How do you cope with your aches and pains?
Watch this postMany of us have a constant challenge managing daily aches and pains, caused by a variety of health issues, such as arthritis, osteoarthritis, spondylitis, fibromyalgia, gout and many other conditions. This is a place where we can share our concerns and support for each other, so feel free to get chatting about any issues which you feel you would like to share ….
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Over the years I have averaged a broken bone about every two years. I have Osteoporosis plus Chronic Asthma and Epilepsy rounded off with Rheumatoid Arthritis and have a pacemaker.
I keep myself occupied now at the age of 88 by writing my poems and answering the many folk who come to me for tales from WW2.
I have written a book about the first 20years of my life that tells of me being cruelly treated by so called Sisters-of -Mercy and then being bombed out twice during WW2 during the London Blitz and machine gunned twice.
I try not to take painkillers because the very strong ones I found caused blockage of the bowels. I just stick to Paracetamol now plus having a good giggle each day with the many folks who I am in contact with and I just live each day as it comes. Best wishes to all.
Sometimes I get lonely, I miss our walks together in the ladies' walking group.
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www..fmauk.org is a good place to start, it is a charity for Fibro warriors like you. There are many support groups that you can get involved with.
Try searching ‘fibromyalgia support groups in my area’.
I’m in Leicester and have met some other Fibro warriors at support group meetings. I have become good friends with some of the members.
I know that pain killers can result in severe consequences, but to manage your pain on the occasional paracetamol must be very trying. I really hope that your doctors find something to alleviate the suffering you are going through.
Thank you for sharing and God bless.
Dani
A s regards pain, I have suffered for 30 years with a back problems, inflamed discs leading to bad posture , mis allignment of my spine and all the follow up problems, one thing leads to another and with bad attacks every couple of years caused by repetative movements, i.e decorating , cutting the grass etc.
As I have got into my fifties though , the last couple of years have been a case of more frequent episodes having to take 8 or 9 painkilliers , anti inflammatories and deep heat daily just to function, to get out of bed and to be able to move, surgery was an option but risky with no guarentees. I have since december last year been taking cbd oil, and havent had to take any of these since.
It is worth looking into as it is helping to allieviate and prevent a whole host of medical problems.
But do your research as to where you get it , strengths , and make sure it is thc free.
Thank you.
Needless to say, I prefer natural treatments..
I'm curious to know what types of vitamins and minerals you are taking for pain.
I loooove animals. Ive been known to pick up strays. Got 3 dogs and i feed a couple of stray cats.
MSM. Good for any inflammation
Thank you.
Does anybody suffer from back of leg pain. I have had Tibialis posterior dysfunction and tenosynovitis in both feet for the past three years, which is bad enough, but have only recently had very painful muscle pains in back of legs. I haven't been to Dr. about this yet but will be going soon unless it improves. Just wondering if anybody else has had this and what they have done about it. Taking painkillers but doesn't help.
Aches and pains come and go for me too - why not explore other options like complementary therapies - for general wellbeing as well as specific pain.
Doctors have their own tools - referral to surgeons, medication, injections and referral to physio; physios in the NHS these days seem limited to assessment and giving exercise - which is great for body maintenance - if you do the exercises, that is; surgeons will operate - that’s what they are trained for after all.
Taking responsibility for one’s own health seems the way forward - nutrition, sensible intake of alcohol, and then explore what else is out there that may or may not help - but if you don’t try - how do you know?