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Shoes

me @dfollin (27267) • United States 6 Oct

One time a while ago I went into Ross discount store looking for some shoes and I didn't have a lot of money. I found some Schetchers Rocker style shoes. I loved them! I wore them every day for 10 years!!!!!!!! Till they finally...

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Chronic Pain

me @dfollin (27267) • United States 15 Mar 25

Chronic pain can hit anyone for any reason at any time. It can change at anytime as well, it can go away totally or just some symptoms at times forever, a few minutes, hours, days, weeks, months or years. One minute you could be...

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Interesting Medical Information - Medication, Chronic Pain & Depression

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 30 Sep 24

Maybe some of you have heard about this before but I just learned it today... 28 years in to having and being treated for fibromyalgia. I'm not sure whether I mentioned this but I have been having tremors for years which have...

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DSR or Duel Sympathetic Reset

celticeagle @celticeagle (189927) • Boise, Idaho 3 Sep 24

Do any of you have chronic pain and can't find relief? One of the people I listen to on YouTube was talking about this book about DSR and how this injection helps people with chronic pain. A book is out about it entitled The...

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Chronic Pain and Grandchildren

CAPirani Photography & Art @capirani (2817) • United States 15 Feb 24

A little while ago I was talking to a friend who has bad gout pain. I was telling him how being around other people helps me take my mind off my chronic pain. I do have gout but not as bad as he has it. I know how bad it hurts. It...

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grandchildren visits

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Today started out rough.

Kayla Tsukino @kaylachan (84834) • Daytona Beach, Florida 11 May 22

Today isn't one of my better days. It's been rough going. I didn't really sleep because I spent the morning in pain. I'm still in pain, but I can't lie in bed all day and hope it gets better. Hopefully, by the end of the day and...

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How do you deal with chronic pain?

Lori Tate @onbigsmile (58) • United States 28 Aug 21

I have two chronic Heath conditions that cause ma significant pain most days. Sometimes I have better days where I can do a lot of stuff, but then usually the next day my body says why did you do that??? However, I can have bad...

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Chronic Pain

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 5 Jun 21

Today is one of those days when the pain level is high, so today has just been about taking it easy. I have plenty I could be doing including putting my new desk together, but it’s going to have to wait, because no way is it...

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Fibromyalgia: The Struggle is Real

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 17 Nov 20

I have been working really hard to work on myself physically. It is my number one priority. I start the day with 25 minutes of stretching after I get out of the shower. In the afternoon I get on the treadmill for an hour. For the...

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Pain, You Are Certainly The Devil

freak369 @freak369 (5112) • United States 21 Oct 19

Pain My unseen friend. Every present on some level. My foot that is no longer there feels like someone has it in a vise. Sometimes it feels like fire is raging over my feet and lower leg, other times its stabbing. Not a couple of...

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Brave face

Pg Brewsky @MochaGoddess (53) 8 Oct 19

People never realize how hard it is to simply get out of the bed when you suffer from depression and chronic pain syndrome among other things. The mere thought of your feet touching the floor is more than even to force you into a...

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Week #6

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 20 Feb 19

So, I'm dead centre into week 6 of working out on the treadmill. I am up to 75 minutes some days depending on how fast I turn up the pace. I do stop a few times for brief breaks. I have managed one week where I did 5 straight...

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The magic bullet in my fight against fibromyalgia

Yuki @yukimori (10192) • United States 7 Apr 18

I have some reservations about posting this, because I feel like I'm going to jinx myself... but here goes anyway. I've been living with fibromyalgia since late 2011. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, it's a disorder...

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TENS Machines for pain relief

S.E @SerenityEngel (525) • United Kingdom 26 Sep 17

I was having a conversation yesterday with a friend about TENS machines. I've used one for years for pain relief. They really do work. My mine is broken, so I've finally gotten around to ordering a new one. Helps cut down on...

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Finally, a Diagnosis!

StacyB @Srbageldog (7716) • United States 22 Aug 17

Today I had an appointment with a new neurologist. The last one I saw suggested I might have fibromyalgia but couldn't be bothered making an official diagnosis. This new one did a physical, including the "trigger point" test and...

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This Weather Is Killing Me

freak369 @freak369 (5112) • United States 11 Jul 17

Normally my joints and stumps only start hurting when there's a 20 degree temperature change but with the rain and high humidity it's been a true test of human will to keep me from snapping. I've already broke several pair of...

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Here we go again

me @dfollin (27267) • United States 29 Jan 17

I wake up tired, didn't get a lot of sleep due to Insomnia and pain I took a hot shower to have the warmth hit those acking area's then the hot water ran out! I am sitting in the chair...

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No Daily 100 Today

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 5 Jan 17

I got a Twitter notification this morning while I was still lying in bed. It was from Zach saying he wasn't doing the Daily 100 exercise today. I immediately responded with, "Thank you. I can barely move today." He "liked" the...

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Do you have chronic back pain?

Andra @Yayitsandra308 (29) • Cromwell, Connecticut 3 Jan 17

I am 25 years old and have been having back pain since I was 15. It was not brought on by anything and the doctors cannot figure out what the cause of the pain is, but at the same time are not really doing anything to help....

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Hip, Hip and Hooray?!?!

divalounger @divalounger (6182) • United States 7 Jun 16

I thought it was time for an update on an older post. As you might know, I have arthritis in both hips, left worse than right, and some knee pain that is secondary to the left hip pain. Ten years ago, I was told I would have to...

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