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Anyone else feel Isolated and not go out due to chronic pain?
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@pennycurious1 hello, thanks for your reply. I have immediate family around me including my husband but he doesn’t fully understand how it feels to be in pain all day every day, it’s tiring both physically and mentally
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@joannef20
I am in pain everyday. I can't really go anywhere because it can be agony . My husband is good to me but he doesn't understand completely. my best friend knew and she passed Away 2 months ago. I talk to God and hang on to hope and his promises. I am so lonely. Let's pray for each other and hang on to hope
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@joannef20
Ya know? It's unreasonable for us to expect anyone who has not had the experience of chronic pain to truly "understand" because frankly, it's experiential. Example; I just had a 20 year old metal on metal (MOM) hip replaced due to metalosis (poisoning) from the two grinding together. Painful surgery?! 20/20 I made an agreement up front with my brilliant surgeon that there were certain things I didn't want and that pain management was absolutely a must. He had no qualms. He said "It's not like an initial hip replacement, we have to do....and it's a painful recovery. I didn't expect him to ACTUALLY know the extent of the pain because he has NEVER had a hip replacement, it's not logical that I should expect that, yet I read on my FB group way too often where patients are complaining about the debilitating pain of an INITIAL hip replacement. They expect the surgeon, who cuts, that's his expertise, to hold their hands post surgically without having that discussion in depth and without doing research. Which bring me back to your sweet husband. Maybe a gentle nudge for him to read a little about your dx, or maybe you do the research or show him what you've already found, which makes it easier for him to read. If he's not interested or too busy, we'll this is OUR journey anyway, right? Sending my best wishes and prayers your way 🙏🏼
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@joannef20 yes I understand that. I have chronic leg pain from a hard fall a year ago. I live with my little dog who is the best medicine. There are days I cannot leave home, run errands, drive my car, go to the library or go for long walks. My world feels very small some days. You get so tired of making excuses for not being able to go out or do or go places. I try to stay positive and look at the good things in my life but chronic pain is exhausting.