Aaron's Journey to Recovery from Foot Pain

Like Mind, Like Body

Curable Inc.

Health & Fitness, Medicine

4.7 • 768 Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2017

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In his mid-thirties, Aaron led a pretty normal life - he was married with kids, an active runner, and the breadwinner of his family. Then one day, all of that changed. A mysterious pain appeared in his foot, and quickly led to a string of doctor visits, incurable diagnoses, Lyrica, painful injections, and talks of surgeries. Within a span of six months, Aaron started using a scooter for mobility. Join us as Aaron shares his long journey of physical pain, anxiety, depression, recovery, and hope.

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0:00.0	I remember reading about this one person who I think was trapped in their body because of like severe obesity and and they said something to the effect that they didn't it's not so much that they wanted to die but they felt like they weren't afraid of it. It would be almost like being freed from like a curse.
0:24.3	And I had that thought.
0:26.1	It's just like, you know, if I died, you know, I have no fear of it anymore because I would be out of this situation, this sort of hellish
0:39.2	situation I was in with this pain that I just couldn't control and it was ruling, ruling my life.
1:05.2	This is like mind, like body, a podcast about the crazy ways our thoughts and feelings can actually shape our physical health.
1:12.8	I'm your host, Laura Sago, and each week I'll sit down with someone who knows way more about science than I do to soak up their knowledge and help you achieve the best physical and mental well-being of your life.
1:19.5	This podcast is brought to you by Curable, the online program that uses the power of the mind-body
1:26.1	connection to heal chronic pain.
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1:34.9	pain, neck pain, migraines, or any other type of recurring pain, you can now purchase a
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1:45.9	Check out all the information at curablehealth.com.
1:49.5	That's C-U-R-A-B-L-E-Halth.com.
1:54.6	Today's episode is part of our special holiday mini-season.
1:58.6	We are featuring a few incredible stories of triumph over physical
2:02.4	illness, and this is one of them. Let's see how it starts.
2:11.1	Hi, Aaron. Can you hear me? Yeah, I can. Can you hear me?
2:17.8	Yeah, I can. Can you hear me?
2:19.2	I can. Perfect. How's your day going?
2:22.8	Pretty good. How about yours?
2:24.5	This is Aaron. At first glance, or at least first glance through my webcam, he seems like a pretty normal, happy guy.
2:33.5	And as I learned by talking to him a little bit more,
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