tonia- Working out and PAIN

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Next one is weight lifting. He started weight lifting about 2 weeks

ago and that's about the same time the spasms stared and have been

on

going as well as him lifting daily. Could it be from the straining?

I don't know just maybe some ideas to grasp at.

Thanks to all of you for your help!

Tonia

Hi Tonia!!

I saw your post and let me see if I can help you here. Cameron started

working out, lifting weights moderately. He wanted to get buff. He

started slowly. I think he was 15 at the time. After a short period,

he started having EXTREME PAIN!! Off the Richter scales. He would stand

in a HOT shower until the water was gone. This would lessen them pain

immensely. We thought something came undone inside or perhaps it was

something else. The pain did not start immediately after working out,

but after a short time. Sometimes when he was quiet and or sleeping he

would wake up in pain. We went through so many tests, neurological,

dye tests, barium swallows, cat scans, MRI's etc. The source was

never determined medically. Dr Patti said it could be something pulling

inside. We went to a physical therapist to determine if he had

" hurt " himself somehow. Silly they thought it was his back

pressing on a nerve. The pain was under the RIGHT shoulder blade and

what seemed to be ON the ribs area around to the front. Here is his

description " Like Rods of White HOT iron being stabbed in to my

back, shoulder area! " I am not kidding when I say, NO ONE could

figure out the source of pain. So we eliminated things and kept a

journal. When we eliminated ALL physical activity for a period of 1

month the pain began to subside and then went away. When this was

achieved, we kept him OFF physical activity involving LIFTING; this

meant every thing… nothing heavier than a gallon of milk. After 3

months he was totally pain free. It has been a year almost, so we know

what the factors were. We determined that somehow he was pulling on the

stitches of the fundoplication to the diaphragm and at the same time he

was causing the NERVE bundles to become Extremely inflamed and excited.

I do not advocate any work out, unless it is large muscle group and

endurance type building like walking, biking, skiing, dodge ball, NO

RUNNING and NO HEAVY LIFTING AND THAT IS ANYTHING OVER 8 POUNDS. You

can experiment and see if this will answer his issue. Give it SERIOUS 6

months to heal. And then re-consider the activities above. I would

have to recommend that he give up the notion of having the largest

biceps in the school and to give up having the 6 Pac. It may not be

possible.

Let me know… I think this could be an issue for a case study.

Carolyn

Mom of Cameron

Almost 4 years from discovery.