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I Am Tired of Having to Explain My Pain and Need of Pain Meds

Wish the stuff my pain mgmt gave me worked. Sick of being up bc my Rheumatoid arthritis flared up something bad that I can't even move without the pain.

Had to vent bc I've been trying to sleep since 12am & pain keeping me up. Right ankle swellwd up the size of softball. Left knee cane bend and right elbow with right hand all swelled up.

Hope everyone has wonderful Friday. It's October 13. Scary
OceanRoses · F
Sorry about your pain & I don't know how long you've had this. Have you looked into your diet? I really hope you get some relief sounds terrible. I sprained my foot nothing like your going through, but I know pain! not being able to sleep. I also use a 10s machine a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) machine is used as an alternative to painkilling medication. Google it it sure helps me!
Heres some that might help.

Two garlic pearls with 2 ounces of buttermilk is an excellent daily drink and home remedy for rheumatoid arthritis.

Ginger, long pepper and pepper – These three help to correct digestion and metabolism, hence recommended for daily usage in rheumatoid arthritis.

Barley, horse gram: Both these are very easy to adopt in diet.
Drum stick tree: fruit and leaves, being in rich in calcium & vitamin C, is highly recommended in Rheumatoid arthritis.

Bitter gourd (Bitter melon): It improves digestion, very low in calorie and good source of Vitamin B1, 2 & 3. It is a good detoxifying herb and is traditionally indicated in diet for rheumatoid arthritis.

Hot water: Hot water drinking is beneficial to improve digestion. Regular drinking of hot water helps to bring lightness to the joints and improves flexibility in Rheumatoid arthritis.

Food to avoid: While it is important to know what food is good, it is also important to know food to avoid in rheumatoid arthritis.

You should see a diet nutritionist & see if you have any allergies to certain foods. Or google foods to avoid.
OceanRoses · F
Welcome, here is where I got mine, look around what ever you can afford. I've been off my foot for a month now. I sleep with it on, it is electrical current that blocks the pain. I changed my diet long time ago. You must eat foods that help remove inflammation. I hope you get better!

Amazon.com in search` tens machine for pain

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McShay1978 · 41-45, M
@OceanRoses what sucks is I've been dealing with it over 11yrs. From 2009-15 was working out daily and in the best shape of my life. Now it's so bad there's days I can get out of bed. Miss working out bc it made me feel so good. They changed my pain meds so now they don't work. Hope you have a wonderful Friday. Going to try 4o crash for a bit. I'll look you up again thanks for the tips
OceanRoses · F
Oh ouch! tooooo many yrs! I know it's depressing i'm very active too it's good for endorphin's & all physical well being! Thanks I'm slowly improving your weekend gets bit better. Gr8 I'll be around. Hope you got some rest...
SW-User
I'm sorry you're in pain. I hope they find something that helps.
McShay1978 · 41-45, M
@SW-User hope so too
2cool4school · 46-50, F
I'm sorry Hun I have chronic pain I feel for you as I often don't sleep :(
2cool4school · 46-50, F
Omg my surgery for the burst disc ftom the fourth L-5 fracture was in '05 too I was just a week from turning 28 Thought shit if I die on the table I won't be in the forever 27 club ;) lol they actually had a problem during my surgery went two hours over stressed out my family and my fiancé at the time got into a terrible fight. After 9 years of not even a micro tiff :/ it was the beginning of the end for him. It was the most painful experience of my life and I've done some painful stuff but I had to be turned 3 times a day to keep from laying on the surgery scar for too long omg 3 days turned into 5 I was so bad off on their recovery I was off the chart they were reaching and got me synthetic thc (marinol) which after 4 days without food instead of apple sauce or chicken noodle soup I ate a bacon cheeseburger my family snuggled in from a gourmet restaurant around the corner. The docs were shocked but happy I was eating so they kept me one more day and let me go unfortunately all the post op eqiuptment like a potty chair a shower chair a sock installer a grabber and a few other things luckily I wore the brace out but my post op brace never arrived. We found out they had all my info correct but wrong city :( made recovery harder. We had to piece together our own kit. But I broke the rules I had to bend at the waist for one very important reason ;) oh well it didn't cause my surgery to fail. My surgeon has maintained a "not my fault not my problem" attitude needless to say we don't work together but in 11 million people in the area I still run into her. Awkward :/
McShay1978 · 41-45, M
@2cool4school that is as crazy stuff. With me having the RA. Was told that if anyone wants to cut into my back to run. I really miss working out. When I was in high school was that fat kid. Being only 5'6 over 250lbs. Wasn't good growing up. Was made fun of & always picked on. Finally in 1998 I realize it was time to loss the weight. In about 2yrs I dropped almost 100lbs. Kept it off bc I would jog alot daily. Was my form of keeping my stress level down. When I got diagnosed with the RA end up putting on weight to a lit 2009. From 2009-2014 was able to workout again. Was in the best shape of my life, looking and feeling good but the nature of the beast I'm dealing with the RA again and my right ankle is really bad now. Days I can't even put weight on in. Wouldn't know what to do with the sugrery. Really hope you're having a good day!
2cool4school · 46-50, F
@McShay1978 awe Hun that's so sweet of you to worry about my day I hope yours is going great 😊

 
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