Do You Have Daily Pain or Discomfort of Any Kind?

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Given the average age of our Forum I would guess the answer to be yes by many of you. If yes What's the condition and how do you handle it? For me it's Peripheral Neurophy affecting the legs, feet, hips and shoulders. I take a pain killer and a nerve drug that helps a little but mostly I just walk as much as I can and do stretches.
 

My knees and legs bother me because I dislocated my knee several years ago and had a torn meniscus which I think never really healed properly despite 3 rounds of physical therapy. I just live with it now and heating pads help. No medication because it bothers my stomach. One of my main concerns is sleep. I tend to stress about things at night and the achy legs and knees don't help. I'm a lot better off than some people so I really can't complain.
 
Fortunately no I don’t. I exercise daily and medicate daily which really helps.

Oddly enough , years ago while I wasn’t eating well or exercising I was overweight and in a lot of pain. Things have changed for the better.
 
Yes, I do. I have osteoarthritis, especially in hands, shoulders, neck and knees. Most days it is just annoying, but once in a while . . . . For years I had awful pain in my hips, but my now 5 year old titanium hips have taken care of that -- to my great joy!
 
Injured shoulder last year in a slip and fall partially tearing a tendon in the rotator cuff. Several months of rehab, frozen shoulder, cortisone shots, and finally getting almost back to normal. Almost!
 
Shot in legs , head, have gout now, my biggest problem now is , I have not had any rim sleep, in two weeks, I already know what you are thinking, no machine will help me, I think its scar tissue, also had a little piece of bullet go in my right eye , gave me glaucoma. I think I'm doing ok for my age, a lot better than a lot of people. I had a person come visit me last week, he had no arms, nor legs, he , I guess, you could say he walk right out to the car that drove him here, I said to myself, you don't have anything to complain about now. Here's his video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln6F6DTuY9g
 
There are,some mornings when I get out of bed, I feel a bit stiff/sore. A couple days ago when I got out of bed ,my neck was sore,slept on it wrong.
I have a partial right knee,had the surgery in 2004.The first thing I do every morning when I get out of bed,is lie down on my mat on the floor&do exercises for my knee. It helps to limber the knee up before I take my early morning walk.
I've had physical therapy twice for my right shoulder,was in a lot of pain 2 yrs ago,therapy helped. My shoulder will never be 100%,but doing twice/day exercises eases the stiffness,I deal with it Sue
 
Pappy said:
My osteoarthritis is in my back and hips. Some days it’s impossible to do much of anything. My doctor gave me Tramadol on my last visit. I think it helped some, but I can’t take too much of it as when I stand up, I feel like I’m going to pass out. Will talk it over with him next month.
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Pretty much the same here. I tried Tramadol...but had concerns over possible addiction? So for now it is Indomethacin [a prescription nsaid] only. It basically just takes the edge off. That said, if I skip a day of it though...I hurt like hell.
 
Sad to say, yes I do. I have osteoarthritis in my right knee, most days that hurts, some days worse than others. I also have had Rheumatoid Arthritis for just over 10 years.......it totally sucks!
 
I have chronic osteoarthritis in my left shoulder, seen from an x-ray and MRI by my Orthopedic Surgeon that done the rotator cuff surgery on my left shoulder a few years ago. I also have some arthritis in my right shoulder from a rotator cuff surgery I had in 2007. Both of these are "achy-nagging" pains, not real serious, but I don't like pain at all.

Had to stop taking Glucosamine Sulfate, because it was increasing my bg number.

Now I'm taking Turmeric 500mg sometimes twice daily (breakfast/lunch) and it helps, but doesn't last long. Also have VA prescription for 50mg Tramadol that I take one of about three times a week in the AM. Was taking daily after my cuff surgery and during rehab a few years ago, but after that I was told to stop taking daily. Also, have a Hemp Balm 500mg, from GoGreen (online) and use that. In the process of getting the 1000 mg to see if the balm will last longer. Have a VA prescription of 800mg Ibuprofen. Dang near works better than the balm or Turmeric. Also, have a jar of Topricin Pain Relief Cream that does ok, but definitely not great.

Went to see my VA doctor this AM for my routine checkup and noticed a sign about a Chronic Pain Relief Class in the building that I will indeed check out.

My wife has some arthritis in her hands and uses the balm, the Topricin and now takes a Turmeric once a day in the morning.

Now, I absolutely LOVE potatoes, baked, fried, French fries..........but they are terrible for arthritis. Potatoes are called a Dark vegie in that they are grown underground. Veggies like this are definitely not good for arthritis sufferers.
 
That's true Rose, gabe is something else , right now I have not had any rim sleep in about seven days, I still dream and think of the past everyday and night, been like this since my wife died, in Vietnam
RadishRose said:
John, sorry you were injured. My arthritis fades after seeing that young man Gabe.
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ClassicRockr said:
Now, I absolutely LOVE potatoes, baked, fried, French fries..........but they are terrible for arthritis. Potatoes are called a Dark vegie in that they are grown underground. Veggies like this are definitely not good for arthritis sufferers.
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Potatoes are part of the nightshade vegetables. The main reason they aren’t good for arthritis is because they contain a chemical called solaonine.
Add the fact that they are packed with sugar and fried makes them worse.
Some foods cause inflammation, other foods help inflammation.
 
john19485 said:
That's true Rose, gabe is something else , right now I have not had any rim sleep in about seven days, I still dream and think of the past everyday and night, been like this since my wife died, in Vietnam
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My good thoughts and prayer sent for you, John.
 

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