Your own body, what hurts today?

I've had toothache all over Christmas and the New Year. Finally went to see the dentist and he gave me a prescription for Metronydazole. I started taking it on Friday and it's definitely helping to reduce the pain in my lower right jaw. However, I think I may be going down with the virus the rest of my family have been suffering from as I feel washed out and very tired at the moment, with a constant headache, sore throat, and weakness throughout my body.
 

hawkdon said:
well i am still suffering greatly with the right sjoulder thing...no real releif yet, pathces, heat , ice pills, just
temp releif....this may result in surgery but i really hope not....
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I tore or strained my rotator cuff last year and until I got to the doctor I had someone wrap a wide piece of Ace bandage around my arm and body at midriff height, just to keep that arm snug against my side to remind me not to move it. Then I went to the doctor and he put me on a ten day course of prednisone which made me feel great and allowed it to heal. Hope you can get help today!
 
hawkdon said:
well i am still suffering greatly with the right sjoulder thing...no real releif yet, pathces, heat , ice pills, just
temp releif....this may result in surgery but i really hope not....
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Are you using any prescription meds? Any for pain? It sounds like muscle and joint pain...is it arthritis?

I am prescribed 1800 mg Gabapentin , 600mg every 8 hrs. Also 100mg Tramadol, 25mg every 6 hours. I take about 25mg of a Marijuana Gummie with the Tramadol.

I know you don't like to take drugs but a little bit, for a short time, to give you some relief. Your other health tools are helping?
 
I use hydrocodone 5/325 dose, but its not helping today....just now the
local firefigthers left after getting me off the floor......did not fall, rather i
found i could not lift myself off the couch .....so went down gently to the
floor andd they got me back up in a minute.....wowee this is hard and
unusual.......!!!:mad::poop::alien::devilish:😠
 
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hawkdon said:
I use hydrocodone 5/325 dose, but its not helping today....just now the
local firefigthers left after getting me off the floor......did not fall, rather i
found i could not lift myself off the couch .....so went down gently to the
floor andd they got me back up in a minute.....wowee this is hard and
unusual.......!!!:mad::poop::alien::devilish:😠
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Hawkdon, so sorry you're in this current situation with your pain.
Did the local firefighters by chance do an EKG and did you mention
about the pain in your arm. Good they were able to assist you up
and off the floor. Sending you a huge hug.
 
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hawkdon said:
I use hydrocodone 5/325 dose, but its not helping today....just now the
local firefigthers left after getting me off the floor......did not fall, rather i
found i could not lift myself off the couch .....so went down gently to the
floor andd they got me back up in a minute.....wowee this is hard and
unusual.......!!!:mad::poop::alien::devilish:😠
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I hate to hear that you are dealing with these problems. 1767549353115.gif
 
Everything. Fibromyalgia ripping and roaring today. It feels like a full-body migraine. I have a Norco RX but on days like today, they might as well be M&Ms. I save them for moderate pain days to help me have a productive day. The only thing that works on a day this bad is an alcohol buzz and that's only relief for an hour or so and counterproductive in the long run so I don't do that either.
 
My knee :confused: It just started the other day. It feels sore at the side of the knee. I am using a heat pad and using a foot stool to elevate it which seems to be helping. We had a fluttering of snow this afternoon and, according to the weather reports, tomorrow is going to be fine but Thursday and Friday could be snow so, sore knee or not, I am going out tomorrow!
 
I don't want to be too optimistic but, this morning my knee is ok - seems the heat and elevation has worked. I will be going out soon to get some errands done and see if my knee protests or not. If not, I am planning to turn down the resistence on my spin bike and do a half hour cycle. 🤞
 
Surprisingly not my back but the arthritis in my hands is worse after digging a large deep hole through tough ground yesterday with a 30 pound Bosch Hammer. But I'm finished at least. My wonky hands prevented me from being able to retract the collar in order to remove the spade bit. As a result I'll have to carry it back to the check out desk today out of the case. The other embarrassment is not being able to return the heavy gauge extension cord wound the way I received it. But frankly that tight bundle is much less user friendly than the way my contractor brother taught me to store them.
 
MarkD said:
Surprisingly not my back but the arthritis in my hands is worse after digging a large deep hole through tough ground yesterday with a 30 pound Bosch Hammer. But I'm finished at least. My wonky hands prevented me from being able to retract the collar in order to remove the spade bit. As a result I'll have to carry it back to the check out desk today out of the case. The other embarrassment is not being able to return the heavy gauge extension cord wound the way I received it. But frankly that tight bundle is much less user friendly than the way my contractor brother taught me to store them.
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I am contemplating if I should move to a condo, so there is no yard maintenance to worry about. And a smaller living space will definitely be easier to keep it tidy.
 
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OldOld said:
I am contemplating if I should move to a condo, so there is no yard maintenance to worry about. And a smaller size will definitely be easier to keep it tidy.
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I sometimes wonder what it would be like to volunteer in a public garden where I can do just what suites me and I don't need to do any heavy lifting. Doing everything was fun when I could but that was then and this is now.
 
Does anything hurt? All of me! I have something called PolyMyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) that I've had since Oct 2009. I've been on Prednisolone since July 2010, and it literally gave me my life back. Without it I was reduced to having to use a walking stick to get around, as well as becoming very fearful about any and every movement I made due to knowing the pain it would cause.

Since being on Prednisolone I've been able to live my life almost as though I didn't have the PMR, although since 2020, I've generally gone downhill, and now find that even moderate movement of any kind is enough to exhaust me in short order. For example, last year I was using an electric hedge trimmer to trim back my neighbour's hedge that was overgrowing the side of my front yard. After working for less than half an hour my shoulders both stopped working, and I had to sit down or fall down. It took me nearly an hour of rest before I could even get up from my garden chair and put everything away.

That was a wake up call, and since then I've been wary of doing anything physical that could result in a similar situation with my shoulders. As such I don't even do any exercise, as it could set off something that will lay me low for days, if not weeks. That's been compounded for the last couple of months by Moreton's Neuroma in both my feet, but particularly in my right foot, that makes it painful for me to walk for any distance.

I just hope that when the weather gets warmer I'll feel up to doing more, but for the time being I'm staying warm and keeping out of everyone's way till I feel a bit more energetic and a bit less vulnerable.
 
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