Pain

[Shadow Wolf]

Pain sucks.

It does.

 

[Debater Slayer]

I feel like I'm always in pain. Something. Somewhere.

Today, aside from female biological processes that cause pain in the lower back and abdomen, I have a splinter in my right heel that I'll have to dig out today, a giant bruise/scrape on my right hip from running into a doorknob at high speed, and my right knee is swollen from trying to climb over the clawfoot bathtub to see if the cat was hiding in the window(he was). I seem to have ongoing problems with my left heel(and overall feet in general) and right hip, but happily, they're not present this morning.

I'm sorry to hear you're experiencing this. I hope the pain subsides soon.

I'll give you a careful, gentle glomp in the meantime.

I'm just curious, how often do the rest of you get bumped up, or have other aches and pains?

I rarely get bumped up, thankfully, but I regularly experience aches and pains.

First, I have nerve compression affecting both hands. This sometimes causes numbness, shooting pain, or dull aching.

Second, I have (very) mild scoliosis, which, while not problematic in most situations, occasionally causes back pain when I sit in front of the PC for a few hours or longer.

Third, I have high foot arches, so walking longer distances or standing for too long can be quite painful, especially if I don't wear comfortable shoes.

I have gotten a lot better at handling pain via my mindfulness practice. When I feel the pain start to shoot up either of my hands or creep down my back, I remind myself that these are the nerve signals in the body doing their job to inform me that something needs relief. This doesn't reduce the pain, but it often reduces the suffering resulting from it.

 

[JustGeorge]

At approaching 69, there is usually some niggle somewhere. As with so many people, it is often my back, or something referred from there to create a sensation elsewhere, e.g. in a hip or something. But also other things. The other day, my son and I vandalised a rotten garden bench so I could take the bits to the dump. In the process I hurt a big toe - and afterwards found my left wrist had become stiff, as if arthritic. Both are OK again now.

I'm glad you're doing better now; sorry you got hurt.

But why did you run into a doorknob at high speed? That seems rather an unforced error.

Awhile back, we sacrificed our bedroom in order to have a dressing room. Its nice, but we have to keep it locked, or Ares will go through and pull his dad's dresser drawers out(and dump the contents) and will go through my closet and toss everything across the room(he's hoping to find an old key or broken electronic).

Someone left the dressing room door open, and he'd done his usual bit. I discovered it while we were both upstairs; he went to run because he knew I'd make him clean it up. I ran after him, hoping to get him before he got downstairs(and maybe out the front door). Unfortunately, due to the coats(which are usually in the closet) being strewn all over, the door stuck and the doorknob caught my hip as I charged by. I knew that one was going to get me later, but I ignored it, caught him, and a very unhappy boy cleaned up the mess(to the best of his ability).

I forgot about my back. Lifting moderately heavy objects causes back pain, standing in one place in an imperfect way and as does who knows what causes pain. For back pain, stretching and strengthening exercises before I get out of bed has helped.

I find Surya namaskar in the morning does help get the back and hips in better shape.

 

[JustGeorge]

I'm sorry to hear you're experiencing this. I hope the pain subsides soon.

I'll give you a careful, gentle glomp in the meantime.

Sorry to hear of your aches, too!

I rarely get bumped up, thankfully, but I regularly experience aches and pains.

First, I have nerve compression affecting both hands. This sometimes causes numbness, shooting pain, or dull aching.

Second, I have (very) mild scoliosis, which, while not problematic in most situations, occasionally causes back pain when I sit in front of the PC for a few hours or longer.

Third, I have high foot arches, so walking longer distances or standing for too long can be quite painful, especially if I don't wear comfortable shoes.

I have gotten a lot better at handling pain via my mindfulness practice. When I feel the pain start to shoot up either of my hands or creep down my back, I remind myself that these are the nerve signals in the body doing their job to inform me that something needs relief. This doesn't reduce the pain, but it often reduces the suffering resulting from it.

I sometimes do mindfulness practices with my lower back/hip pain(seems to have happened from having children). I find because I unconsciously tense a lot, it actually does reduce pain in the area.

 

[exchemist]

I'm glad you're doing better now; sorry you got hurt.

Awhile back, we sacrificed our bedroom in order to have a dressing room. Its nice, but we have to keep it locked, or Ares will go through and pull his dad's dresser drawers out(and dump the contents) and will go through my closet and toss everything across the room(he's hoping to find an old key or broken electronic).

Someone left the dressing room door open, and he'd done his usual bit. I discovered it while we were both upstairs; he went to run because he knew I'd make him clean it up. I ran after him, hoping to get him before he got downstairs(and maybe out the front door). Unfortunately, due to the coats(which are usually in the closet) being strewn all over, the door stuck and the doorknob caught my hip as I charged by. I knew that one was going to get me later, but I ignored it, caught him, and a very unhappy boy cleaned up the mess(to the best of his ability).

I find Surya namaskar in the morning does help get the back and hips in better shape.

You know, I had an idea Ares might be at the bottom of it all, somehow. Hope the bruising clears up quickly.

The thing about having children is interesting. Is that the sacro-iliac joint? I can imagine they might get a bit stressed in pregnancy and childbirth. Or is it just misalignment of the lower back? If the latter, I was given some good exercises by the physio which really seem to help. (Or is this a conversation we've already had?)

 

[JustGeorge]

You know, I had an idea Ares might be at the bottom of it all, somehow. Hope the bruising clears up quickly.

I anticipate a week or two... Though, my right hip is the one that tends to hurt. It rotates forward sometimes. However, other than the site of injury, its not bothering me at all today. I wonder if that knocked it back into place.

The thing about having children is interesting. Is that the sacro-iliac joint? I can imagine they might get a bit stressed in pregnancy and childbirth. Or is it just misalignment of the lower back? If the latter, I was given some good exercises by the physio which really seem to help. (Or is this a conversation we've already had?)

I'm not sure which joint it is; it tends to ache and pull at the base of the tailbone and the pain radiates all the way over the hip into the front abdomen. I've been told the pain comes from the rotation. I don't think we've had this conversations; if we have; I've forgotten, too.

 

[VoidCat]

Im in mild joint pain often cuz I stretch my body in ways I am not supposed to due to my ADHD and autism.

 

[exchemist]

I anticipate a week or two... Though, my right hip is the one that tends to hurt. It rotates forward sometimes. However, other than the site of injury, its not bothering me at all today. I wonder if that knocked it back into place.

I'm not sure which joint it is; it tends to ache and pull at the base of the tailbone and the pain radiates all the way over the hip into the front abdomen. I've been told the pain comes from the rotation. I don't think we've had this conversations; if we have; I've forgotten, too.

If it rotates forward that must be the sacroiliac joint I think. Hmm. I had an exercise for that, involving lying on my back, pulling the knee up to the chest and then trying to straighten the leg while holding the knee with both hands to prevent it moving. That tends to rotate the hip back, I think.

 

[JustGeorge]

If it rotates forward that must be the sacroiliac joint I think. Hmm. I had an exercise for that, involving lying on my back, pulling the knee up to the chest and then trying to straighten the leg while holding the knee with both hands to prevent it moving. That tends to rotate the hip back, I think.

I'll give it a shot.

 

[exchemist]

I'll give it a shot.

OK but do it gently at first. I am not a trained physio and would hate to bugger you up even more!

 

[Revoltingest]

I feel like I'm always in pain. Something. Somewhere.

Today, aside from female biological processes that cause pain in the lower back and abdomen, I have a splinter in my right heel that I'll have to dig out today, a giant bruise/scrape on my right hip from running into a doorknob at high speed, and my right knee is swollen from trying to climb over the clawfoot bathtub to see if the cat was hiding in the window(he was). I seem to have ongoing problems with my left heel(and overall feet in general) and right hip, but happily, they're not present this morning.

I'm just curious, how often do the rest of you get bumped up, or have other aches and pains?

I'm regularly breaking something or coping
with lingering results of injuries. And then
there are dental & health indignities & pains.
And I'm about 9 years younger than that dog.
I know it's going to get worse. Perhaps I'll
start biting other posters too when I'm 78, eh.

Today, my right shoulder & right ribcage are
vexing me.

 

[JustGeorge]

I'm regularly breaking something or coping
with lingering results of injuries. And then
there are dental & health indignities & pains.
And I'm about 9 years younger than that dog.
I know it's going to get worse. Perhaps I'll
start biting other posters too when I'm 78, eh.

Today, my right shoulder & right ribcage are
vexing me.

Sorry to hear that; hope it eases soon.

 

[Revoltingest]

Sorry to hear that; hope it eases soon.

Don't be sorry. I'm having fun commiserating.
I accept these things as normal, & they don't
interfere with anything that matters to me.
Really...life is good for me.
I've loaded Mr Trailer for tomorrow's trip.

A life hack tip....
Change wants to match capabilities.

 

[Wu Wei]

Don't be sorry. I'm having fun commiserating.
I accept these things as normal, & they don't
interfere with anything that matters to me.
Really...life is good for me.
I've loaded Mr Trailer for tomorrow's trip.

A life hack tip....
Change wants to match capabilities.

Don't worry...you're still both geezers to me.... ya couple of old geezers

 

[Revoltingest]

Don't worry...you're still both geezers to me.... ya couple of old geezers

But with better knees.

 

[JustGeorge]

Don't be sorry. I'm having fun commiserating.
I accept these things as normal, & they don't
interfere with anything that matters to me.
Really...life is good for me.
I've loaded Mr Trailer for tomorrow's trip.

A life hack tip....
Change wants to match capabilities.

Yeah, it is sometimes fun to compare battle scars.

But with better knees.

I'm putting good effort into ruining mine.

 

[Exaltist Ethan]

My mom has fibromyalgia and I have bipolar disorder.

My mom is in pain constantly, everywhere throughout her body, but especially her back where it is the most painful. She is actually thinking about getting her spine replaced to avoid more pain, even though she takes pain pills they don't help her enough and she can't take them all the time like she wants because she can't drive on them.

Me, on the other hand, if I can't take my bipolar medication for whatever reason, I aggressively spring to mania and anger, and become extremely irritable and agitated without reason. However, when I am on the right meds, I feel no pain whatsoever. I mean, no physical pain, no emotional pain, the medication forces me to feel zen and have virtually no feelings at all, which is especially great when I'm trying to be productive. The worst that happens on my meds is that I get sleepy too easily or fast throughout the day, but I can deal with that.

 

[Wu Wei]

But with better knees.

Not true...only a better knee...you forget one of my knees is bionic.....but you're still older and feebler because you're older...ya geezer

 

[Viker]

I feel like I'm always in pain. Something. Somewhere.

Today, aside from female biological processes that cause pain in the lower back and abdomen, I have a splinter in my right heel that I'll have to dig out today, a giant bruise/scrape on my right hip from running into a doorknob at high speed, and my right knee is swollen from trying to climb over the clawfoot bathtub to see if the cat was hiding in the window(he was). I seem to have ongoing problems with my left heel(and overall feet in general) and right hip, but happily, they're not present this morning.

I'm just curious, how often do the rest of you get bumped up, or have other aches and pains?

I'm a life long biker, extreme sports enthusiast and happen to be middle aged. I have aches I didn't know I could have. And I have the time honored usually expected aches and pains.

 

[JustGeorge]

I'm a life long biker, extreme sports enthusiast and happen to be middle aged. I have aches I didn't know I could have. And I have the time honored usually expected aches and pains.

I'm curious on the pains you didn't know you could have...