I see the post on physical pain. What do you do?

[Jennblank7734]

I'm breaking down mentally. It wasn't always like this. Physical pain can be too much. Just like emotional pain, mental pain. I have crohns disease, fibromyalgia, degenerative disk disease in my lower back, bad joint pain from an inflammatory disease, now I have red marrow reconversion or blood cancer. My stomach and insides always hurt. It hurts to eat. It hurts to go shit. I feel my food pass through damaged parts of my intestines. Whatever is determined to be the new diagnosis is causing a lot, I mean a lot of pain I'm not a wimp, to move my arms and walk. It hurts to move. I haven't looked that much into it. I haven't even went for the blood work or follow up. I don't want to know. I do but not right now or something. I can't handle another painful condition. My chest hurts more just thinking about this.

This is what makes me the most hopeless. All of this pain. It's agony to get up and use the restroom when I wake up. Im not going to name things because I can honest to God say that everything hurts. I know it's not any good to put off this new issue. It still hurts. It's still getting worse. Whatever it is acts very quick. In a year it came on and progressed to disabling pain. I don't know if this is why my left leg has lost feeling or why my hand hurts so badly.

I do have extra empathy and compassion for people who suffer physically and mentally. It's a never ending cycle of mental pain causes physical pain, physical pain causes mental pain.

[CLB1125]

I know what you mean. The pain from physical issues can put me in a very dark place. My family tells me I have so much to live for. And I think to myself what’s the point if if it hurts to much to enjoy it? I was at a good place mentally until the pain got so bad. I have degenerative disc disease also and fibro along with trigeminal neuralgia just to name a few. It’s always something new. Add another pill. Nothing ever gets better. People don’t realize how much that affects your mental health.

[LifeIsThePitts]

I understand your pain...I live with degenerative disc disease and nerve damage daily. I was suicidal 20 months ago and wouldn't be alive if not for TMS treatment... which I'm leaving for my monthly session right now.

Just wanted to say, YOU'RE NOT ALONE! I had 4 spine surgeries, both shoulders reconstructed and gallbladder removed in 5 1/2 yrs from Oct '17 to April '22. It took me 2 yrs to learn to walk again from wheelchair to walker to cane after the first 2 major spine fusions in '17. Plus the 3 additional surgical disasters and rehabilitation. I'm no stranger to pain... emotional and physical and psychological. Its very hard to live when you can't get out of bed.

I'll be back after my appointment. Hubby just got scheduled for his first of 2 shoulder surgeries this morning on Sep 5 right after Labor Day. So here we go again....