Chronic Pain & Exercise
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There is sooooo much involved in living with chronic pain in my life. Everyone says moving, staying active, exercise makes it better. Well there must be something terribly wrong with me. Every workout is a battle; before, during, and especially after. Before- pep talk to move your bones, while they ache every minute. During- shortness of breath, feel dizzy, stiffness. After- ohhhhh, the pain up to 2 or 3 days worth, soreness, stiffness.
I have consistently been working out, doing everything right, stretching, stopping when i can't go any longer, but it has not gotten too much better. The only thing that keeps me going is my goal of losing the lbs to feel better about myself. and the support i get on mfp. I just keep my eyes focused on that light at the end of the tunnel and hope i reach my goals and am able to keep it off this time.
I have learned to take one day at a time and not keep saying why me.... The battle is mine. I control my body. I am trying not to let my body control me.
As for the eating/diet that is another beast of it's own. lol.
I do have trigger foods that make me feel worse, but like any addiction, its a fight to Just Say No! lol. I make choices everyday... do you want to be in pain tomorrow or eat this pizza today for 10 minutes of pleasure? Mmmmmmm..... Decisions, Decisions.
I understand your situation and I must say that in the past i used to overdo in my good days - in the present there's no good days- and the following days I could barely move.
My body is always changing during the day, I might wake up with bit of energy so I go for a walk, or I do some cleaning in the house, but after that I feel exhausted! so I take a rest reading a book, watching a movie or just playing a game.
Some days I feel heavy and it's a hard task to move my limbs or even to eat, if it wasn't for my husband i would stay in bed like a zombie! :sad:
I have 24/7 pains in my body I can't get rid of them, some days are bearable others are really terrible. what I do is trying to keep my mind off pain by doing thinks I like.
As for food :glasses: :drinker: hun sometimes I do the same, I feel this craving for pizza and even though I know that afterwards all that cheese will increase my pains I just eat it! In my case, I eat always healthy food and by this I mean loads of veggies, fish, fruit, no pasta, rice or potatoes - very rare to eat it- and the result is that once in a while I need to eat something not healthy and I do because we cannot be slaves of our illness.0 -
Basically my nerve is crushed in my collarbone region on both sides. This causes nerve pain in my shoulders, down my arms to my hands and across my back. Sometimes I have pain in my chest which in all honesty feels like a heart attack. Scared the life out of me the first time it happened. It also causes me to have chronic headaches. The operation I had involves removing my first rib (which is a combination of bone and muscle under my collarbone) this is meant to relieve the pressure off my nerve but alas it did not work. I have tried walking but can't walk far as I need to rest my neck to relieve pain in back. In saying that though I do try to walk at least 2 to 3 times a week, even if it is only for 10 minutes.
that's not good and it really causes loads of pain but if you wear a neck collar when you go out for a walk it might ease your pain...
Those chest pains... terrible I have them as well as the migraines and headaches.
You just have to set your limits as you've been doing but try each day walk a bit more and do simple and advised exercises for your problem. Don't give up and don't lose hope0 -
As for food :glasses: :drinker: hun sometimes I do the same, I feel this craving for pizza and even though I know that afterwards all that cheese will increase my pains I just eat it! In my case, I eat always healthy food and by this I mean loads of veggies, fish, fruit, no pasta, rice or potatoes - very rare to eat it- and the result is that once in a while I need to eat something not healthy and I do because we cannot be slaves of our illness.
Can you please help me understand how pasta, rice, potatoes and bean have a negative affect on pain? I understand the glycemic index part - but as someone with chronic pain I am wondering if the rice and potatoes I've eaten in the last couple of days could be adding to the pain I am experiencing!
thank you in advance!0 -
As for food :glasses: :drinker: hun sometimes I do the same, I feel this craving for pizza and even though I know that afterwards all that cheese will increase my pains I just eat it! In my case, I eat always healthy food and by this I mean loads of veggies, fish, fruit, no pasta, rice or potatoes - very rare to eat it- and the result is that once in a while I need to eat something not healthy and I do because we cannot be slaves of our illness.
Can you please help me understand how pasta, rice, potatoes and bean have a negative affect on pain? I understand the glycemic index part - but as someone with chronic pain I am wondering if the rice and potatoes I've eaten in the last couple of days could be adding to the pain I am experiencing!
thank you in advance!
i haven't done any formal research on it yet, but i have a pretty good idea. My theory is: I have heard that sugar/ carbs (rice, potatoes, pasta, beans) turn into a crystallized, broken glass like substance in our bloodstreams once broken down by our bodies. its like tiny shards of glass running through our blood vessels. ok our nerves are already super sensitive, i.e. fybromyalgia... soooooo broken glass running through our veins.... mmmmm.... :sad:0 -
I found this online has anyone tried it or know anything about it if it works or not??? http://www.fibromyalgia-fitness.com/fibromyalgia-exercise-videos.html0
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Good afternoon all,
New member here, I have DDD L4/L5, L6 is thinning - chronic pain especially in the winter months has been away of life for me for 24 years.
I have learned over the last 5 years my pain is related to drops in the barometric pressure. Today it dropped so I am sitting on an ice pack for relief.
I am allergic to pain killers and ibuprofen. Tylenol doesn't touch this pain. Plus, the things that worked last year don't seem to be helping this year.
I do use a TENS unit, Tylenol cream, ice and heat, an inversion table and believe it or not Jagermiester - not all at once, LOL. I have a sleep number bed, to which I attribute being able to get up each morning!
I am very blessed, exercise helps! However I cannot exercise every time I have a flare. I do gentle yoga on a daily basis and am so thankful for the flexibility I have. I do other exercises and really am getting in good shape for the first time in my life.
Stress eating is my most difficult side effect from the pain.
I friend gave me a topical cream called Plexus - doesn't seem to help, but she says they have pills and a nerve cream, too. Has anyone tried them?
I appreciate any input and truly am saddened to read each of your struggles. I am prayerful that you will each find a way to deal with your pain, find the relief you need and meet your other goals.
Kim
Have you ever tried Aspercream? It is an aspirin cream that seems to help my low back pain. I am however on heavy narcotic medications, which don't always control the pain.0
