Bursitis

Create a new post for topic
Join the Conversation on
Bursitis
1.9K people
0 stories
128 posts
About Bursitis Show topic details
Explore Our Newsletters
What's New in Bursitis
All
Stories
Posts
Videos
Latest
Trending
Post

How bad is my pain?

So far today I've taken 2 tramadol, 1.5 Norco, and had my darling stupidhead put some CBD cream on my back. The pain hasn't budged. Now I have my heating pad on my back.

I've got bilateral femoral acetabular impingement, bursitis, and osteoarthritis and 3 years ago I had surgery on my lumbar but I still have major pain. I've also got painful bone spurs in both hips and both hips are bone on bone.

This Friday I'm having cortisone injections in both hips. That should help with most of the pain and it'll last for a few months. I'm gonna talk to my doctor on Friday about how intense my back pain has gotten. We were trying to focus on my hips but she said we can cover my back also.

When I was supposed to have the hip injections 2 weeks ago and we couldn't do it because my BG was too high my doctor gave me a big hug and said she felt awful she couldn't do it but she said "I can try giving you a toradol shot in your right butt. It might help." Of course I was willing to try anything. Unfortunately it didn't help. But I was thankful my doctor tried.

Eventually I'm gonna need hip surgery. But we're gonna try everything first. But the pain is really bad because my hips are bone on bone. Which is new since September 2022. It's basically everything I have wrong with my hips and lumbar have accelerated in the last 3 years. I'm really worried..

Luckily I have a really nice pain specialist who really listens and cares. I'm gonna fast for the appointment on Friday so my BG is low enough for the injections. If everything goes right I'll have relief for about 3 months. Fingers crossed.

Post

Mostly ok.

The intense lumbar pain went away after 5 hours of not being able to sit, lay down, or stand up without crying. So I came out to the couch to sit with Pauley. We did our therapy session and it went well. Then I decided gee I'm feeling good why don't I go make lunch and coffee.
So I was standing in the kitchen doing a food and suddenly I couldn't stand. I leaned on the counter for a few minutes to try to take pressure off my spine but it was like putting a bandaid on a gunshot wound.
The coffee was done brewing by the time my food was made but I just couldn't stand anymore. So I took my food to the couch and tried to relax. But the pain is mostly at 7. When I breathe I've got sharp pain in my left side of my abdomen. I'm guessing it's UTI related. My right hip is particularly painful.
I'm gonna message my doctor about the UTI. She'll send an order for bactrim. I might get it by Thursday if I'm lucky.
I caught myself staring at Pauley thinking to myself gosh I'm lucky that she loves me.
At some point this week we're gonna go to a coffee shop for drinks and I'll get myself a bagel sandwich. I just really need to get out and do some people watching.
Pauley is gonna go fix my coffee. I'm just hurting so much. I started crying and she asked how bad the pain was and I said 7. So she gave me another Norco. She's also gonna put some CBD cream on my back. She takes such good care of me.
I've got 3 appointments next week. But this Friday I am getting the cortisone injections in my hips. I'm gonna fast for the appointment. Hopefully my BG will be low enough to get the injections.
I just had a very sharp stabby pain in my left hip straight down my leg. Fun times.
#BackPain #FemoralAcetabularImpingement #Bursitis #Osteoarthritis #gottacatchemall

Most common user reactions 1 reaction
Post

Rough day

Yesterday my new pain management doctor wanted to see my range of motion in my hips. She had me lay down and she bent my right leg. OMG the pain spiked to 9. She apologized for hurting me but I said she needs to see how bad it gets.
This morning I woke up in serious pain. My lumbar feels like I got kicked. My right hip really hurts. But the X-rays showed us why my right side hurts so much. The ball socket is bone on bone. It's new since September of 2022.
Thankfully I have Pauley. She gave me a Norco and she put some CBD cream on my back. Right now pain is at 6.
My fasting BG was about 152. I need to eat something but I don't want to get off my bed. I'm craving a grilled cheese sandwich with some sweet potato red pepper soup.
#BackPain #FemoralAcetabularImpingement #Bursitis #Osteoarthritis

Post

Today

We just got done with today's appointment with the pain management clinic. I'm getting cortisone injections on July 11th. The doctor was very nice and helpful. Everyone here has been very accepting and called me Nox.
My doctor wanted to check my range of motion. I laid on my back and she bent my right knee up and OMG the pain was immediate, spiked to 9. Then she extended my leg up straight and I started crying cuz the pain was just so intense. She apologized but I said it's fine cuz she needs to see how bad it is. I was smart and only took one tramadol before we left.
We did x-rays of my hips and lumbar. We found out my right hip socket has narrowed so much that now it's bone on bone. I'm gonna have an MRI of my lumbar and hips next month.
It stormed really bad after my appointment so we stayed in the waiting room. Pauley had to do some remote work cuz her client lost power from the storm. She actually went in to the office instead of coming home with me. She got home by about 920pm.
#FemoralAcetabularImpingement #Bursitis #Osteoarthritis #RheumatoidArthritis

(edited)
Post
See full photo

Does this count?

Mental Diagnoses: ADHD, Anxiety/Depression, Bipolar II, CPTSD, Polysubstance Use Disorder, Social/Performance Anxiety Disorder

Physical Diagnoses: Asthma, Bursitis L&R Hips, Bursitis L&R Elbows, Chronic Allergic Conjunctivitis, Intercostal Muscle Strain L&R Ribcage, Class 2 Obesity (5’½” ~200 lbs ~38.4 BMI), Osteoarthritis L Knee (bone-on-bone), Osteoarthritis R Knee (suspected), Sciatica (radiates buttocks to heels L&R), Two (2) Torn Gluteus Mediums, Two (2) Torn Gluteus Minimus

Treatments: Spine surgery 06/08/2024, Knee Replacement TBD (soon)

Triumphs: 09/02/2010 quit alcohol, 01/15/2024 quit nicotine

To-Do- Quit: Methamphetamine, Caffeine, Marijuana, Sugar

Don't forget the 21 prescriptions I'm taking. And just for fun I spent a little time checking to see if I would fit in here.... I'm pretty sure:

#Alcoholism #Addiction #AddictionRecovery #AmphetamineDependence #SubstanceUseDisorders #StimulantUseDisorder #SubstanceUseDisorders #CannabisUseDisorder #ADHD #Anxiety #Depression #BipolarDisorder #BipolarDepression #SocialAnxietyDisorder #Psychosis #EatingDisorders #Insomnia #ChronicFatigue #Bursitis #Osteoarthritis #ChronicPain #Relationships #Trauma #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #ChildLoss #Grief #Loneliness #RuminationDisorder #Selfharm  #SuicidalThoughts #Suicide

Post

My everything hurts except for the back of my head

The back of my head is still completely numb. I wonder how long it will last. My eyes are very sore from the vision problems I have. My back is very ouchy. My hips are stiff and sore. Pauley just gave me a Norco.

I'm starting to think maybe Saturday isn't Free comic book day. None of my local shops have posted about it. I'm very disappointed. I was excited to introduce my darling stupidhead Pauley to the shop. It's lots of fun.

I just remembered steroids increase BG temporarily. Usually for about a day at most. That explains why my BG went to insane levels.

#BackPain #FemoralAcetabularImpingement #Bursitis #Osteoarthritis #RheumatoidArthritis #exotropia #Migraine #Diabetes #DiabetesType2

Most common user reactions 1 reaction 2 comments
Post

I don't even know

I have been sleeping for the last 6 hours at least. Pauley woke me up twice and I got so confused. I've been so tired and I decided to catch up on my sleep since I don't have any appointments today.

I'm hoping to feel up to going to the art studio open house. It's from 1pm to 7pm. They're serving free wine and snacks. There's going to be a pizza food truck. I think it sounds really cool. I want to check out the sculpting studio. I want to do some sculpting.

My left hip really hurts. It's been bad since earlier yesterday. I'm very overdue for cortisone injections but I gotta find a hip specialist now for the injection and I'm having trouble finding one. Even my insurance website sucks for finding doctors . I need to find a pain clinic.

I don't think we're going to go to the open house... It's in 4 hours and Pauley hasn't slept yet.

#FemoralAcetabularImpingement #Bursitis #Osteoarthritis #RheumatoidArthritis #bonespurs

Most common user reactions 3 reactions 5 comments
Post
See full photo

Today

My caregiver slept till 2pm. She decided today she was gonna organize and clean my room. I directed her from my bed. I hadn't touched my suitcase since I got home from con in September. She unpacked it, put away my clothes, and helped me process my emotions. Now she's vacuuming.

My right side from just above my butt cheek all the way to my toes hurts like hell. The pain meds helped with my back pain and migraine but it doesn't help with my right hip. We're starting to worry cuz it's been really bad for about 3 weeks. I remember my hips popped out of joint a few weeks ago. Like really loud POP. It's been hurting since.

I have bilateral acetabular impingement, bursitis, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis in both hips. I've also got bone spurs in my hip joints. So I've got pretty intense pain.

#Caregiving #Relationships #hippain #BackPain #bilateralacetabularimpingement #Bursitis #Osteoarthritis #ChronicPain

Most common user reactions 14 reactions 12 comments
Post

It's a rough day but good things happened

Laundry got picked up at 826am. It only took 3 hours for them to wash and fold and deliver the laundry. Then we got 2 packages from Amazon. I ordered some sticky rice, ranch dressing, and a can of hearts of palm. An hour later our Instacart order was delivered. We got lots of really good stuff.

I had to cancel going to art group. My back pain only just went down to 6. It was 8 all morning. This is the 4th month of missing art group. I think I'll just not go back. I'll still go out once per month with the lady who runs the group. I need a stronger pain relief cream. I'm considering trying some pain relief tea.

#ChronicPain #BackPain #hipimpingement #Bursitis #Osteoarthritis #polyarthritis

1 comment
Post
See full photo

Pain is exhausting

I woke up at 8am with intense sharp stabbing back pain so I took a Norco at about 830. A half hour ago I asked my caregiver what time I took the Norco and she snapped at me. I didn't know she was busy with work. So I looked at the clock and realized it had been 5 hours. I usually take one every 4 hours. No wonder I was hurting so much. So I went and got a 7.5mg Norco. When I got back to my bed I realized I had a really nasty migraine. So I took a sumatriptan and 2 Excedrin. That was 20 minutes ago. I'm starting to notice my migraine has decreased in severity. My back still hurts like hell.

I've got therapy at 3pm. My caregiver is supposed to join me but I think she's not going to. I emailed my therapist the journal prompts she and I worked on last night. I actually posted some of the answers in Self Discovery Workshop if you're interested.

My caregiver made me a jug of cold brew coffee last night. She and I discussed how making me coffee when I'm sad or having a high pain day is the trick to making me happy. She didn't realize how important coffee is to me. I'm working on a bottle of juice right now. I'm gonna mix the coffee with a protein shake.

#BackPain #Migraine #ChronicPain #Bursitis #hipimpingement #Osteoarthritis #RheumatoidArthritis #coffeeadventure

Most common user reactions 1 reaction 2 comments