30 Days Before BFS: Poll and Survey

[forestrain]

Hi, those of you who've read my posts before know I'm a big proponent of using the website for change and solutions, rather than mostly support. I was hoping you could take a moment to answer this survey. I will share the results with all AboutBFS members. Perhaps this will shed some light on how this all started for most of us, and point to some clues. Before your BFS began (about 30 days prior or less), had you: 1. Been experiencing unusually high stress or anxiety?2. Been sick with an illness of some kind?3. Been taking antibiotics? 4. Drastically changed your diet? 5. Suffered an injury to the spine, back or neck? Please answer "yes" to the questions that apply to you, and let's see where this leads. Thank you!

 

[luckyandy]

1. Yes2. Yes, actually tested positive for mononucleosis3. No4. No5. No

 

[BarbiePetals]

1. Yes2. No, (although I was diagnosed with autoimmune thyroid disease)3. No4. NO5. No

 

[Smiley20]

1. Yes2. No ( i was pregnant, would not call it an illness )3. No4. No5. No

 

[AllGoodHere]

1. Yes2. Yes3. No4. No5. ~No. After symptoms appeared I had 2 ruptured discs Dx'd so don't know if they were there in some lesser form beforehand but I had no pain yet. The pain I had with them was pretty sharp and severe; however I have read many times that people can have partial ruptures for years and never know it until they have an MRI.

 

[TwitchyGambler]

1. Been experiencing unusually high stress or anxiety? YES I am over the report cards for our school district and our program had a horrible glitch and the grades were not calculating. Thought I was going to die!2. Been sick with an illness of some kind? YES I had both a sinus and staph infection at the same time. Was on 2 different types of antibiotics3. Been taking antibiotics? YES I had both a sinus and staph infection at the same time. Was on 2 different types of antibiotics4. Drastically changed your diet? YES Just went on the Zija Diet Lost 7 pounds in 8 days. NEVER do zija. 5. Suffered an injury to the spine, back or neck? NOPE

 

[Anxietyaway]

Before your BFS began (about 30 days prior or less), had you: 1. Been experiencing unusually high stress or anxiety? Yes..2. Been sick with an illness of some kind? Yes. A lot of pain due to hip tendonitis, and bursitis. Undergoing 3 times weekly physical therapy. Feeling sick, as I do with sinusitis... 3. Been taking antibiotics? Yes. Levaquin, but more than 30 days before…multiple doses. 4. Drastically changed your diet? No.5. Suffered an injury to the spine, back or neck? Pinched nerve in neck and herniated back disc found on MRI…

 

[BailysBunniLuv]

1-yes,2-yes,3-yes,4-yes,5-no.Pygassus, thanx for conducting the survey,i liked it.Please let us no the results earliest....baily.

 

[mommyLDN]

1. Yes: Nasty divorce, remarried, new baby, moved twice, quit job that I had worked at for 20 years.2. Yes: Some kind of nasty virus rite around the time swine flu came out, but I dont think that is what we had because no real fever. (99.5)3. No4. No5. Yes: Slipped on some ice but was able to catch myself enough that the fall was not a very hard impact, no problems showed on MRI scans.

 

[AussieSurvivor]

Before your BFS began (about 30 days prior or less), had you: 1. Been experiencing unusually high stress or anxiety-NO2. Been sick with an illness of some kind?-NO3. Been taking antibiotics? NO4. Drastically changed your diet? -NO5. Suffered an injury to the spine, back or neck?-NO[*]Please answer "yes" to the questions that apply to you, and let's see where this leads.[*]do have major ongoing back issues ( for about 20 years). Have had back surgery-spinal fusion.

 

[neoKiti43]

Since you're asking everyone to complete this survey, are you going to analyze the data and present the results to the forum? Surveys are pointless unless the results are analyzed and synthesized. Please do it.1. No2. No3. Not prior to the onset of my condition4. No5. Congenital spina bifida occulta (minor)