Post by scrappintoee on Apr 9, 2015 5:09:22 GMT
Hi, I've posted before about issues I'm having and gotten some great advice from many of you---thanks again!
Recently, I'm having WEIRD new things happen and I justttt don't wanna have to visit MORE doctors, chiropractors,
accupuncuturists, etc. to be told they just don't know.
I've already been to several MDs, physical therapy, and chiropractors........ I've had horrible
hip pain for about 2 years, and surgery has been ruled out (it's arthritis and bursitis), tried a cortisone injection
(didn't help!), tried physical therapy (made the pain worse---AND my ortho doc agreed that they were giving
me the WRONG exercises---greeeaattt!!!) , and chiropractic (didn't help lp my hip at all, but great
for my lower back! LOL!), and
massage (awesome!!!!). I SWIM, which is wonderful----but sometimes, it hurts SO much more after I'm
done, I can barely walk.
But here are my new WEIRD things that are realllllly troubling me-----Oh, and before I say what the WEIRD
things are---I wanna say --I Pray A LOT and
am TRYING to be POSITIVE!!!! I tell myself things such as "there are people out there SO MUCH WORSE
than me, people with cancer, etc.....THEY are in pain-----I shouldn't complain!!!, etc. etc. etc....)
I make myself go to the pool and swim, (I MISS walking---especially my beautiful fur babies, but luckily, DH
takes care of that)
I am TRYING to be thankful for all
my blessings, and I am TRYING to stay ACTIVE, but this is starting to get me down!!!
Aren't these WEIRD??? (**although I do attribute anything painful on my right side may be due to all
the over-compensating I do when I limp because of the pain/ stiffness in my left hip)
1....., --sometimes, my Right knee will hurt SO MUCH, I can barely walk...but it only lasts a few hours, then I'm FINE
for two weeks or more!!!
2..... Yesterday, all of a sudden, my left thumb hurt SO much, I couldn't move it without severe pain.....I massaged
it, Dh massaged it, and I also put it in a brace. All day.today
it was FINE, now all of a sudden, it hurts again--BADLY!
3.....Today, all day and tonight, my right inner heel/ ankle area has what feel like muscle spasms, and a SHARP pain that
lasts only a few seconds, and a few times, the pain was so bad, it was unbelievable!!! I've been doing all kinds
of reading tonight---is it the bone, the muscles, the nerves??? Is this because of the limping I do when my left
hip hurts so much, I can barely walk???
Here are my questions.....oh, and (((( HUGS )))) to all of you----Chronic pain SUCKS!!!!!!!
1. How many different health care peeps did you have to visit until you got the RIGHT diagnosis/diagnoses?
2. And I only ask this because I've read A LOT about it -----did any of them think it was "all in your head?"
I honestly wonder sometimes if some of my pain is psychosomatic.....at least I'd have an ANSWER! But
then, even if it IS "all in my head", I want to know for SURE, because then I'd get the help I need to STOP
THIS PAIN!
3. Many of you here and some friends IRL have said that changing their DIET has really helped---i have been
trying, but I admit, I fail some days. I've done SO much reading on nutrition. But here's the thing---I've added
tumeric and ginger to my green smoothies----they're both touted as NATURAL anti-inflammatories--"BETTER
THAN MOTRIN!"-----well, they're not helping my pain AT ALL. i've also tried a myriad of other diet/ natural
things, and NOTHING is helping!!!
If you even read this far, I apologize to your eyes.....I wanted to make this more BRIEF, but, I wanted to
give a complete picture!!! ((((( HUGS )))))) to my fellow pain sufferers!!!!!!!
I'd like to add a FUN note-----because of the severe arthritis/ bursitis in my hip, this is my first Spring to have to ask DH to
cut/ paint my left toenails.....he is SO cute and funny when he paints the nail polish--AWWW......so manly, has NO idea
what he's doing......... and I NEED that laugh, too!
Recently, I'm having WEIRD new things happen and I justttt don't wanna have to visit MORE doctors, chiropractors,
accupuncuturists, etc. to be told they just don't know.
I've already been to several MDs, physical therapy, and chiropractors........ I've had horrible
hip pain for about 2 years, and surgery has been ruled out (it's arthritis and bursitis), tried a cortisone injection
(didn't help!), tried physical therapy (made the pain worse---AND my ortho doc agreed that they were giving
me the WRONG exercises---greeeaattt!!!) , and chiropractic (didn't help lp my hip at all, but great
for my lower back! LOL!), and
massage (awesome!!!!). I SWIM, which is wonderful----but sometimes, it hurts SO much more after I'm
done, I can barely walk.
But here are my new WEIRD things that are realllllly troubling me-----Oh, and before I say what the WEIRD
things are---I wanna say --I Pray A LOT and
am TRYING to be POSITIVE!!!! I tell myself things such as "there are people out there SO MUCH WORSE
than me, people with cancer, etc.....THEY are in pain-----I shouldn't complain!!!, etc. etc. etc....)
I make myself go to the pool and swim, (I MISS walking---especially my beautiful fur babies, but luckily, DH
takes care of that)
I am TRYING to be thankful for all
my blessings, and I am TRYING to stay ACTIVE, but this is starting to get me down!!!
Aren't these WEIRD??? (**although I do attribute anything painful on my right side may be due to all
the over-compensating I do when I limp because of the pain/ stiffness in my left hip)
1....., --sometimes, my Right knee will hurt SO MUCH, I can barely walk...but it only lasts a few hours, then I'm FINE
for two weeks or more!!!
2..... Yesterday, all of a sudden, my left thumb hurt SO much, I couldn't move it without severe pain.....I massaged
it, Dh massaged it, and I also put it in a brace. All day.today
it was FINE, now all of a sudden, it hurts again--BADLY!
3.....Today, all day and tonight, my right inner heel/ ankle area has what feel like muscle spasms, and a SHARP pain that
lasts only a few seconds, and a few times, the pain was so bad, it was unbelievable!!! I've been doing all kinds
of reading tonight---is it the bone, the muscles, the nerves??? Is this because of the limping I do when my left
hip hurts so much, I can barely walk???
Here are my questions.....oh, and (((( HUGS )))) to all of you----Chronic pain SUCKS!!!!!!!
1. How many different health care peeps did you have to visit until you got the RIGHT diagnosis/diagnoses?
2. And I only ask this because I've read A LOT about it -----did any of them think it was "all in your head?"
I honestly wonder sometimes if some of my pain is psychosomatic.....at least I'd have an ANSWER! But
then, even if it IS "all in my head", I want to know for SURE, because then I'd get the help I need to STOP
THIS PAIN!
3. Many of you here and some friends IRL have said that changing their DIET has really helped---i have been
trying, but I admit, I fail some days. I've done SO much reading on nutrition. But here's the thing---I've added
tumeric and ginger to my green smoothies----they're both touted as NATURAL anti-inflammatories--"BETTER
THAN MOTRIN!"-----well, they're not helping my pain AT ALL. i've also tried a myriad of other diet/ natural
things, and NOTHING is helping!!!
If you even read this far, I apologize to your eyes.....I wanted to make this more BRIEF, but, I wanted to
give a complete picture!!! ((((( HUGS )))))) to my fellow pain sufferers!!!!!!!
I'd like to add a FUN note-----because of the severe arthritis/ bursitis in my hip, this is my first Spring to have to ask DH to
cut/ paint my left toenails.....he is SO cute and funny when he paints the nail polish--AWWW......so manly, has NO idea
what he's doing......... and I NEED that laugh, too!
