Living with Chronic Pain: My Story

I am one with my heated blanket and sauna until summer

See if probiotics help.

Hello and welcome Julie_Marie. I hope you do better as the weather warms up. Those ele throws are just da boom!!

Heating pad works well for me but it’s a temporary relief. My biggest things that help are a good night sleep, less stress, and some exercise.

Julie_Marie are u on anything for the R/A?

Hi everyone......new here and I am riddled with pain everywhere from the fibromyalgia. Recently diagnosed diabetic Type 2 last summer 2021 and trying to balance everything has been mind boggling. I retired in October 2017 to take care of my Mom that had dementia and she ended up passing in January 2018. I go to sleep in pain, use the bathroom during the night is tough getting out of bed, neuropathy, generalized widespread pain always. Just wish there was something out there to relieve the pain that isn't a debillitating medication. Every so often a new pain will rear its' ugly head and I think add it to the list. Oh yeah, the doctor that diagnosed the fibro walked into the exam room with the comment that I had crazy woman's disease....all in my head. Thanks in advance!

On top of all that I have no immune system so I'm home in bed 90% of time and I can't enjoy my grandchild either but did enjoy her at my home now they moved out of state. Hang in there

I have the same rest is critical and weather changes do hurt I took a steroid shot recently that did help for a bit to even get a few days is a plus I am disabled with horrible back then came fibro RA head to toe pain I do use delta 8 cannibas at night its .3 % thc really helps alot its legal. That's all I found to help but it's something it makes me tired so I get relief at night. Hope this helps God bless praying for all of you xoxo

I’m with you on all of it. In my experience, diet changing has made no difference really - if I go vegetable heavy, I have more gas and bloat and a little better transit. If I less veggies/healthy, slower transit but less distension. The pain is more or less constant but one thing that helps a little is continually reminding myself that I am okay. It’s like my brain remembers what it’s like not to be in pain and reminding myself that I’m not in disaster mode, eases things a little.

Welcome Julie_Marie, I do experience some of what you are going through. The gas the pain from head to toe and anything in between nothing but pain. I use the heating pad alot that helps me a lot I try eating GF but nothing since I am a cancer patient and still during chemo I get to blame everything on the cancer. I hope you feel better to some degree. Bossy.