For those of you who have had TM for longer than 3 to 5 years are you ALL experiencing increases in pain as the years go by or is it only a few?? Thanks, Heather in Calgary ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
