Good Pain and Bad Pain and soreness vs injury

americangirlok
americangirlok Posts: 228 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Thursday night I kinda hurt myself getting into a van. I had my left leg on the running board and tried to sit down right hip first. When I sat my left foot didn't pivot b/c of the non-skid running board and it was this odd downward twisting motion. And it hurt pretty bad then but by the time I got home (like ten minutes later) it was fine.

Friday I walked 4 miles, Saturday I walked more than 5 and yesterday more than 3- and I wasn't hurting at all beyond some normal stiffness. I went for a walk at 5:30 pm and by 9:00 the outside of my left knee is just throbbing. So much that now it's 3:30 in the morning and can't sleep b/c it hurts so bad. If it wasn't so early I'd take a flexeril- but I can't b/c I can't miss work tomorrow and those things make me really tired and really stupid.

I took some more ibuprofen and am hoping that helps. I know posting on a forum doesn't replace seeing a doctor, but I'm curious if this sounds like an injury or more of my "random pain issues that may or may not be fibro" (in quotes b/c that's what my doctor said to me when I started having random roving pain last summer). I don't know if it is fibro or not b/c 1) it's not like an all day every day thing. Last summer it was for several weeks and that's why I finally went to the doctor and 2) since I've been to the doctor I do have random pain days from time to time and migraines from time to time but not super often with the frequency of people I know that truly have near constant chronic pain (isn't that the definition anyway)? So I don't know if I'm just experiencing a bout of that again or if I hurt myself, or if I've been (literally) pounding the pavement and it's causing soreness.

A few more notes, not sure if it matters:
I'm at 236, started at 261- almost to my first 10% Ultimate goal is to be in the 140s.
I ate really, really craptastically tonight, and I'm paying for that with some mega heartburn.
I aim for more good days than bad- and usually if my week is in a good range I'm okay with that (tonight's, let call it a binge- still didn't jack up my week average so I'm trying not to beat myself up over it any more).

I'm just wondering if there's anyone out there with similar experiences to commiserate and maybe offer their insights into bad pain days (random) and good pain days (worked hard and there's some soreness but you know why and are a little proud of it) and things that might actually be an actual injury (but I think if I actually tore something it would have taken me to my knees and I wouldn't be able to walk around for 3 days).

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  • tacguy
    tacguy Posts: 196
    Joint pain, like a knee, is probably an injury. But like you said, its best to see a doc.
  • SenseiCole
    SenseiCole Posts: 429 Member
    Joint pain, like a knee, is probably an injury. But like you said, its best to see a doc.

    agree see the doc its mire than likely an injury
  • americangirlok
    americangirlok Posts: 228 Member
    This morning (about 4 hours later) it's less intense. Not sure if it the NSAIDS or just finally getting off of it. It's still there though, I'm going to see how today goes and if it's super bad again tonight I'm going to try and get a doctor's appointment soon.
  • americangirlok
    americangirlok Posts: 228 Member
    Here we go again. 4 miles in over the course of the day yesterday. Mostly just a little tender but nothing unmanageable. At times I even forgot about it. And then bam! again at 3 am the pain is so bad it wakes me up! If it had been hurting earlier in the evening I would have taken one of my scripts, but it wasn't. Ugh. Pretty much using this thread as a journal to refer to when I get to a doctor.
  • cerexflikex
    cerexflikex Posts: 58
    Hmm since the pain came back again, I think you may have an injury there. Please see a doctor about it, and I hope you can continue with your goals. Nice work so far as well. :)
  • Donald_Dozier_50
    Donald_Dozier_50 Posts: 395 Member
    First of all I congratulate you for the distances you are able to walk. I am one who unfortunately suffers from all sorts of leg and feet pain with a total right knee replacement, severe arthritis in my left knee, neuropathy in both feet (complete numbness but still very painful), heal spurs on both feet and bilateral (both feet) plantar fasciitis. Each of these are very painful and permanent conditions. For me all the doctors want to do or can do is to prescribe narcotic pain meds and tell me not to walk any distances.
    My problem is I WON'T take pain meds and I AM GOING TO walk since my upper body has even more permanent disabilities making the pain of walking the lesser of the two evils. Being disabled, I do not work so my approach is that I cannot walk far or fast but to reduce the pain I simply walk shorter distances and often. At 1/2 to 1 mile at a time I generally walk from 9 to 18 miles per day, 7 days a week.
    Since beginning this weight loss journey 6 weeks ago I have had the temporary conditions of severely swollen feet several times but I simply walked through it each time which is the way it has always been for me as a former US Army (Infantry) soldier.
    The advice I read from someone who said if it is a joint issue it is a good idea to see a doctor because it is likely something that needs a doctors attention.
    I started at 287 and now 6 weeks later have lost 53 lbs. to my current 234 with a long way to go to my personal goal of 170 lbs.
  • americangirlok
    americangirlok Posts: 228 Member
    Wow Donald- way to go! That is amazing. And thank you for your service too! 9-18 miles per day- you must have an incredible tolerance for pain and an even more incredible strength of will. And it sounds like you have more than a little experience w/ good pain and bad pain- and I'm very sorry you have so much bad pain that it is almost just a fact of life for you. That makes me sad b/c it's not fair that anyone should have to experience that (but so many do, and I know that I only get glimpses of what that must be like), but super impressed and proud for you that you are able to say "I am going to do this" and finding ways to make it happen for you. My hat is off to you sir!
  • Donald_Dozier_50
    Donald_Dozier_50 Posts: 395 Member
    Thanks "American Girl". I was impressed by your ability to do what you need to do as well.
    When I was told by 3 different, unrelated, doctors that the best I could hope for with my limitations was 1/4 to 1/2 lbs. per week I simply told each that to me it was unacceptable. Each "expert" I speak to wants me to "set a goal for the next time we meet" I laugh and tell them if we had set a 6 week goal based on their expectations it would have been a loss of 1 1/2 to 3 lbs. total where, as of this morning's weigh in, I have lost 54 lbs. in 6 weeks ad 1 day.
    I have been told that a success would be to lose:
    "10 percent of my excess weight of everything over 200 lbs. (I am 6'0")"
    "34.5 percent of my excess weight of everything over 200 lbs."
    "50 percent of my excess weight of everything over 200 lbs."
    WELL, according to the BMI Charts at 200 lbs. I would still be 16 lbs. over weight.

    I will continue to stick to my plan:
    NO goals to limit my weight loss. I have but one goal and that is to lose 100 percent to MY goal of 180 lbs. (a loss of 112 lbs. total) and as of this morning I am at the 1/2 way point. While I am sure the loss will slow down what I do know to be a fact is that as long as I am burning more calories than I consume, I am losing weight regardless what the scale says on any particular day.

    A weird fact I have discovered is my lowest weight times of the day (the best time to weigh myself) is from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM even with eating lunch at 1:00 PM.

    I wish you all the luck in the world on your journey to achieving your personal goals.

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