tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post5116140146436476290..comments2024-01-16T01:42:41.699+11:00Comments on Tune into Radio Carly: Pain.Carly Findlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368145710452826385noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-49135172804847494812012-11-21T23:45:58.886+11:002012-11-21T23:45:58.886+11:00Pain is a funny thing, isn't it? When you don&...Pain is a funny thing, isn't it? When you don't have it, you can't imagine what it feels like; when you have it, you can't imagine its absence.<br /><br />I don't know what your skin sensitivity and pain must feel like — only that, over such a widespread area, it must be miserable and overwhelming at times.<br /><br />Those little knocks and bumps resulting in pain that you mention remind me of my own arthritic pain. I mainly suffer in my sacro-iliac joints (the ball-like joints that connect the spine and pelvis) and my sternum (the piece of bone between the breasts). Any tiny incidental bump sets off lightning bolts of pain. I try to describe it as a shards-of-glass sensation — like my joints are sharp and broken and piercing the tissues and sensations around them. At times, it's unbearable.<br /><br />But it's also interesting what people can learn to live with as their 'new normal'. Sometimes you notice the actual pain less, but the fatigue of living with that pain more.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your experiences. Chronic pain affects so many, but we don't often talk about it.amberhttp://www.goodthingblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-67570393966789944382012-11-20T10:31:31.969+11:002012-11-20T10:31:31.969+11:00You seem to have many well-wishers via your blog. ...You seem to have many well-wishers via your blog. Now you have another. Living with pain is hard work. Take all the help you can get. Wishing you a speedy recovery from this episode.<br /> Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831581149004182681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-22844266494345000522012-11-18T17:53:05.699+11:002012-11-18T17:53:05.699+11:00Pain certainly is hard to describe. There are so m...Pain certainly is hard to describe. There are so many different types. Hot, sharp, dull, aching, throbbing, itchy, widespread, localised, hit-by-a-truck-hurt-all-over, the dull heavy ache that has me telling my doctor my legs each weigh a ton. Usually he says how would you rate this from one to ten and I say eleven. <br />I'm sad to hear you are feeling so much pain this time and hope you feel better quickly. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-19203761721671620322012-11-18T08:47:15.908+11:002012-11-18T08:47:15.908+11:00I hope today finds that cocktail doing its stuff a...I hope today finds that cocktail doing its stuff and you're feeling better or at least have the pain under control. You're right, how easily we (as in the rest of us) take our largest organ for granted.<br />Pain is such a subjective thing it's very hard for the 'rate your pain on a scale of 1-10' to be accurate. One size most definitely does not fit all.<br />The intense knife edge pain of childbirth compared to the grinding unyielding hammer blows of chronic pain of a prolapsed disc was a no contest in my book. I think the difference was...one was finite and the other unending and it's end uncertain. Mind games come into play with our ability to tolerate pain.<br />You are a champion in every sense of the word. Hang in there.x Billy Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16211934646048593201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-56499048209078034632012-11-18T08:09:28.843+11:002012-11-18T08:09:28.843+11:00I think you are so strong for saying yes to that c...I think you are so strong for saying yes to that cocktail. It's really hard to admit when you need help. I can tell you are as stubborn as I am. Keep up the good fight. I might join instagram just so I can see your food!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06962091404264725580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-13109448727316293292012-11-18T01:15:10.341+11:002012-11-18T01:15:10.341+11:00Really sorry that the pain is so bad Carly.
I hav...Really sorry that the pain is so bad Carly.<br /><br />I have central pain, widespread pain syndrome and chronic headaches. And no treatments for any of them. <br /><br />I describe my central pain as "burning" and the only way I can stop it getting really bad is to not overdo things, wear really loose clothes including no bra because clothes that are "pressing" too much on my skin is really painful, to not sit with my legs pressing on the chair (so i sit everywhere with a footrest or with my legs not presssed on the reclliner and my feet on the edge of the recliner foot/edge ) hard to explain but when you return home post a message that you want to see it and I'll ssend you a photo. Oh - an electric blanket helps disguise the pain since both are "burning" feelings.<br /><br />The widespread pain is really sore muscles and joints. Nothing helps except keeping warm and that's only marginally better. Daily headaches ..... nothing has helped that either.<br /><br />Oh - I forgot. 2mg of valium at night (5mg if I'm really bad) helps relax me because despite the fact that I'm "feeling" relaxed my body feels like electricity and doesn't feel relaxed. My joints etc are relaxed but my arms and legs feel "electric" and not relaxed. Only this week I called up the manufacturer to find out how much Valium I can take before I get accustomed to it etc. They said up to 4 weeks, and then when it stops working go off it for a few days then restart it. There's no long term damage they said.<br /><br />Maybe Valium would help you?<br /><br />Hope you feel better tomorrow<br /><br />y0landaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-3317797207274138542012-11-17T22:50:48.314+11:002012-11-17T22:50:48.314+11:00I hope you are feeling much better as soon as poss...I hope you are feeling much better as soon as possible. :)Katiehttp://www.katiefoolery.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-57024910627555819812012-11-17T22:44:13.716+11:002012-11-17T22:44:13.716+11:00sending you light and love for a speedy recovery C...sending you light and love for a speedy recovery CarlySally Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-57042562261010120782012-11-17T21:41:25.459+11:002012-11-17T21:41:25.459+11:00I'm so sorry to hear you are in so much pain. ...I'm so sorry to hear you are in so much pain. You are right to trust in your doctors though - they have your best interests at heart. So glad you are getting good food though! What a lovely gesture.<br /><br />K xxMiss Kitty-Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15799389451342532485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720872153813357167.post-51824479402758806012012-11-17T21:11:44.789+11:002012-11-17T21:11:44.789+11:00I hope you are feeling much better soon. Pain? I d...I hope you are feeling much better soon. Pain? I describe it as tiring. It's hard to put a number on it. It's just always there for me in some form. I just don't like to talk about it most days, seems easier for me if I don't.<br /><br />I love that Sandra came and gave you a hamper. So lovely. Take care and hope you are out of pain very soon. xox Naomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944798399375789864noreply@blogger.com