Chronic Pain members - Welcome, please introduce yourself

Hi my name is Randi.
I am new to the group.
I suffer with severe stenosis and right hip pain that I thought was due to a tear in my glute max an min. I had Tenex procedure done in April 2024. It helped but still dealing with pain. I’m using meds and performing PT 3 times a week. I hope to find others that may have had or still have this problem and found a way to at least be able to sleep on your side without severe pain. I also use 5mg lignocaine patches at night and use a pillow between my knees.

Finding the line between the right amount and too much activity is a challenge.
Nearly 68 with a long history of physical activity. Keeping active in nature helps with attitude and physical health. Cannabis is readily available where I live. Smoking it would be deadly. Using cannabis is tricky on many fronts, but worth it considering opiates have great downsides. Anyway, regarding cannabis, sorry that it's not an option for you. There's much to learn and understand, and each person is different. I can no longer use NSAIDS due to organ damage. True also for methotrexate which worked great for my condition. My back is 1/6th of the chronic pain I deal with. Attitude and personal characteristics allow me to enjoy life while debilitated according to my docs.

Hi I’m Leiah. I have had Chronic Pain, shock pain, and tingling in my body since I had a late miscarriage out of state at 28 years old, and didn’t know I needed a Rhogam shot….I got suuuper ill, and had to use a cane, I’ve been fighting like crazy to try to train my mind to think of good things, especially in the morning, just be present, and to take care of myself gently! I do not use the cane anymore, even though sometimes maybe I should… I basically meditate as much as possible even when I’m standing. I try to go to a place in my mind that is not busy, and stay there. I was able to carry to full term finally yay after being diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis I was started on levothyroxine, my now 1st grader is autistic, who is also ODD, so my life is literally stress, and dodging bullets. I fought (and his Doctor) through all of Kindergarten to get him an IEP, to no avail. They called me so much an hour after drop off, that I am now homeschooling. A lot of people have failed me in my life, a lot of trauma, I was an SSRI’s guinea pig from 18-38 with every new med w/suicidal thoughts symptoms, and a lot of heartache, and even mandatory stays. I will get through the stress, and I will never stop fighting, praying, giving myself grace through the crazy life I live! 🙂 I know I’ve got this!