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Do You Have Pain Everyday?

canadianqueen
canadianqueen

I'm wondering how many in the group have pain every day somewhere on their body? For me, my legs ALWAYS ache. There are days where they ache badly. There are days when the pain is dull and I kind of forget about it and go about doing my business. But most days I feel the ache deep in the muscles and nothing works to rid of it. I take hot baths and that sorta helps but for short term. I've tried over the counter pain pills with no relief.


I guess I just wanna know I'm not alone with all this pain. No one in my family understands, though my brother is showing signs of fibro but he refuses to believe fibro is even real...






 

lovelilbeany
lovelilbeany
Yes everyday there is pain. Ive not had a pain free day in a year now. Ur certainly not alone. None my family understand either. Hugs
WolfgangMinerva
WolfgangMinerva
Unfortunately, that's right. And I've found that even doctors don't believe it.
AutumnSong
AutumnSong
Unfortunately my answer is yes. My pain has grown over the years and the damage to nerves has gotten worse. My pain varies from a 5 to a 10 on the scale. My 5 is probably a normal persons 2. I have learned to do what I can when I can and at times I just have to do in spite of high pain. I can't remember a day in the past 10 years that I haven't had pain. I look for the positives daily and focus on them. It helps me to have some quality of life in spite of the pain. I look for 5 positives to every negative.
canadianqueen
canadianqueen
Thank you all for the replies. I wish all of us could be free from the curse of fibromyalgia.
1sugarbear
1sugarbear
CanadianQueen, I promise you are not by yourself when it comes to daily pain from having fibro.
I may be "The King of the Hill" here as I have not had a pain free day in over 30 years now. At least for the first 20 years it was somewhat manageable but the last 10 have been brutal.

In addition I cannot take meds to reduce my pain nor can I take hot baths either as I cannot tolerate hot water, hot beverages or anything of that nature. Like Autumn Song my pain level runs high each & every day & it rarely drops below a 6 - mostly in the 7 to 8 range daily.

When someone asks me where I hurt I just tell them that on my good days "I hurt from head to toe" & on my bad days "I hurt from toe to head." Have to try & at least keep a good sense of humor about this horrible disease.
AngelaJo
AngelaJo
Yes daily pain most days severe due to other pain issues as well, i am on oxycodone even and still lotta pain.... Wish none of us had to deal with this!
Community LeaderLeo
Leo
Short answer to the main quetion: Yes.
DebH
DebH
I am new to this group but not new to fibro. Looking back, I've had it since I was little. I can remember my legs hurting to the point I would cry myself to sleep while mom massaged my legs
Jonsparky
Jonsparky
8 days a week...
milily14
milily14
Absolutely, everyday since 2001. 24/7.

LOL JOn . Now I got that song stuck in my head.
Bethyng27
Bethyng27
Yes. Everyday. Some worse than others. I take quite a few prescription pain meds. 3 different ones. They do help, but once I hit a 7 or 8, It's hard to focus on anything but the pain. However, my new BFF is an electric blanket. I lay on top of it for my back, hips and neck. Sometimes on top for overall muscle pain. I'm waiting for medical marijuana to be available here. Many people say it helps a lot. Idk if it's your thing, but meditation can help too. Sometimes I have to get a bunch of pillows and position them to support the parts that hurt. I probably could list more, but I forget...damn fibro fog
lilmissy7
lilmissy7
Yes, same here
Hugs <3
Dixe4me
Dixe4me
Yes every day. On a rare good day I might be at a 3, most days at a 6 or 7. I have days that are 8 and above and I just want to go to the ER but I dont.
canadianqueen
canadianqueen
So many replies. It just sucks what we all go through. I wish doctors had a least some idea what fibro is, I know they say it's all in the brain but-- Not sure if I buy that.
mnfibro
mnfibro
Yes. It's widespread and persistent.
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