Osteoarthritis

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.

The 2 tramadol, 1.5 Norco, and CBD cream didn't help at all. Now I'm trying my heating pad.
In other news I accidentally licked the CBD cream. Very minty.
#ChronicPain #BackPain #FemoralAcetabularImpingement #Osteoarthritis

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

Hi, my name is Kaoz, I use they/it pronouns, am 23yrs old, and have *a lot* of health issues 😅 (POTS too but it wouldn't show up..) I hope to have some community and feel less alone in all of this, thanks in advance :]

#MightyTogether #Fibromyalgia #PTSD #Osteoarthritis #Anxiety #Depression #Migraine #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #AutismSpectrumDisorder #OCD #EatingDisorder #Arthritis #Schizophrenia

Hi, my name is BoldtGirl. I am just shy of 60, single, and do not have kids. I'm here because I am interested in meeting others who may have a similar condition. Specifically, I have been diagnosed with osteochondritis dessicans in both ankles. At times this can be very painful and limit my mobility. I have been very active all my life, so it seems this diagnosis has not only affected me, but how others relate to me. I have been dismissed by friends as a result, and that has been quite a learning experience. Has anyone else had to deal with these issues upon learning of your disability?

#MightyTogether #Osteoarthritis

So yesterday I saw my new pain management doctor. She wanted to see my range of motion in my hips so she had me lay down. She bent my right leg at the knee and I swear on everything sacred I saw stars. Pain spiked to 9. I let out a cry, started shaking and then I cried a bit. It knocked the wind out of me. She apologized but I told her she needed to see what I'm dealing with.
Then she sent me for X-rays of my hips and lumbar. That was easy enough. I had no idea what they'd show. But when my doctor came in and had the 3 images we realized there's a big reason for my right hip hurting so much. Turns out my right ball and socket is bone on bone. The osteoarthritis finally destroyed it.
So that's just a little bit of crazy I'm dealing with. I'm exhausted. Not even a Norco 7.5 has touched this pain.
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Please forgive me for not posting in a few months. But there's a lot of really good journal prompts already posted.

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

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