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How to deal with chronic pain?

Move..I found this out the hard way because I had to take a very physical job and after about a month of significantly higher pain- I noticed a shift. Things actually started to subside and the flares got less. I guess I was building strength and stamina without realizing it. Although I did already walk daily, this was different. I didn’t get to sit or stay down like I was used to. The pain was always head to toe and I would find myself wrapped in heat a lot. Insulating myself - but also from life. Living with pain sucks, but not actually living is so much worse. I lost my job. I’m not getting in that bed. I don’t care if I walk in circles. 🤭#RheumatoidArthritis #Fibromyalgia #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #Osteoarthritis #acdf #Arthritis #BackPain

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This onslaught of pain is exhausting

OMG my left hip is throbbing again. And my eyes...might as well be grapes at a wine stomping festival. I didn't sleep last night. I've been eating very poorly lately. I've been drinking IQ Joe instead of making myself a pot of coffee. Which is fine, it's strong coffee and it's toasted hazelnut flavor. It's delicious.
I have a big stash of coffee but I just got some special tea from August uncommon. And I want to have a tea party with my darling stupidhead wifey Pauley. I was thinking chicken salad sandwiches and biscotti and cinnamon tea for Pauley and pumpkin caramel rooibos tea for me. It's ridonkulously delicious. I think she might enjoy it.
I hate being home alone. I end up curled up in my bed with my blankie and lux my cow baby.
I am sweating quite a lot and I'm overheating. My psychiatrist thinks the sweating is being caused by my Zoloft so he reduced my dose. I guess my frequency of sweating has decreased. He said he wants to get me off Zoloft completely and increase my imipramine. I used to take 75mg of Zoloft and now I'm down to 50mg.
I'm gonna go lay down and meditate for a while...and other lies I tell myself.
#FemoralAcetabularImpingement #BackPain #Bursitis #Osteoarthritis #RheumatoidArthritis

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24 hours after my procedure

To say I am in pain doesn't adequately express how I feel right now. When I sit up for any reason I get a wave of fuckme. Then when I try to walk to the bathroom I have a very sharp fuckthis in my lumbar. What's very weird is when I stand and walk I get a sharp pain in my jaw. But I just laid down and got an incredibly sharp feeling in my left hip.
************Pause for meds************
This pain is excruciating. It's much worse than my normal back pain. I just want to curl up and cry.

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... morning?

I woke up at 4pm confused cuz I was still on the couch and Pauley was awake. She's taking a shower but she only takes a shower when she's going out. So I'm not sure what to feel.
My right side upper gums hurt like hell. It's where my tooth broke 3 years ago. It feels like it's being ripped out.
As far as other pain is concerned, I'm mostly ok. I have some back pain but it's at 5. I don't have a migraine. I just popped my right hip quite loudly.

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I’m new here!

Hi, my name is LisaMarshall. I live with migraines and chronic low back pain. I also have generalized anxiety. I am looking to connect with people experiencing some of the same issues.

#MightyTogether #Migraine #Anxiety

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