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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

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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

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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

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Oof

Pain is shooting down my right leg to my knee. My back feels like it got stabbed. My hips are trashed. Maybe my caregiver will let me have the other half of the Norco now instead of having to wait till 7pm. Pain is at 7.

#BackPain #ChronicPain #hipimpingement #Bursitis #Osteoarthritis #RheumatoidArthritis

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Is pain your “old friend “?

I have been struggling with Pain for many years. There is a saying that that Pain is an old friend ,,,but I don’t know if I would call Pain my “friend”. Friends are nice, they like to do fun things with you, they like to celebrate accomplishments and they support you when your down. Pain does none of those things! When Pain is around,,,she’s not nice at all! She doesn’t like doing fun stuff nor celebrate, and when I need support,,,she kicks me while I’m down! So yeah, I debunk that saying. What do you call your Pain?
#Arthritis #DegenerativeDiscDisease #Fibromyalgia #ChronicMigraines #IBS #ChronicFatigue #Anxiety #Depression #MentalHealth #BackPain #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #InflammatoryArthritis #chronicinflamation #chronictendonitis #Bursitis

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Laundry list of medical problems

Type 2 diabetes, migraines, ulcerative colitis, bile salts diarrhea secondary to gallbladder surgery, chronic constipation, chronic refractory yeast infections, chronic UTI, bursitis in both hips, impingement on both hips, polyarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, failed back surgery, schizoaffective, borderline personality disorder, CPTSD, DID

So if you think I don't need a caregiver, maybe just keep it to yourself.

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Repeated Injury and Pain

Last night the extreme pain reared it's ugly head after working to bring it down for exactly a month. My balancing act consists of bursitis in both hips, causing both IT bands and hips to be very tight regardless of exercises and stretches. The left side has the IT band catching at the knee and causing such bad pain I cannot walk. When the pain first got extremely bad it caused a fibromyalgia flare at the same time. I eat a balanced anti-inflammatory diet and use curcumin and red light along with many other natural tools to help bring the inflammatory reaction down. Unfortunately releasing the tightness in the hip muscles isn't easy with so much pain. My massage therapist could barely touch my hips and suggested gently using a roller as possible daily to work at the layers of muscle. If anyone has experience with this issue I am open to all suggestions and new tools to help. Thank you in advance!🫶

#fightingfibro #Healing #keepgoing

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I'm new here!

Hi, my name is jenpie_80. I'm here because I have fought for 20 years to push through and keep working as my conditions both Hashimotos and Fibromyalgia increased symptoms when I had acute injuries. Balance has been hard, but I found many useful tools to help prevent flaring. I went flare free for almost a year, until hip bursitis flared from new PT exercises. It's frustrating when you're taking all the steps to keep inflammation down and stay balanced, but one thing leads to a major flare up that holds on for over a month. It feels defeating, yet I know what worked so I press on without fear! 💞

#MightyTogether #Anxiety #Fibromyalgia #ADHD

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If you can't be nice, be quiet.

I had a response to one of my posts today that really upset me. Someone accused me of being addicted to Percocet. On average I make a bottle of 90 pills last 4 months. Every few days I take 2 when my hip impingement or my sciatica flares up. Why such strong meds? I had back surgery 2 years ago. After the surgery we realized my hips are trash. I've got impingement, bursitis, rheumatoid arthritis, and osteoarthritis on both sides of my hips. The hip specialist refuses to do reparative surgery claims I'm too young. I can hardly walk without my meds. But I don't take them every day. Sometimes I can barely get out of bed to go to the bathroom.

Before you judge someone ask to learn. Or just go away.

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