Reply To: Pain

Pain can be such a bugger.

I exist in a pained world. I cannot take enough to make it go away, and whenever I get close, I am dysfunctional. Sounds like the same boat you are in.

I started the road to some success by trying to define how my pain hurt. I have sometimes the shooting nerve pain, which is different from the morning foot pain, which resembles plantar fascitis. But where plantar fascitis goes way, the longer I am on my feet, the more intense the pain becomes. It is a “when I walk, my feet hurt”, pain. But it is a pressure related pain. If I get off my feet, it will subside somewhat. Then there is the burning pain.

Once I could identify the different kinds of pain, I could help my pain management Dr. perscribe some medication to deal with it.

I do think it is important to get with someone for pain management, as others have suggested. But he/she can only help you if you can identify the kinds of pain you suffer.

In my own case, I take a little less and stay coherent. The downside is that I still deal with pain. But for me I accept it grudgingly. I want to function. The other thing is to listen to my body, and stop before I punish myself too much. If I overdo it, I pay dearly.

Chronic pain stinks. Many times I wish for new feet, or just chop the da%# things off. I can still walk some. I relish these times. Soon, I will be totally wheelchair bound and be unable to walk without extreme pain.

They were the best of times, they were the worst of times.

Dick S