Comments on: Can Open, Worms Everywhere: The Back Pain, The Stress, and The Home Schooling https://storiesofourboys.com/2015/12/09/can-open-worms-everywhere-the-back-pain-the-stress-and-the-home-schooling/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-open-worms-everywhere-the-back-pain-the-stress-and-the-home-schooling faith, family, and travel Mon, 26 Nov 2018 16:57:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Home School Vs. Christian School Vs. Public School: Pros and Cons - Stories of Our Boys https://storiesofourboys.com/2015/12/09/can-open-worms-everywhere-the-back-pain-the-stress-and-the-home-schooling/#comment-21566 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 02:23:18 +0000 http://storiesofourboys.com/?p=6443#comment-21566 […] I will never home school again. The stress and unhappiness made me physically ill. Literally, I am now on heart […]

]]> By: 5 Months Since the Move: How I Handle the Transition - Stories of Our Boys https://storiesofourboys.com/2015/12/09/can-open-worms-everywhere-the-back-pain-the-stress-and-the-home-schooling/#comment-21547 Tue, 13 Nov 2018 19:31:23 +0000 http://storiesofourboys.com/?p=6443#comment-21547 […] That first quarter at a new school never results in our best grades. Each school has different rules, methods, and expectations. Yes, I even tried home-schooling to mitigate this problem, but that wasn’t so wonderful either. You can read more about that here. […]

]]> By: true https://storiesofourboys.com/2015/12/09/can-open-worms-everywhere-the-back-pain-the-stress-and-the-home-schooling/#comment-16508 Sun, 28 Aug 2016 08:08:58 +0000 http://storiesofourboys.com/?p=6443#comment-16508 i like it 🙂

]]> By: Jen https://storiesofourboys.com/2015/12/09/can-open-worms-everywhere-the-back-pain-the-stress-and-the-home-schooling/#comment-13853 Tue, 12 Jan 2016 03:09:45 +0000 http://storiesofourboys.com/?p=6443#comment-13853 April I am so sorry. I have never had this kind of chronic pain, but I think listening to your body is wise. It is telling you what you can do. I pray that the right doctors and health professionals will enter your life and help you find the answers you need,

]]> By: aprilmomoffour https://storiesofourboys.com/2015/12/09/can-open-worms-everywhere-the-back-pain-the-stress-and-the-home-schooling/#comment-13374 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 16:51:03 +0000 http://storiesofourboys.com/?p=6443#comment-13374 In reply to WarmSocks.

Thank you! I did convince her to give me a rheumatologist referral, and he seems like a good one. I have my follow-up Jan. 4th to discuss the initial testing. One of my sons already has Raynaud’s so I’m already watching him closely. But you’re so right about pT exercises. I have not done my best at those. I’ve been in PT for 7 months, but he is re-structuring my program as we just now found out about the tendons and bursitis. Thank you so much for your kind and thorough response. Your blog is such a fantastic resource!!

]]> By: WarmSocks https://storiesofourboys.com/2015/12/09/can-open-worms-everywhere-the-back-pain-the-stress-and-the-home-schooling/#comment-13373 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 16:41:10 +0000 http://storiesofourboys.com/?p=6443#comment-13373 Thank you for visiting my blog. Based on the things you’ve said, it really sounds like you could have psoriatic arthritis. Your primary should write you a referral to a rheumatologist. Suggesting that you’re depressed is a very common ploy of doctors who don’t know much about rheumatology. On average, it takes 7 years to get an AS or PsA diagnosis because the symptoms are so difficult for doctors to put together. Between meds that a rheumy will prescribe, and physical therapy to strengthen the muscles supporting your hip and shoulder joints, you can feel much better by this time next year. It won’t be instantaneous and will take some work, but you can include the kids in doing the things the PT teaches you, which will help them. There is a genetic component to the different types of autoimmune arthritis, so if that’s what’s causing your bursitis and tendinitis, your boys have a higher than average risk and can benefit by knowing the exercises that can help.. Two of my children have juvenile arthritis. Even knowing that my daughter had the same thing I have, it took four years to get a diagnosis.

As for the specific diagnosis, many rheumatologists will begin treatments without a specific diagnosis. Others will say that everything is RA. It can be frustrating to want to know exactly what’s wrong and have the rheumy say that it doesn’t matter, but the truth is that most of the autoimmune arthritides are treated with the exact same medicines. Best of luck!

]]> By: McMom https://storiesofourboys.com/2015/12/09/can-open-worms-everywhere-the-back-pain-the-stress-and-the-home-schooling/#comment-13124 Sat, 12 Dec 2015 20:06:53 +0000 http://storiesofourboys.com/?p=6443#comment-13124 I think it’s very admirable that you attempted to do something so unknown and intimidating. Good for you for knowing when it is best to go another direction, as opposed to forcing something that isn’t the right fit for your family. You are awesome!

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