#chronicpainwarrior — Public Fediverse posts

"Ways you can support a friend and chronic pain"

Also applies to many with chronic illnesses and disabilities

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#Spoonielife #hiddenillness
#invisibleillness #ChronicIllnesses #Spoonies
#Spoonie #ChronicallyIll
#ChronicIllnessMemes

Walk the walk and talk the talk...

I've hit the end of the road for conservative treatments for severe OA in my shoulders and now have been referred for bilateral shoulder replacements ASAP.

I think I have more options than joint replacements.

Chronic pain management is what we both know well.

Talk the talk and walk the walk...

Goal - back on my bike, back at my loom.

#chronicpainwarrior #lifeisajourney #motionislotion #movementismedicine #Mountains

I think my guts are finally recovered from last week’s flareup. Looking forward to my GI tract acting like a normal person’s. It’s nice to have my appetite back and no longer look pregnant. Glad my digestion is back on track. I was able to do my physiotherapy exercises today without additional discomfort. #IBS #Diverticulosis #ChronicPainWarrior

I watched a documentary about H P Lovecraft the other night. He was sending his stories out about a hundred years ago. The documentary talked about how difficult it was to make a living on this alone. Then it talked about how much he got for his stories, and even without adjusting for inflation, fiction magazines paid more then than the bulk can now. That’s fucked.

I’m incredibly lucky that my husband makes enough money that I can afford to write fulltime. I don’t know what I’d do if he couldn’t. I’m too disabled to hold down a regular job. My body dictates how much work I can do. My headache today only let me start writing later this afternoon. The morning was mostly a waste. This year has not started off well for me, pain-wise. #WritingCommunity #AuthorsOfMastodon #Lovecraft #spoony #ChronicPainWarrior

My guts are much better today than they were yesterday. I spent much of yesterday in bed and ate very little. I still don’t have an appetite today, but at least I don’t feel like I’m so bloated my skin will burst. I’ve spent the morning sending my writing off to various publications. This afternoon will be spent writing, unless my body fucks off on me again. #ChronicPainWarrior #IBS #Diverticulosis #Writing

I feel like I’m finally back to normal. I managed to train at the gym every day this week, and my muscles are strong again. My guts are operating the way they should, and my toothache has receded to manageable levels of pain. I wrote a flash fiction, a new chapter for my manuscript, and I did housework. I sure wish I could be this way every week, but my disabilities crop up randomly and grind me to a halt. All I can do is maximize these good days. #spoony #ChronicPainWarrior #ChronicPain #InvisibleDisabilities #FitAfter50

I was in a lot of pain for a couple of weeks, but I met with my naturopath, she listened to my issues, and helped me come up with a treatment plan which is helping. Liposomal vitamin C and zinc have helped calm my dental pain enormously. Thank fuck. It was very hard to function at all. I’m even able to eat normally again. I still need to get that tooth removed, but I no longer have to suck up nonstop agony. #ChronicPain #ChronicPainWarrior #Toothache

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"7. “I’m in more pain than someone could even imagine. I wouldn’t wish this pain on my worst enemies. I don’t like to complain to those around me because if I did, I’d be complaining 24/7 and I don’t want to be ‘annoying’ or ‘a burden’ to anyone.”

@chronicillness @spoonies #fatigue #chronicillness #chroniclife
#Spoonielife #hiddenillness
#invisibleillness #ChronicIllnesses #Spoonies
#Spoonie #ChronicallyIll #ChronicPain #ChronicPainWarrior #ChronicPainAwareness

What a difference it makes when the air is clean and I’m not full of pain. I walked about ten km today, did a workout, and got a bunch of writing done. May there be many more such good days. #ChronicPainWarrior #CleanAirForAll

leave me alone, i have a literal disability that attacks my hands. i do the best i can stand to do. #autoimmunearthritis #chronicpainwarrior #spoonie

From the prestigious CDC in the US:

Chronic Pain Among Adults — United States, 2019–2021

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7215a1.htm

"Among all chronic medical conditions reported, the age-adjusted prevalence of chronic pain & high-impact chronic pain was highest among adults with a history of #myalgicencephalomyelitis / #chronicfatiguesyndrome (70.0% & 43.8%,respectively) & dementia (54.9% & 34.2%"

#ChronicPain @chronicpain #MEcfs #CFS #MyalgicE #PwME @mecfs @cfs #ChronicPainWarrior
#ChronicPainAwareness