What currently hurts you on your body?

16 years ago

For me its the lumbar area of my lower back. I have nerve

pain shooting down into my right knee. I also have spinal

stenosis,herinated discs,degenative discs,arthritis in my

lower back. I can't stand for a long time or walk long

distances or do to much bending.

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bestlawn
16 years ago
Nothing and I know this sounds weird, but I wish my bootie was hurting from horseback riding. Haven't been in sooooo many years and want to go very badly. I know my butt would hurt if I did.
sandy_in_ia
16 years ago
My bad lung. It is really REALLY (-3Â° WC=-10Â°) cold here and going in and out of the weather temps is Very hard for me. Even keeping my mouth and nose always covered. Oh well...I KNOW it could be much worse!

I think I need to get me some of those gin soaked raisins that Carol is talking about...I bet they would make EVERYTHING feel better! LOL (Tell me something tho...Isn't it gin tho that tastes like pine needles?? Do the raisins then???)
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luckygardnr
16 years ago
Arthritis in my fingers. They are starting to misshapen.
grammahony
16 years ago
Sandy, I'm ready to try the gin soaked raisins too, except for the fact I don't like the taste of gin. So Carol, (or anyone) do the raisins taste like gin?

My Knees.
Leslie
organic_donna
16 years ago
My back, my neck and shoulders and my jaw (TMJ). I think it's all stress related. I flew yesterday to San Juan (5 hours) and back (5 hours). We were delayed 3 hours with passengers on board so our day started at 6:30am and ended at 8:30pm. We don't get any food for the crew and no rest breaks at all. I got home at 10:00pm and now I am sick. I have to do it again tomorrow.
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vannie
16 years ago
My guts aren't back to normal after my recent bout with diverticulitis, but it's nothing to complain about. Since I know what really bad pain is like I can take a little discomfort!
LorifromUtah
16 years ago
Oh, I could go on and on and on and on.
But I won't.

Susan says she soaks her raisins in bourbon.
Others swear by the gin.
I would bet raisins soak up any kind of booze, don't you?
LOL

I'm a whiskey kind of person so I'm thinking of trying that route. Maybe today? We're going to town and will be shopping right next to the liquor store!

Lori
chessy
16 years ago
My wrists.
My right shoulder a little if I think about it.
Jealous of those who are sore from weeding their flower gardens! Minus three degrees here in Wisconsin. Not only are my flower beds frozen stiff, they are buried under a foot and a half of snow.
lynne_melb
16 years ago
Like Clubm, I have spinal stenosis and I have similar pains Lower back, upper legs, can't walk or stand much because that makes it worse.

Right now I'm recovering from surgery that is hoped will help the stenosis. Too early to tell if it's going to work. While I'm recovering, I can't bend my back at all, lift almost anything or twist or turn.

Whether it works on me or not, it may be something for you to check out Clubm. My stenosis was getting worse, and I tried all of the usual treatments. This surgery is minor compared to the usual stenosis surgeries. One of my doctor's patients is back running marathons. It's called X-stop, it's been done in the US for about 2 years. It's unlike the usual operations with rods, screws and monkeying around near your spinal cord. The X-stop is a metal spacer, and it's nowhere near your spinal cord. Not all surgeons are doing it
carol_in_california
16 years ago
No, the raisins don't taste like gin.....I hate the consistentsy of raisins so I swallow them whole, anyway.
heather_on
16 years ago
Raisins soaked in rum are yummy!
linda_in_iowa
16 years ago
Like Carol, I am feeling no pain. Maybe it's the gin soaked raisins and maybe it is the below zero temps that numb my body.
kim_okla
16 years ago
Back. Slight bulge at L5, whatever that means. Just standing is worse than walking.
LorifromUtah
16 years ago
No, the raisins don't taste like gin.....I hate the consistentsy of raisins so I swallow them whole, anyway.

So...Carol...You swallow your gin-raisins whole? So, really, you don't know for sure what the raisins taste like, do you?

LOL

What happens if you chew them?
I must have an oral fixation or something because I can't imagine just popping them down like a pill. Especially if that 'pill' was soaked in Crown...

LOL

Lori
lisa_fla
16 years ago
The toes on my left foot....maybe broken. I wish I weren't such a klutz.
marilyn_c
16 years ago
Not much right now because I am sitting down. My ear lobes hurt a little. I just put on some earrings for the first time in weeks.

When I walk, my right knee hurts, but not horribly. My right leg is considerably shorter than my left leg. At night, my knee hurts pretty bad if I have been on my feet all day.
roseluver
16 years ago
How many raisins do you eat a day? I'll try anything?? I
have some rum I bought in Puerto Rico about 10 years ago, reckon it is still good????
terilyn
16 years ago
My broken finger, my shoulder with a benign tumor on nerve, and my throat that feels like it's bleeding!
sue_va
16 years ago
Where do I hurt right now?

All over, more than anywhere else is my usual answer.

I would have to copy the report on my spine to tell you what all is wrong there.

Arthritis getting worse all the time.

I am too dubious about back surgery to even consider any.

So I do what I can, when I can.

I feel for all of you who share this kind of misery.

Sue
lynne_melb
16 years ago
How many raisins should you take? Can it be with bourbon? Can it be golden raisins?

Thanks
jannie
16 years ago
I'm freezing cold and my feet hurt. I've got cramps in both feet.
summer_tx
16 years ago
I've got a truck load of the gin soaked raisins. They might would help with the arthritis in my back and neck IF I could remember to eat the silly things. I don't mind the taste at all. It sort of bites your tongue and opens your sinuses like Chinese mustard does. LOL Oh, I also have some raisins that are soaked in 100 proof Canadian Club. I highly recommend them. LOL
summer_tx
16 years ago
I forgot to say, yes, the golden raisins are the ones that are recommended.
carol_in_california
16 years ago
I do chew them sometimes....can't taste the gin and it used to be my favorite beverage. Even DH, who hates gin says they taste like raisins.
We usually take nine a day......good luck if you try it with other alcohol besides gin. I know it works for me.
gmom74
16 years ago
Arthritis everywhere. My aunt has been trying to get me to try the gin soaked raisins- after the testimonials here I may just try it.
gramzeeinmd
16 years ago
My aching feet, I have heel spurs on both feet. With all the walking I've done today
and yesterday have not helped so I am resting on my butt here at the computer!
coral_ok
16 years ago
I broke my pelvis in four places in December, and my doctor said I can finally start walking without crutches for short distances around the house, like from the couch to the bathroom. Of course I took this to mean that I could walk crutchless all around the mall today. Guess what hurts. LOL It's what I get for being disobedient.
kathi_mdgd
16 years ago
My knees and righy arm,shoulder.I need surgery on my knees and may give in this year and have it.I also think i have bursitis coming in my right shoulder again.
Never a dull moment.
Kathi
chubby_rat
16 years ago
My head,my back,my ankles....I've been sick in bed ALL day! Had a horrible headache and every time I got up,I froze! Larry kept telling me it wasn't cold in here but I was absolutely frozen! Last time I woke up,I was soaked...so fever must have broken.I'm not cold now!
evatx
16 years ago
Right now just one knee hurts. That's a big improvement!
coral_ok
16 years ago
Wow, we're one big collective mess, aren't we? :)
girlsingardens
16 years ago
Well finally getting over menstral cramps since Tuesday. My lower back is just about shot. Carrying 2 25 pound kids one in a baby carrier is heck on the back. Add to that my pelvis is tilted back and to the right so puts my hips, knees and ankles all out of wack, and I am only 32 so can only imagine what it will be like in 20 years....

Stacie
bearcat_va
16 years ago
My lower back is KILLING ME and my legs are sore from leg cramps. Pregnancy is wonderful :)
judy_jay
16 years ago
I was bending over a lot yesterday trying to clean my car without actually washing. My back really hurts today. Guess I'm getting too old to bend a lot a certain way.
Linda Wayman
16 years ago
I had to take a king size tempurpedic mattress ( all foam )off the bed Saturday, then remove the foot board, then replace the old frame with one made for a bed without a footboard. I had to buy an adapter because I still have the headboard. Fitting that onto the headboard was like wrestling an alligator. It lacked a fraction of an inch fitting easily and neither the frame nor the headboard would give. I finally got it done and got that heavy mattress back on the bed, but right now my everything hurts. Yesterday I took the footboard apart and took it to Goodwill to see if they even wanted it. They took it. It had been chewed on by Luther. I took Advil for breakfast yesterday and today to help me make it through the day. This afternoon I need to go move the bluebird house and put some more fence up to keep the dogs out of the flower beds. I had wanted to wait a couple of days, but the temps are going to be in the 50s today then start dropping fast this evening and stay cold for a few days.

Linda
Granlan_TX
16 years ago
Coral..omgosh! I can hug you softly with my one good arm.

Mike, pass the Vicodin, please?

I lost some use of my left arm last week...seems another ruptured disc in the neck..my second one..same side. :(
momrox4
16 years ago
My big ol' bunion on my right foot that I'm too chicken to have operated on!
frazoo
16 years ago
Pretty much everything tonight! I spent the morning putting together a TV console...was mostly on my knees getting leverage to twist the cams in and reaching for the next part...so now have aching knees, wrists, thumbs, lower back.

Leslie/KS
jemdandy
16 years ago
My foot hurts. I never had any foot problems before, but this winter, my right foot is tender, akin to gout. Maybe I should stop shoveling snow (LOL).
joyfulguy
16 years ago
I feel sad for you folks with all of your aches and pains.

As I scrolled down and heard the litany, from one person to another, it almost seemed as thought the whole population of KT is in pain ... except one who reported none.

I have none to report, as well. And am exceedingly thankful for that.

How little we appreciate our good health while we continue to experience it ... does one use the term "enjoy" when the person at issue isn't really giving his/her good fortune a thought?

How often we take our good health for granted and forget to be thankful for it.

How often we take out loved ones for granted and neglect to let them know how important they are in our lives.

I'm sorry that your Valentine's Day was somewhat flawed.

I'm sending good thoughts, and said some prayers as I scrolled down, asking for as much reduction of the pain/healing as possible, and strength and courage to deal with it.

Good wishes for a better day tomorrow ... well, today, I guess. Tomorrow, too. Sent with affection for several of you who have become friends ... and trusting that such will grow with you others.

ole joyful
wildchild
16 years ago
Nothing hurts right now. When I do hurt (barring illness) it is usually shoulder pain.I need to work on strengthening those muscles around my scapula more often.
Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana
16 years ago
Nothing here too.

I feel for all of you with chronic pain....just wish it could all be fixed.

Sue...who has surprisingly good health in spite of being a breast cancer survivor, and having surgery to repair a blown out disc.
Lily316
16 years ago
Everything. I fell flat on my back while walking yesterday. I hit a spot of black ice.
Cherryfizz
16 years ago
Hugs to all of you who are suffering.

My knee that I broke is hurting because I am not walking like I used to because of the weather. I broke it slipping on ice and am not about to do that again just to get exercise. Going up and down the basement stairs to do laundry just about did me in because of the knee pain. I have swollen glands under my arms right now too that are a litte painful.

Lydia, I know about that ovary pain and I am 51! I guess I will take it because all my friends are going through Menopause and are suffering more than I am. LOL

Carol, let me tell you a little story about what happens when you swallow those raisins whole. LOLOL
When my little niece Jennifer (now 34) was a toddler she ate some raisins. I had her on the change table the next day changing her diaper and she passed a little gas and out came a really plump looking golden grape. I was kind of shocked because she hadn't eaten any grapes then I remembered the bowl or raisins. LOL That little tiny raisin rehydrated itelf and came out as a grape. LOL I make sure I alway chew my raisins now. Poor Jenny will never live that story down.

Anne
bulldinkie
16 years ago
Im not feeling well today.wed during dialysis the dr lowered my dry weight.Thats the weight before going on machine.Im getting close now to go on the list for transplant.My blood pressure dropped to 80/55 normally 140/80.I felt soo bad,soo tired.So I went to bed thinking Id feel better next day,not... same thing.So I went back yesterday and again its 92/65 still too low.I feel like a zombie.I feel like H%ll
Moonflower
16 years ago
My hips are where I currently have pain, I can't sleep on either of my sides at night, it is a dull ache, sometimes very intense. The doctor wants to inject me with lidocaine and a steroid, but I am afraid to have that intense of a treatment done. He says I have bursititis on the trochanter on both hip joints. At present I have to take a pain med to be able to get a few hours rest at night. Any one ever had this problem? This is not good for a gardner to be diagnosed with. Thanks
lynne_melb
16 years ago
Sorry that so many of us have so much pain. Bulldinkie, we're very sorry that you are feeling so bad.

Moonflower, I have a question about your pain when sleeping. I have both back and hip arthritis, but it's the back that's more severe. When the pain radiates out of my back, I'm not sure how much is caused by the back, and how much by the hips.

I can't sleep in a bed at all. Lying flat hurts my back. When I lie on my sides, the top of my thighs hurt.

Moonflower, where do you hurt when you lie on your sides?
Luckily, I'm pretty comfortable sleeping in a recliner.

Thanks
summer_tx
16 years ago
Sleeping had become a real problem for me at times. Back and hips. I have some hip pain when being in a reclined state moonflower. I keep thinking it's coming from my collapsed L5 lumbar disc. Although, it could be my hips. I think you should try the injections. It may help you more that you think.
lynne_melb
16 years ago
Summer, when you say you have hip pain, do you mean pain over the hip bone that projects on one's front side?

I have L4-L5, L3-L4, L5-S1 and hip arthritis. I'm trying to figure out the likely source of most of my pain?

Hope everyone is feeling better today.

Thans
summer_tx
16 years ago
It's really more the joint Lynne, on the side where the leg bone is connected to the hip bone. Look out, I may start singing. LOL I just know I never had it until a chiropractor forcefully twisted my lower back, collapsed my L5 S1 and left me in a lot of pain. I've hurt from my waist and beyond since then. I'm better, but not back to where I was by any means. I doubt I ever will be.

I too hope all of you folks are finding some relief from your aches and pains.

What currently hurts you on your body?

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