Not going to Church again.
By Sharon Elton
@sharonelton (30756)
Lichfield, England
July 25, 2022 1:11am CST
I didn't go to Church yesterday for two reasons:-
1) It was that time of the month.
2) I've got a painful arm.
And the reason I've got a painful arm is because I laid on it funny in the night. I sleep on my right side, but when I get in bed I lie on my left side to put my glasses in the glasses case and put it on the bedside table. Then I usually turn over onto my right side to go to sleep, but this night I went to sleep on my left and when I woke up my arm was underneath me. I did it on Thursday night but it felt fine on Friday when I went shopping. But then on Friday night I reached across for something and it hurt. And then that night when I was in bed, when I was lying on my right side, I couldn't get into a position where my left arm wasn't hurting. In the morning when I got up I put some IBuleve on and I put some on twice more during the day. Then on Sunday I did the same thing, and it was really painful to put my blouse on so I got my Mum to help me. Then I noticed that the IBuleve was out of date! It expired in July 2019! But I'm continuing to put it on anyway until we can get some more or something. Last night and the night before I've been sleeping on my back so that I can get my arm into a position where it doesn't hurt.
I'm going for a blood test for a medication review today, and when I do we're going to ask at the pharmacy if they've got anything stronger for this arm because when I got up this morning it felt even worse! It has lessened up a bit now to what it was yesterday, and that's still painful. I've also got to get a birthday present for my Mum, she'll be 77 on 3 August.
Anyway, wish me luck.
I hope you are all OK.
Have a nice day. 
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14 responses
@LadyDuck (502199)
• Italy
26 Jul 22
@sharonelton I am glad, I hope your arm will be fully fine soon.
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
3 Aug 22
I put Voltarol on it and now it's better, thank you very much.
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
26 Jul 22
Thank you very much. I've got some Voltarol and my arm feels a little bit better now, but a long way to go yet.
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@choijungeun (2710)
• Hangzhou, China
25 Jul 22
you don't have to go to church,God will bless you as long as you have him in your heart.I wish you can get over soon.
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
25 Jul 22
Thank you very much. I've got some Voltarol for my painful arm. Let's hope that works. 
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
25 Jul 22
Not really but thank you very much. I've got some Voltarol for my painful arm so I'll see if that works.
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@LindaOHio (222288)
• United States
25 Jul 22
I hope you find something for your arm and it feels better soon.
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
25 Jul 22
Thank you very much. I've got some Voltarol. Let's hope that works.
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
25 Jul 22
It's called Life Church, in Lichfield.
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@Dreamerby (10111)
• Calcutta, India
25 Jul 22
Btw is it a rule in England as well, that you can't go to churches if you are menstruating? I thought we have that just in India...
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
25 Jul 22
No, of course not! I just don't go when it's that time of the month because I don't feel too good, what with the period pains and mood swings, and it being uncomfortable and all. But it's not a rule you can't go to Church.
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
26 Jul 22
@Dreamerby That's really strange. I suppose it stems from the old testament when I woman who was menstruating was said to be "unclean" but we're living in the new covenant now.
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@Dreamerby (10111)
• Calcutta, India
25 Jul 22
@sharonelton Oh.. here in India it is.
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@snowy22315 (208748)
• United States
25 Jul 22
Good luck some of those types of problems like you are describing can be quite painful.
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
26 Jul 22
Thank you very much. I've got some Voltarol for my painful arm now and I hope that works. My arm does feel a little bit better now, but still a way to go.
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@averygirl72 (38849)
• Philippines
26 Jul 22
I had a painful arm too but it is okay now. I didn't go to church this Sunday because I feel lazy. I promise not to be absent next week
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@averygirl72 (38849)
• Philippines
27 Jul 22
@sharonelton It sounds the same with my experience with my left arm pain. It just healed on its own
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
27 Jul 22
@averygirl72 Oh, that's good. I've been putting the Voltarol on morning and night and it does seem to be working. I managed to put my blouse on myself today. It only hurt a little bit, but it definitely wasn't as excruciatingly painful as it was before.
@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
26 Jul 22
I got some Voltarol for my painful arm. I've applied it twice now, last night and this morning. My arm does feel a bit better now but there are still some things that it hurts to do like reach for stuff and it still hurts when I try to.put my blouse on so I still had to get my Mum to help me with that. I don't know what's going on at Church on Sunday. It's either Cafe Church or picnic in Beacon Park. They're doing that for four weeks alternately. And I'll see how my arm feels but I hope it's fully recovered by Sunday.
@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
25 Jul 22
Thank you very much. I hope so too.
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
11 Aug 22
It was fine, thank you very much. I'm on the right medication and also my blood pressure is fine.
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@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 Jul 22
Best of luck to you and I hope all goes well, and you get good results, Perhaps you should get that arm checked out,
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
26 Jul 22
Thank you very much. It's just to check I'm taking the right dose of tablets for my underactive thyroid. I've got some Voltarol for my painful arm and it's feeling a bit better now, but a long way to go yet.
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
26 Jul 22
Thank you very much. I hope so too. You are so right. I've got some Voltarol for my painful arm now and it feels a little bit better. But not perfect yet. It still hurts when I reach and stuff.
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@JESSY3236 (22199)
• United States
26 Jul 22
I also had a painful arm this morning. I think I slept on it wrong. It's better now.
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
27 Jul 22
That's what happened to me too. I'm glad your arm is feeling better.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
30 Jul 22
That's too inconvenient for having an arm which hurts. Why not apply some pain ointment or liniment?And sleep comfortably by not sleeping on your arm.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
2 Aug 22
@sharonelton Now, you're finally relieved from the pain. That's indeed a relief.
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
1 Aug 22
My arm is better now. I put Voltarol on it.
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