Re: Meditation/Chiari-Yoga

[Guest guest]

hi Kathy,

I started meditating a few years ago. Not for pain management specifically, but

for overall health and to improve my general awareness and mental clarity.

When I was more dedicated to it and meditated 20 minutes just about every day

for 6 months, I didn't catch any of the colds or flues going around (and there

were some bad ones going around), I didn't get sick once, even though many

people around me were sick, which for me is uncommon. It was fantastic.

And yes I have read that meditation affects your brainwaves. I think anything

that helps you to relax, think clearer, and reduce stress is going to help you

perceive less pain.

There is a meditation in a book called " Full Catastrophe Living " by

Kabat-Zinn that focuses on the body and it can certainly help with pain. It's a

bit long, it takes about 45 minutes. I recommend checking it out.

Margaret

> >>>>>

> >>>>>> I was 11 with my first, and 20 with my second. I had relatively the

> >>>> same

> >>>>>> complications both times, so it's been talked about that you fair

> >>>> better

> >>>>> as

> >>>>>> a child with this surgery, generally speaking.....for me, it didn't

> >>>>> matter.

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>> Brande

> >>>>>> _mymocha@..._ (mailto:mymocha@...)

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>>> I am just wondering at what age did some of you have your first

> >>>>> detether

> >>>>>>> surgery? Does anyone out there have a child who got detethered

young?

> >>>>> I

> >>>>>>> have a daughter who got detethered at 5 months, and so I am

wondering

> >>>>> if

> >>>>>>> this will help prevent some of the pain and problems that I read

> >>>>> about.

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>

> >>>>>

[Guest guest]

Every day.

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To: tetheredspinalcord

Sent: Thu, April 7, 2011 4:42:15 PM

Subject: Meditation/Chiari-Yoga

 

Hello,

Did anyone see the blip on the news last night about meditation and the positive

affects on pain mgt? I know - it makes sense, but the studies have me searching

for basic meditation classes. Has anyone tried it? The report states that it

changes the brain and how we perceive pain.

Kathy

Re: Age of Detetherings 's response??

>>>>>

>>>>> Hi ...From where did you get this general rule about waiting as

>>>> long

>>>>> as possible. While we can't predict what is best for any given person,

>>>>> the long term follow up does not support this but rather supports that

>> in

>>>>> general, the earlier the better? I recently read a textbook that

>> reviewed

>>>>> this issue. It is important to keep in mind (I know I sound like a

>> broken

>>>>> record) that those who had surgery and never thought about TCS again

>> are

>>>>> probably not on support groups Pls do correct me if your statement

>>>>> comes

>>>>> from actual data versus observation or the word of one particular NSG.

>>>>> Thanks so very much, Randee

>>>>>

>>>>> In a message dated 4/6/2011 1:52:28 P.M. Central Daylight Time,

>>>>> ltbunny192@... writes:

>>>>>

>>>>> I was 23 and preparing for another surgery now. It doesn't matter what

>>>> age

>>>>> you start. General rule is younger you start mire scar tissue more

>>>>> surgeries you end up neededinv think about it you mess with it young

>> you

>>>>> need to

>>>>> fix it more often. If you ca. Hold out with out bowel bladder issues

>> and

>>>>> pain

>>>>> the longer you don't need surges the fewer you will have. Once you

>> start

>>>>> you usually have mote the. One.

>>>>> This message was sent from s' iPhone. Apologies if it does not

>>>>> format corectly.

>>>>>

>>>>> On Apr 6, 2011, at 12:45 PM, " Brande " <_mymocha@..._

>>>>> (mailto:mymocha@...) > wrote:

>>>>>

>>>>>> I was 11 with my first, and 20 with my second. I had relatively the

>>>> same

>>>>>> complications both times, so it's been talked about that you fair

>>>> better

>>>>> as

>>>>>> a child with this surgery, generally speaking.....for me, it didn't

>>>>> matter.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Brande

>>>>>> _mymocha@..._ (mailto:mymocha@...)

>>>>>>

>>>>>>> I am just wondering at what age did some of you have your first

>>>>> detether

>>>>>>> surgery? Does anyone out there have a child who got detethered young?

>>>>> I

>>>>>>> have a daughter who got detethered at 5 months, and so I am wondering

>>>>> if

>>>>>>> this will help prevent some of the pain and problems that I read

>>>>> about.

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>