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Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :

Hedgehog's wish is my command!

Let's talk about our aches and pains!

[Smile]

I have the arthur-itis and wake up with hands which don't move - so I rub glucosamine gel into them and some clever magic gets me moving again!

Posted by Ariel (# 58) on :

Hard to see how this fits into Heaven. This sort of thing would naturally fit better in AS or Hell. What did you have in mind?

Thanks
Ariel
Heaven Host

Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :

Sorry - just a chat really, not a moan or looking for sympathy. A bit of a matter of fact chat like one that was starting on the 'General Questions' thread.

Lots of us deal with daily or occasional pain in one way or another [Smile]

Posted by Ariel (# 58) on :

Very true. Both the social side and the aches & pains could mean it's well suited to AS, so let me see if my fellow hosts agree and I'll get back to you.

Posted by St Everild (# 3626) on :

After a series of sprains and at least one fracture, my ankles aren't what they used to be....which is a pain in more ways than one.
I am currently recuperating from the latest sprain, and my ankle is very badly bruised. I wore pair of boots with a very slight heel today, and boy, did I know about it. Ouch.
It's no fun.

Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on :

I get this ache while driving. It doesn't seem to matter what car it is. Always get an ache in my right buttock. Never the left. Is there an app for unevenness of buttocks or something?

Posted by Doublethink. (# 1984) on :

Your cocyx is playing up is my guess.

Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on :

Probably it wants to win. The damn thing.

When I get together with my friends, we all talk about such things. And what pills we're taking.

[ 02. December 2015, 23:11: Message edited by: no prophet's flag is set so... ]

Posted by Lothlorien (# 4927) on :

quote:
Originally posted by no prophet's flag is set so...:
I get this ache while driving. It doesn't seem to matter what car it is. Always get an ache in my right buttock. Never the left. Is there an app for unevenness of buttocks or something?

I have heard of similar and it was because the person had wallet in back pocket on that side.

Posted by Stercus Tauri (# 16668) on :

The 1 - 10 scale is difficult, and far from objective. I'm afraid that my idea of pain is laughably worse than anyone else's. After some nasty surgery they asked me where I was on my own scale, so I told them they hadn't yet equalled my dentist at his most vicious, which seemed to satisfy them. When I told the dentist about it later, he laughed like a drain, proud of it. He's actually a very good dentist, and I am a lousy patient with lousy teeth. To be fair to the medics who I have encountered, I get the impression that they are not interested in an absolute scale, but rather on the individual's tolerance for pain.

Posted by Stercus Tauri (# 16668) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Lothlorien:

quote:
Originally posted by no prophet's flag is set so...:
I get this ache while driving. It doesn't seem to matter what car it is. Always get an ache in my right buttock. Never the left. Is there an app for unevenness of buttocks or something?
I have heard of similar and it was because the person had wallet in back pocket on that side.

You might also try a different seat position that changes the angle your foot moves through on the pedals. Stretching it too far can make some muscles do odd things that they don't normally do, and changing the angle can fix that. (Disclaimer: It worked for me, but I don't offer my body as a good example of anything).

Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :

This is a very interesting discussion and I'm going to transplant it to All Saints where I think it will get even more participation from those of us who suffer from aches and pains. Those who support folks in pain will no doubt find a lot of help here too!

Hold on to your pain pills and bandages!

jedijudy
Heaven Host

Posted by Lothlorien (# 4927) on :

Despite hobbling downhill, the discussion made it. Thanks jedijudy.

As someone with arthritis and psoriasis, probably related, I will be interested in reading this thread.

Please remember All Saints is for supporting each other. Please also remember that the Ship is not for medical opinions and suggestions.

Other discussion will be welcomed.

Lothlorien, All Saints Host

[ 03. December 2015, 02:08: Message edited by: Lothlorien ]

Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on :

My knees are the major problem - too much High Impact Aerobics back in the days when I was fit left them a bit battered and they have deteriorated over the years - happily when it was getting to my definition of crisis time with them a new Ayurvedic [Indian traditional medicine] product came on the market which really is superb, for me at any rate, and I have been taking it for years now. Once, a few years ago, I tried to reduce the dosage and within just a few weeks my body told me that this was not a particularly good idea.

Recently my lower back has started playing up a bit but not too bad yet.

I've also found a regular massage very helpful, although I haven't done it for ages now and I really ought to start again.

Posted by Beenster (# 242) on :

I'm in - what I hope - is temporary ache and pain world. I have a cyst in my sinus - left one by my nose. My septum is also deviated and I'm down for surgery in 11 days time. I am counting.

I went for acupuncture yesterday to see if she could alleviate the pain - I feel as if I am on a plane the whole time with ears about to pop. It's worse today. I just think the cyst is growing but that's speculative. Else I have an ear-infection. Which I may get ruled out or not. I hate antibiotics so would be loathed to take them at this stage.

The whole caboodle is making me gloriously glum. I have had to cancel my holiday as it would be impossible to fly with a smashed up face. I thought - hey - at least i get to go to the xmas party and I scheduled accordingly. But, now I am so uncomfortable and feeling miserable and alcohol really aggravates it that I'm wondering about the wisdom of going.

At the same time, I'm gloriously grateful for not having caught a cold with this. After surgery I won't be able to blow my nose for a fortnight. Most people in the office - just 6 of us - have been full of germs and I've avoided that. I think that was due to acupuncture.

Please god tho - let this be sorted soon. Pain is so debilitating.

Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Lothlorien:

As someone with arthritis and psoriasis, probably related, I will be interested in reading this thread.

I have both too. I applied to be part of a major new treatment trial (some sort of gene therapy) but my psoriasis was calm at the time so I wasn't deemed bad enough. I'm relieved really as it would have meant a long journey twice a week - which may have just been for the placebo!

Posted by Lothlorien (# 4927) on :

Down here it is a visit to GP armed with facts and figures to show there could be a link for me as for many others. Then a request for referral to rheumatologist and then a wait of probably months for appointment.

ETA: Mine is not too bad at the moment but it has shifter to the front of my shins and is unpleasant. Still, other more usual spots are reasonable. I find changing seasons provokes a rise. The very worst place is in my ears as I also wear hearing aids.

[ 03. December 2015, 09:26: Message edited by: Lothlorien ]

Posted by Firenze (# 619) on :

As the years roll on I am coming ever more to my late MiL's opinion that a Good Day is one on which nothing hurts too much.

Every couple of weeks I go to a masseuse who struggles to undo decades of postural calamity. But that is not in itself sufficient, so my ever-lengthening morning routine (shower, dress, pills, hearing aid, topical creams) now includes stretches and strengthening exercises.

At least I can do that much about the aches, but the skin less so. Steroid creme plus regular application of the kind of stuff normally smeared on axles, and disposable vinyl gloves for everything. Plus plasters and zinc tape for the raw bits.

Posted by Lamb Chopped (# 5528) on :

I feel like an idiot for not realizing that pain is the normal fate of people not dead by [you fill in the blank]. Nobody warns you--or me, at least!

Not that I've been pain free for long since my 20s--but I thought I was the oddball. A connective tissue problem here--Ehlers Danlos hypermobility type.

Posted by North East Quine (# 13049) on :

Ehlers Danlos here, too. The aches seem to come and go - if I've got anything wrong with me; a bit of a sniffle, a sore throat, the joint pains seem to piggy back along just to join the party.

Posted by Brenda Clough (# 18061) on :

I too have many postural pangs -- hunching for hours over a hot keyboard or knitting needles will do that. I have found that my chiropractor is the first resort. Only then do we move onto drugs and surgery, the last resort.

Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Lamb Chopped:
I feel like an idiot for not realizing that pain is the normal fate of people not dead by [you fill in the blank]. Nobody warns you--or me, at least!

Not that I've been pain free for long since my 20s--but I thought I was the oddball. A connective tissue problem here--Ehlers Danlos hypermobility type.

A friend of ours (she was at school with Eldest Son) has Ehlers-Danlos. She is in her early thirties, has three kids and her husband is in the Navy, so he's typically ashore for a week in three. Apart from being knackered at times her #1 problem is persuading schools that it is actually important for the children to see Daddy, and emphasising to headteachers who are only interested in their school's attendance rating that the Navy alone decides when he gets time ashore, which can be anywhere from the Caribbean to Dubai. Nice, but not like home.

She's a textbook example of getting on with it and we just hope she can continue.

Posted by Lamb Chopped (# 5528) on :

That definitely sucks (I'm on our district's shit list at the moment for having allowed our son to visit distant family during the school year, oh noes.).

The invisible disability thing also sucks--quite a few people get judgemental on my ass because I can't do all the things they think I should be able to do. Obviously it's because I'm out of shape!

... and then I stupidly push myself beyond my limits and pay the price for days.

Posted by Firenze (# 619) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Brenda Clough:
I too have many postural pangs -- hunching for hours over a hot keyboard or knitting needles will do that.

There's not nearly enough effort and resource going into knitting-related medicine.

Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :

I just HAD to google that!

Posted by Fineline (# 12143) on :

I have Ehlers Danlos symptoms too - haven't bothered pursuing a diagnosis, because not sure what good it would do. It seems to be one of the many things that often goes together with being on the autism spectrum, and I don't see the point of multiple diagnoses. But for me, fatigue is the worst aspect about it, and the autonomic nervous system stuff - that is worse than the joint pains. I like my 'soft velvety' skin though - it is soothing to touch. And I like being good at the stretchy exercises in yoga. [Smile]

Posted by Moo (# 107) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Lamb Chopped:
The invisible disability thing also sucks--quite a few people get judgemental on my ass because I can't do all the things they think I should be able to do.

This isn't about pain, but I can't resist the opportunity to speak up.

Invisible disability is a huge problem. I have nerve damage in my feet, and the worst result is that I have very limited control over where I put them. I won't try to walk through a narrow space because the chances are I will collide with something on either side. People who don't know me get very impatient.

Moo

Posted by Fineline (# 12143) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Moo:
Invisible disability is a huge problem. I have nerve damage in my feet, and the worst result is that I have very limited control over where I put them. I won't try to walk through a narrow space because the chances are I will collide with something on either side. People who don't know me get very impatient.

Invisible disability also means getting dirty looks on the bus if you use a disability bus pass and you're clearly mobile - especially when you've just run for the bus! I noticed a negative change in the way people on the bus looked at me when I got such a bus pass. I also noticed one time when I sprained my ankle and was visibly limping, I didn't get those dirty looks when I used my bus pass, despite the fact that my bus pass has nothing to do with that random sprained ankle!

Interesting conversation on the bus one time when someone on crutches got onto the bus. The women sitting next to me said in a stern voice 'You'll have to get up so that woman can sit down.' There were plenty of free seats that people had just put their bags onto, and I wasn't even in a disabled seat. I said 'I'm afraid I have a disability which affects my vestibular system and I get really dizzy if I stand up on the bus'. She immediately was very apologetic and also said defensively that she couldn't get up either as she had an artificial hip. Then the person sitting behind us simply moved their bag so the person on crutches could sit there - so there was no problem. And the woman sitting next to me then said 'I'm so sorry - I thought you were one of those French people who just sit there and never move.' No idea what that meant - why she thought French people just sit there or why I looked French! Possibly because I was wearing sunglasses - which was to reduce visual sensory overload, but maybe she thought they were a fashion statement!

Posted by Arabella Purity Winterbottom (# 3434) on :

When I was 10 my mother was told that I would have arthritis "at some point" because of my nastily mobile joints. Well, the point arrived a couple of years ago, but to be honest, I've had pain in my joints all my life and the arthritis hasn't added much except a nasty crunching noise if I do something injudicious. The orthopod isn't too bothered, so neither am I.

What bothers me more is the lymphedema, which I gather is worse because of all the (multiple surgical) trauma to my knees and ankles. What I hate is the variability - some days, none, other days my ankles look like badly cooked bread. Hot days make it worse, but apart from that I can't tell what brings it on.

Posted by Hedgehog (# 14125) on :

As we enter winter, I shudder. I have Raynaud's syndrome in which, basically, the blood flow to my fingertips and toes becomes constricted in cold weather. That, in itself, is not too painful. More of a numb thing, and my fingernails turn a pretty shade of purple. I wear an amethyst ring and it is kind of neat to see how close my nails can come to matching the ring. The trouble is when I come back inside to a warm house and the blood flow returns. That hurts like the dickens until the blood flow normalizes.

As one of the healthier people on my block, in the winter I tend to shovel snow for my neighbors, but I know I will pay dearly for it when I get back inside. They don't know this, of course. God willing, they never will.

Posted by Doublethink. (# 1984) on :

Would these help ?

Posted by leo (# 1458) on :

I have that syndrome too and gloves don't help much - instead i have some little plastic squares which, when you break/snap them, become hot - can't rermember what they're cvalled but nthey are very effective.

Posted by Doublethink. (# 1984) on :

Those gloves, in addition to a bettery operated heating circuit, have a pouch to put those in leo.

Posted by Lothlorien (# 4927) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Doublethink.:
Those gloves, in addition to a bettery operated heating circuit, have a pouch to put those in leo.

That's a wonderful typo, Doublethink. Two words replaced by one. [Biased]

I have also seen pocket handwarmers which have some form of repeatable chemical reaction in their makeup.

Loth, prone to typos of her own.

Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on :

Re invisible disabilities:

I have 'em, too. And it's particularly infuriating when people who are *supposed* to understand and help totally ignore the whole thing. Even people who are disabled themselves. Even when presented with official proof.
[Mad]

However, these sites can be helpful, both for us and for people who need to be educated.

InvisibleDisabilities.org

ButYouDontLookSick.com
Here, pay special attention to "Spoon Theory", at the far right of the top nav bar.

Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on :

BTW, the front page of BYDLS (above) currently has an article on the pain scale.

Posted by Jengie jon (# 273) on :

I will plead guilty as an early user of a pain scale with silly faces. It is for children who are not yet able to read or count. Yes the study was of pain in children.

Jengie

[ 06. December 2015, 12:12: Message edited by: Jengie jon ]

Posted by Pomona (# 17175) on :

Warming hand cream from Korea (cheap international shipping).

You can also get a cooling minty one for summer with SPF.

Posted by SusanDoris (# 12618) on :

quote:
Originally posted by no prophet's flag is set so...:
Probably it wants to win. The damn thing.

When I get together with my friends, we all talk about such things. And what pills we're taking.

Well, of course!! [Smile]

It is the staple of conversation and my older son was saying recently that even his contemporaries are finding that this subject is occurring more often, and of course they all have parents of my sort of age!]

Anyway, I'm settling in to follow this thread. I am very lucky that I do not have arthritis, but my ancient, worn out left hip means that every time I get up after being seated, I have to be very careful trying to move forward. The physio's exercises have helped a lot but I don't know if I'll ever get my *spring* and *bounce* back in tap!

Posted by SusanDoris (# 12618) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Firenze:
There's not nearly enough effort and resource going into knitting-related medicine.

I must tell that to my knittter granddaughter!

Posted by Lothlorien (# 4927) on :

Actually, I knit to keep fingers working but one hand is not co-operating well just now. I cannot flatten fingers, they remain curved.

Posted by SusanDoris (# 12618) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Lothlorien:
Actually, I knit to keep fingers working but one hand is not co-operating well just now. I cannot flatten fingers, they remain curved.

That must be really grim at times. I have one friend who had to give up knitting because of the arthritis.

Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :

quote:
Originally posted by no prophet's flag is set so...:

When I get together with my friends, we all talk about such things. And what pills we're taking.

When Mr Boogs and I got together we never dreamed that we'd sit here, 40 years later, comparing arthritis bumps on our hands!

Posted by ThunderBunk (# 15579) on :

No-one told me that eczema could get worse in middle age! I feel cheated and demand a refund. Having hot, itchy knees does nothing to help sleep either....

Someone needs to have a word with the manufacturer about the concept of extended warranties.

Posted by Firenze (# 619) on :

I have come to accept that doing The Exercises every morning helps prevent/alleviate the pain in my neck. And that I should extend them to help woth the sore arms, stiff shoulders etc. It's just riding the interval of increased pain whenyou introduce a new stretch.

Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on :

Re knitting/crochet and arthritis:

Hope this will help someone. I heard a while back about a woman who was told she'd have to give up knitting/crochet, due to severe pain--but found some stretches and approaches that now allow her to knit/crochet 8-15 hrs./day. (That's from the Lion Brand Yarn site blog.)

I found some other things. To save the H/As tearing out their hair, I'll just put the search terms, rather than links, and you can plug them into your search engine.

"arthritis knitting exercises"
"arthritis knitting aids"

There's an intriguing gadget called the Knitting Aid. It should be near the top of the 2nd search.

YMMV.

Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Firenze:
I have come to accept that doing The Exercises every morning helps prevent/alleviate the pain in my neck. And that I should extend them to help woth the sore arms, stiff shoulders etc. It's just riding the interval of increased pain whenyou introduce a new stretch.

Oh yes.

As with knees - exercise is the best thing - walk through the pain!

Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :

@ SusanDoris - If your hip is really bad, a replacement could be the answer. Both of mine went really well, and apart from being able to walk more than a couple of hundred yards again, it's so good to be out of pain.

So it's a pity I managed to prang my car and break an ankle. But the walking boot is off now, and the new car awaits...

Posted by Nenya (# 16427) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Firenze:
I have come to accept that doing The Exercises every morning helps prevent/alleviate the pain in my neck.

Is there a link to The Exercises, please? Sorry if I've missed it.

Posted by Fineline (# 12143) on :

I assumed 'The Exercises' just referred to whatever exercises your physio has given you. I have exercises too, to help my shoulder and neck, and it does help if I do them regularly. I daftly stopped doing them after my physio sessions had ended, thinking my neck and shoulder were now fixed, but then the pain came back again, so I realised I probably need to do them always!

Posted by no prophet's flag is set so... (# 15560) on :

If by that you mean exercising, I endorse that. I ride a bicycle winter and summer. 24 km round trip to work (metal studded tires for winter). Curling with the old guys. Old people soccer once per week. They call lots of things mindfulness today. I find doing something mild to moderately physical with others brings me into the mindful present is a good thing. Liturgy is on the mild end of physical activity.

Posted by Firenze (# 619) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Nenya:

quote:
Originally posted by Firenze:
I have come to accept that doing The Exercises every morning helps prevent/alleviate the pain in my neck.
Is there a link to The Exercises, please? Sorry if I've missed it.

Fineline is correct. It's simply a collection of stretches as recommended, in the main, by a masseuse I see from time to time.

I am naturally indolent though, plus I have never found a form of physical exercise that doesn't bore me witless - with the possible exception of T'ai Chi. But the average domestic environment doesn't really have the space - by the time you've done White Crane Spreads Its Wings you're in the fireplace.

Posted by Huia (# 3473) on :

I watched a man doing Ti Chi in the carpark at the mall before the shops opened on a Sunday. He looked so graceful and I have always felt like a klutz when I tried. It's one of those things that looks easy after years of practice.

Huia

Posted by Fineline (# 12143) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Firenze:

I am naturally indolent though, plus I have never found a form of physical exercise that doesn't bore me witless - with the possible exception of T'ai Chi.

I also find the exercises the physio gave me incredibly boring. They are not difficult and they make a real positive difference to my shoulder, but they are just so utterly boring, so I often don't do them. The only exercises I like to do are swimming, walking, and jumping on my mini trampoline, and these exercises are all good in their own way, but they don't help with my specific shoulder and neck problems in the way that the boring physio exercises do.

Posted by Firenze (# 619) on :

That's why I slot them in at the earliest opportunity - directly I'm at least minimally dressed - and before hair, jewellery, perfume, pills and skin cream.

Posted by Brenda Clough (# 18061) on :

I began bicycling to work when gas hit $4.50 a gallon in the US. This was about 8 or 9 years ago. I find that if the exercise is actually helping the bottom line it is marvelously motivating. Every rount-trip to work by bike saves me 20% of my commuting costs per week. If they would just get it to where you could hook up your cycling to a home generation system I would be all set.

Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on :

There are hotels somewhere that offer discounts to guests that do x kilometres on their generating bikes! I read about it years ago but can't remember any details. Strap the kids in and tell them they can only get a warm shower after they have generated enough power to heat the water!

...and to heat the water for your shower as well, of course.

Posted by Lothlorien (# 4927) on :

My knee is getting better [Yipee]

3 or 4 months ago I fell down the steps and hurt my knee and it is s-l-o-w-l-y getting better. The physio visit was painful, but when I was upright and walking home afterwards it didn't hurt.

Beenster, be kind to yourself. As Wodders said anything with sharp, pointy things is horrible. I think that discomfort in any part of the head feels worse because it's harder to separate from it.

Huia

Copied over from Unchristmas thread where it was wrongly placed

Lothlorien, AS Host

Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :

I've got rid of the post-ankle fracture walking boot. No longer trapping it (and me) between chair and dinging table! The ankle is improving all the time, and I can walk comfortably provide it's fairly slow. Speed puts too much pressure on the recovering joint. got the new car too. [Yipee]

[ 17. December 2015, 15:52: Message edited by: jacobsen ]

Posted by Hedgehog (# 14125) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Fineline:
I also find the exercises the physio gave me incredibly boring. They are not difficult and they make a real positive difference to my shoulder, but they are just so utterly boring, so I often don't do them. The only exercises I like to do are swimming, walking, and jumping on my mini trampoline, and these exercises are all good in their own way, but they don't help with my specific shoulder and neck problems in the way that the boring physio exercises do.

I, too, tend to fine exercises boring. To build up some strength in my shoulder I finally decided on going to a batting cage. I use the heaviest wood bat I can find (not any of those wimpy lightweight aluminum bats for me!). I find this keeps my interest because, whether I swing and miss or swing and hit the ball, the shoulder is getting exercise. And there is a genuine joy in making contact with the ball. When I started, I could only regularly make contact on the slow pitch machine, but over time I have worked myself up to the fast pitch. Quite, quite proud of myself!

Posted by Firenze (# 619) on :

Ah. The killer phrase there is 'going to'. If there is one thing more repugnant than doing exercises in the comfort of own home, it's organising to leave COOH and travel to some place full of people and machines. Very possibly having to wear special clothes for the purpose. Maybe even encounter the horror of locker rooms and *shudder* showers.

[ 17. December 2015, 16:29: Message edited by: Firenze ]

Posted by Hedgehog (# 14125) on :

A fair point. Batting practice at home does tend to be rather hard on the bric-a-brac.

Or so I have heard.

No personal experience on that sort of thing. No, no, certainly not. Must have read it somewhere. In something. Yes. Quite the reader I am. Is that my phone ringing? Sorry, must dash...

Posted by Lothlorien (# 4927) on :

It is holidays down here. Smell the sunscreen and insect repellent. Time for beach cricket or backyard cricket after lunch. Come downunder.

Edited to add:

This is a reply to Hedgehog talking about batting practice. Backyard and beach cricket is popular downunder in this summer holiday time. "Come downunder" is not meant to refer at all to the downunder thread.

[ 01. January 2016, 04:58: Message edited by: Lothlorien ]

Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on :

Our guests, who returned to Blighty on Monday, had/have bad knees similar to mine and encouraged me to walk a bit more strenuously than I am wont with good results for my knees - so now I must continue...

...I hope.

Posted by Bronwyn (# 52) on :

Back in June I had a hernia op. This major surgery took ages to recover from. I had several post op appt. The pain became worse and I paid a lot of money to have a CT scan. (Some refunded). The result clearly stated lots of inflammation and suggested futher testing. My GP decided it wasn't needed but I took it to the post op appt as requested. My symptoms by this stage were pain, struggling to do basic housework, sleeping 15 hours a day. The dr looked at the scan report, said he had read it(there was no way he could have the hospital had no access to it) he said the pain relief I was taking was too much and stop it and go swimming. He told me basically I'd not improve live with it.
After that I became semi suicidal. I'd been told I was a lazy nothing was wrong. So I struggled on doing housework caring for my daughter, feeling constantly like I had morning sickness, constantly vomiting and loosing weight. It wasn't till late November two school mums insisted something was wrong and insisted I go to emergency. So I did repeating the dr said nothing was wrong. Entering emergency I didn't even take spare clothes assuming I'd be told go home. Turns out I was assessed and my bloods showed strong inflamation and a futher ct scan showed dividticulitis with an abcess where the last ct suggested futher investigation. Although my pain was bad I felt at least I had an answer. Maybe my pain would be cure able. I've spent 43 days in hospital over the last 2 months and currently in a hospital in the home where a nurse visits daily. The process has been very disruptive to my family esp my daughter.
Although I have pain I'm anaemic and have no energy it's healing pain. Slowly I should be able to recover although it will take some time. Scar tissue will probably hurt but much less than I was told was what I had to live with.

Posted by Doublethink. (# 1984) on :

((B)) You`ll get there.

Posted by Lothlorien (# 4927) on :

Prayers and best wishes from Sydney for you, Bronwyn. That sounds very debilitating and traumatic for you and the family.

Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on :

{{Bronwyn}} [Votive]

Posted by Lamb Chopped (# 5528) on :

(((Bronwyn!))) missed you.

Posted by Hedgehog (# 14125) on :

Oh crap. I've been having tenderness/soreness in my mouth since last Thursday. Sadly, not transient. I am scheduled for a root canal on Monday. I've been down this path too many times before (when you lose count of just how many root canals you have had, I think it is safe to say that you have had too many).

Posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe (# 5521) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Hedgehog:
when you lose count of just how many root canals you have had, I think it is safe to say that you have had too many

That's where I am now too. Between root canals, crowns and bridges, I have more appliances in my mouth than they sell at Best Buy!

I see the dentist tomorrow for my six-month workover. I've developed a habit of biting my tongue in my sleep. I hope he can prescribe one of those bits that you put in your mouth at night to keep things from misbehaving.

Posted by Lamb Chopped (# 5528) on :

Going through one of those periods where every joint seems to be aching just for the hell of it. Weather? medication? grrrrr.

Posted by Hedgehog (# 14125) on :

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Originally posted by Lamb Chopped:
Going through one of those periods where every joint seems to be aching just for the hell of it. Weather? medication? grrrrr.

That is one of those things I blame on it being February. (This being All Saints, I deleted the adjective I normally put in front of the word February...rest assured it is alliterative.) I truly hate, loathe and despise this month.

Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on :

I suspect that the only people who don't loathe and despise February are those of us who were born in it.

I'm not sure I can think of any other use for it ... [Big Grin]

Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on :

Wonderful local pharmacist suggested I try a new OTC medication for my back - BRILLIANT!!!

It's helped my knees as well.

Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :

My left knee is aching. Could this be the early warning of a replacement? (To add to the bionic hips...)

Posted by Brenda Clough (# 18061) on :

I consulted my doctor about my hip ache and he diagnosed it as a ligament. Exercises found on line loosened it right up. My policy is to always keep surgery as the =last= option on the menu. Before resorting to the knife I will work through all possible other treatments.

Posted by Lamb Chopped (# 5528) on :

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Originally posted by jacobsen:
My left knee is aching. Could this be the early warning of a replacement? (To add to the bionic hips...)

Not necessarily. I have freaking crippling pain in one knee when I don't stretch out the muscle and tendons, etc. properly every day. It took an x-ray to prove it wasn't actually the joint.

Might as well go find out what's causing it, instead of assuming The Worst™ like I did.

Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :

Thank you, BC and LC. Knee replacements are popularly believed to be much more painful than hip replacements, so any solution which simply involves exercise is warmly welcomed. Back to the stationary bike. [Smile]

Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on :

Stationary bike plus some walking - different muscles. Recent guest had knee operation recently and they got her walking and then she got me walking and it helped a lot though I haven't quite got her enthusiasm for stairs!

Posted by Lamb Chopped (# 5528) on :

One thing I missed for a long time was that the exercise I was doing was one that didn't actually address the right part of the knee. The knee is so complicated, and I was totally wrong about what bit of it was causing the pain.

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