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Muscle Pain around the Mid-Section

koolman
koolman
It started in the last year of my brother's life, when he was starting a trucking business while he had a time-bomb in his colon waiting to become full-blown cancer, and worsened when I watched him die in the hospital. Now I think the pain is grief-related. I've worked out a lot of my emotional pain, but the physical ache remains. I don't know what to do about it. Muscle-relaxers?
DogCrazy
DogCrazy
If your having tight muscles, stomach ect, muscle relaxants can help to a degree depending on which one and how your body responds to it.
I took ativan to relax my stomach muscles for a time.
Im so sorry to hear of the tragic loss of your brother, the ache in heart is one that takes time and healing from within.
Maybe joining a colon cancer support group may help you.
My Dad has just had colon cancer, his operation was very serious but very luckily a year later he is doing well.
Good Luck To You And The Very Warmest Wishes To You!
Take Care.
koolman
koolman
Thanks so much.
deleted_user
deleted_user
do you mean abdominal pain? or is it more back related, how is your back feeling? Abdomial muscle pain seems odd to me in that they are very strong muscles adapted for constant effort, however digestive problems or simply sitting too long in a bent over fashion can cause it. I wouldnt second guess constant abdominal pain if I were you, back pain is another story.
deleted_user
deleted_user
in the case it is abdominal pain, very first thing I would try is deep stomach breathing and see what that does. Another great thing and this is an awesome solution for whoever ate too much at christmas and wants to get out of their sluggishness and back into the party quickly is lay on a bed with 1 very big or even 2 pillows behind the cup of your lower back and just bare the pain through breathing for 4-5 mins and poof , you can eat some more, its magic!! lol. If you are experiencing emotional stress that you are trapping around your mid section, this should help at least release some of the spasmatic , very low voltage electrical energy that is too low to trigger actual muscle movement but keeps the muscle in a stressed state. Why stretching is as much of a stress reliever as strenuous exercise.
koolman
koolman
It's abdominal AND lower-back pain, and it comes and goes. I'll try the relaxation technique with pillows under the lower back, thanks!
koolman
koolman
Thanks! The "pillow under the back" thing worked wonders! A good night's sleep and I'm good as new. This comes and goes, which is good. I think it's situational anxiety (I was stressed out about not having enough money to pay the bills last month). Things have gotten better this month (as they always do) and I think just cultivating a belief that things will get better is my key.