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Peaslepuff
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Hi, hello, hey. Name's Jennifer. I'm 28 years old, currently weigh just over 255 lbs, and I'm trying to get to 150 by my 30th birthday, which is June 13, 2018.
I also have chronic sciatica, as a result of isthmic spondylolisthesis.
Man, from what I've read on here so far, my pain level (by comparison) is like a 2. I feel like a wuss sometimes. Like I should just be able to push through the pain. Sometimes I tell myself that's exactly what I'm going to do! But of course that doesn't happen, because pain hurts and it's actually quite hard to ignore.
So, yeah. Standing for longer than 45 minutes is out of the question. I hate writing it like that, because sometimes I think people misunderstand me. Like they think I can stand for 45 minutes and then BAM! pain comes. I wish! I'm sitting down right now and I'm still in pain (but it's like a 1). As soon as I start walking around, the aches come. And the burning. And the pins and needles, which don't feel anything like when your foot is asleep and it starts waking up.
People think I'm lazy. I am lazy, in some ways. But I used to walk at least a mile a day, not as a form of purposeful exercise, but because I was a college student, living on the world's largest campus, without a car. It's the pain that stops me from walking, not my laziness. Friends don't understand this.
I also have chronic sciatica, as a result of isthmic spondylolisthesis.
Man, from what I've read on here so far, my pain level (by comparison) is like a 2. I feel like a wuss sometimes. Like I should just be able to push through the pain. Sometimes I tell myself that's exactly what I'm going to do! But of course that doesn't happen, because pain hurts and it's actually quite hard to ignore.
So, yeah. Standing for longer than 45 minutes is out of the question. I hate writing it like that, because sometimes I think people misunderstand me. Like they think I can stand for 45 minutes and then BAM! pain comes. I wish! I'm sitting down right now and I'm still in pain (but it's like a 1). As soon as I start walking around, the aches come. And the burning. And the pins and needles, which don't feel anything like when your foot is asleep and it starts waking up.
People think I'm lazy. I am lazy, in some ways. But I used to walk at least a mile a day, not as a form of purposeful exercise, but because I was a college student, living on the world's largest campus, without a car. It's the pain that stops me from walking, not my laziness. Friends don't understand this.
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Apologies for not being here to welcome you! As you can understand chronic pain keeps us from interacting like we hope to.
People who haven't suffered with chronic pain will never understand the struggle, and will judge those who do. I've learned to let the comments roll off because it's their problem. I have enough to stress over on my own, and I don't allow their comments to affect me.
Gentle hugs! I hope you return to see this comment!0
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