How Many Suffer from Chronic Pain?

Which types of games,
could be interactive, like that sounds as if it would be?
Or, what are games that one could choose from?
My knowledge of computer games is very limited.
 
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Has anyone tried listening to 'healing tapes'?? U-tube has many and I often listen to Reiki music for healing... specifically those claiming they help on 'many plains'. They seem to help somewhat. I do not have chronic pain just flairs occasionally from arthritis..
 
Kaila said:
Which types of games,
could be interactive like that sounds as if it would be?
Or, what are games that one could choose from?
My knowledge of computer games is very limited.
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I like chess for it's mental concentration and Civilization VI for total absorption for hours. That Civilization VI is really the best and my pain totally disappears when I play it for a few hours. If I can't sleep due to pain, I just play the game!
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I remember when I was around 36 when I saw very clearly my growing old and being about the age I am now, 69. Back then I was pretty close to imagining what I look like and also the inevitable loss of energy, but I couldn't imagine the pain that never seems to go away. That has become my biggest challenge. I played a lot of competitive sports, and during practices you have endure when you feel like quitting. I get to a very similar place when I just want to give up and quit, but like sports training, i didn't then and won't in the future. ( never say never right? )
How severe the pain is also effects my moods, and they seem like they are really swinging these daze. My mood can change after 30 minutes of feeling "ok", to feeling worse and my mood changes to feeling sick, frustrated, and angry. Which also depresses me because I have to go into a shell until I start feeling better. There weird thing is most of the time all the remedies I use help sometimes and sometimes they don't. It becomes something I can't fix, so it just feels like my body is collapsing ( which it is...entropy ). Old age is something you can't tell/talk to a person about until they experience it themselves. Also, as some of you have noticed I change my avatar often. It is symbolic of how I am feeling, so the images are varying a lot and sometimes daily. I appreciate your patience and understanding a lot.
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Mitch86 said:
We pain sufferers should unite and help each other to distract ourselves to reduce chronic pain. Distracting the brain by engaging in other activities like playing computer games can do the job.
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That's a great idea! However, my pain stems from MS. It's difficult to describe. Mostly in my legs and although I am on strong pain meds (which I hate taking) as well as muscle relaxers (which I also hate taking as they make me very tired) there is little I can do. This site DOES help though!
 
Mitch86 said:
We pain sufferers should unite and help each other to distract ourselves to reduce chronic pain. Distracting the brain by engaging in other activities like playing computer games can do the job.
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Coming here helps me distract myself from my pain. My pain causes me to get angry that I can't do something especially if it involves standing. So going back and forth between my computer and whatever I am trying to do (sometimes cooking, sometimes cleaning the bunny cage, washing dishes and cleaning the kitchen) really does help. I have to sit down to get relief.

The other thing I do is adult coloring books while I listen to music. That helps me relieve the pain because of course, I am sitting down.
 
katlupe said:
Coming here helps me distract myself from my pain. My pain causes me to get angry that I can't do something especially if it involves standing. So going back and forth between my computer and whatever I am trying to do (sometimes cooking, sometimes cleaning the bunny cage, washing dishes and cleaning the kitchen) really does help. I have to sit down to get relief.

The other thing I do is adult coloring books while I listen to music. That helps me relieve the pain because of course, I am sitting down.
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Boy that hits home ! I go through the same damn thing(s) daily . Can barely stand long enough to prepare a meal anymore.

I don't do the coloring books , but I do sit on my ass most of the day.
 
I feel all of your sentiments about being grouchy when in severe pain.. I do the same..I get very grouchy and irritable when I'm in pain with my lower lumber issues... so I always ask that people don't talk to me when I'm like that so I'm not snapping at them. Fortunately and thank the lord I'm not in as much pain as all of you, nor am I permanently disabled by it in that I can't stand like you all.. and I'm very active most of the time but I do find if I stand still for more than a few minutes the pain in my lower back is excruciating, and it can take a few days of PK's and rest for the pain to lessen.

I take PK's.. or heat pads when it's unbearable ..and if I'm home I'll listen to music, or watch TV which doesn't need any concentration ( I'm generally not much of a TV watcher until I'm in pain) .. and cope that way
 
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katlupe said:
Coming here helps me distract myself from my pain. My pain causes me to get angry that I can't do something especially if it involves standing. So going back and forth between my computer and whatever I am trying to do (sometimes cooking, sometimes cleaning the bunny cage, washing dishes and cleaning the kitchen) really does help. I have to sit down to get relief.

The other thing I do is adult coloring books while I listen to music. That helps me relieve the pain because of course, I am sitting down.
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Distraction sometimes works for me. Silversurfers games has a large variety, simple to play but challenging enough to be interesting. Free to join and ads not too obstructive.
 
Good topic for me right now. A couple of weeks ago I would have said no, I don't suffer from chronic pain. Now I think that was partly denial, and partly controlled by meloxicam, an anti-inflammatory I have taken for years.

Two weeks ago Dr took me off meloxicam a week ago I had hand surgery for thumb/hand arthritis. Pain started when I went off meloxicam and got a lot worse after surgery. Dr says surgery pain should ease soon, but for best healing I need to stay off meloxicam for 5 more weeks...

This has made me think about my pain history and how it is getting worse.

Back pain got me on meloxicam about 10 years ago, it worked well, little back pain for a long time.

My knees started hurting a few years ago, Dr x-rayed and said it was arthritis, my options were surgery or trying exercise. I started weight lifting and within weeks the pain was much less, quite manageable.

I injured my left shoulder years ago, rotator cuff, pain came and went but got really bad a year or so ago. Dr wanted to do surgery, but suggested I try physical therapy and exercise first. It took a few months but with the exercise the pain was much reduced.

My hands have hurt for years, but recently have gotten worse. Tried cortisone shots without success. Dr said this surgery was my only option. He refused to do both hands at the same time so had the right done a week ago.

Going off the meloxicam has resulted in all the old pains returning along with a few new ones. Not exercising for a week has not helped, tried walking yesterday, but after 2 miles I gave up. Will see what exercise is possible as time goes along.

Anyway this has been a humbling experience. I know that in a few weeks after healing and being able to get back on meloxicam things will be better for a while anyway. But yes I do have to accept that I live with and will have to manage pain, probably more so as I age.

And it does make me an unpleasant person to be around, grouchy.

It took 45 minutes to type this, with a left hand and shoulder in pain, mad as hell about that but takes my mind off of the pain a little.

Off to a more comfortable chair and some mindless TV.
 
Robert59 said:
I have Diabetic nerve damage in my feet. I don't take any medicine for the pain.
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With all due respect ..... then it is not severe enough. When it gets there ........ you'll take something.

Not qualified to reccommend so I'll just say. Ya might want to research Alpha Lipoic Acid.

For me, it really takes the edge off. There are nights when I can do without it, but other nights I'm so glad to have it handy.
 
Which brand and what dose, of the ALA, do you take, @rgp ?
I think I tried that, some years back, with no noticeable effect from it, but I would try it again.
 
My back hates me, and gives me so much pain! The things I used to do with ease, now are so hard because of the pain in the back.

I wasn't even 40 yet when arthritis hit in my knees and hands. Oddly enough while I have aches and pains in most of my joints, I have very little in my hands. When my hands began to pain me quite a bit I decided to play a card game called (please excuse the racism involved in the name) Play the Chinaman. The idea was you pay (imaginary of course) 1 dollar for each card in the deck, and get 5 dollars for every card played up. You can choose one play one card at a time through the deck , or 3 plays through the deck. I always chose the one card through the deck because it was fast I would wait till the Mr left for work then play. Shuffle , deal,play, any time between 1/2 hour to an hour. after a few months I realized the pain in my hands was gone, and for the most part it is still gone. But nothing helps my back.
 
rgp said:
With all due respect ..... then it is not severe enough. When it gets there ........ you'll take something.

Not qualified to reccommend so I'll just say. Ya might want to research Alpha Lipoic Acid.

For me, it really takes the edge off. There are nights when I can do without it, but other nights I'm so glad to have it handy.
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Kaila said:
Which brand and what dose, of the ALA, do you take, @rgp ?
I think I tried that, some years back, with no noticeable effect from it, but I would try it again.
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Swanson is the brand....300 mg p/capsule I take two in the evening when I feel it coming on.
 

How Many Suffer from Chronic Pain?​


Shorter list would be how many don't

Icy hot rubs
Tylenol
CBD oils
Hanging from a stout tree limb

All have their places for me

But

A brisk walk gets things moving in the ol' bod
Even then, the first 1/4 mile or so, the hips start screamin'
They quieten down after a 1/2 mile or so

Other than that
music
good music
loud

Or just butchering wood

If I was immobile......that'd be different
 

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