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“This Does Not Happen To Men”: 50 Of The Most Downplayed Medical Conditions And Procedures
There are things we cannot fully comprehend unless we’ve been there, firsthand. It’s why many of us develop misconceptions about things, in this case, medical conditions and procedures.
A recent Reddit thread featured responses from people who are clearing up misguided notions about the illnesses and operations they’ve dealt with and gone through. Some spoke about what it really is like to go through childbirth, while others described the symptoms of the physical and mental conditions they deal with every day.
You may learn something new as you scroll through. Feel free to share your insights, as well.
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#1
Anything being put through the cervix / into the uterus - IUD insertion, endometrial biopsy, colposcopy. “Just take an ibuprofen before your appointment and you’ll be fine!”
Gg 2 months ago
After a hysteroscopy with no pain medication, anytime a Dr tells me there is "mild cramping" I demand to be knocked out.
PeepPeep the duck 2 months ago
I’m taking that advice and keeping it for later. Thank you 🙏
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Multa Nocte (she/tiger quoll) 2 months ago
Had an IUD inserted - "This is going to pinch a little." In fact, I would not describe it as a pinch (more like a massive stabbing), but if I ever had a male MD say this to me again I would insist that someone be available to squeeze his testicles if in fact the procedure did hurt.
WubiDubi 2 months ago
Trump is trying to make women suffer more. Ignore the orange t**t. No ibuprofen in pregnancy, stick to paracetamol (Tylenol). Believe in science not the orange cult.
Lil be lil 2 months ago
He is manufacturing a 'crises' of Autism and women are being targeted as the 'fault'. This is all manufactured. Why is he picking on women and why is he doing this on national tv breaking news flash/ I mean Mandate!?
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Emily Ly 2 months ago
Oh yeah I've never had any of these done yet but I've heard they are horrible. And if I need them I'm going to fight like hell to have actual painkillers and numbing, like a lot of other countries have. I'm not gonna let myself face medical trauma just because they don't care about our pain.
HeavyMetalHeart 2 months ago
I find even a regular smear test absolutely excruciating, to the point I feel like throwing up, but apparently that’s unusual so I don’t think the doctors believe me.
Noelle Greeley 2 months ago
I've had three endometrial biopsies, the last one she had to do it three times because she couldn't get a big enough sample. The pain was unbearable. I nearly passed out afterwards. Unbelievable they do it with no numbing. I'm also having a hysterectomy in two weeks. Hopefully, they'll give me something for the pain afterwards! Being a woman is scary sometimes.
Dusty's mom 2 months ago
I tell them that Dr. Pimple Popper numbs zits so they need to numb me. It helps when your gyno is a woman.
Kombatbunni 2 months ago
Pelvic exams..no thank you. I’m seriously uncomfortable with those things 😣
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#2
The doc told me when they boiled the lining of my uterus off because I had a menoraga that there are no pain receptors inside your uterus.
All the pain you have from childbirth comes from your cervix. When I was 20, I had a colcoscopy that hurt a lot and as a further indignity made me carry it to the lab in a cup on the other side of the hospital. The doctor also ignored me when I told him I was in a lot of pain during my 1st C-section, they were doing on me and they said that was just pressure. Then I told him I could feel the blood running down my legs and they said oh well maybe you can feel something. This does not happen to men. My husband got prescribed more pain meds for a hemorrhoid than I did for one of c sections.
Renee Fiola-Homen 2 months ago
Disgusting! If men suffered the same diseases a woman does , those illnesses would be gone from the face of the earth!
StrangeOne 2 months ago
Women are treated just a specimen, an inanimate object in the medical field.
Geoffrey Scott 2 months ago
My wife demanded the gastroenterologist figure out a different method of 'cleaning out' prior to a colonoscopy in 5 years. She cannot take the loss of water and passes out. This has happened several times without colon prep. She has some kind of digestive issues that have yet to be determined. Gall Bladder, no..IBS,no..?
#3
Depression physically hurts and its never really addressed.
Renee Fiola-Homen 2 months ago
People who have never dealt with depression don't understand that it's a physical disease like diabetes or cancer. The brain is also a part of the body. I cant stand when people dont get that mental illness is physical. It hurts.
FranSinclair 2 months ago (edited)
But you do have good days! ...where that imposing shadow lurks nearby following you throughout your day, that black refelection of the you, you know youll be soon again, made up of dread and of anxiety for the depressions undoubted return. Thats fun!
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Christopher Creighton 2 months ago
Depression and pain should be addressed together. Many medical pain management practices have a psychologist or psychiatrist on board.
FlamingoPanda 2 months ago
Currently permanently on anti depressants (thank goodness I am one of the rare ones they work for) but prior to making that decision I always knew my depression was back because of how sore my chest felt, particularly around my heart. Now I get joint pain if I need to adjust the dose or take better care of myself.
SkippityBoppityBoo 2 months ago
My depression? I've always straight away talk to my doctors. It's weird how it feels like. Yes, it can physically hurt. I completely understand and it's always important to talk to your doctors etc...
Lady Eowyn 2 months ago
I have major depressive disorder and even on anti-depressants there are times my whole body aches from it.
#4
Tooth pain is pure agony.
Cora Van der Gaag 2 months ago
That a pain I really can’t stand. Bruises hurt but ok. Burns too. Toothage will get me to the point that I want to hit the wall with my head to conck(?) myself out.
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LtKernelPanic 2 months ago
Had a tooth get so infected my face swelled up like a balloon and the pain was the worst I've ever felt. I had to go on antibiotics for a couple days before they could treat it. Thankfully within hours of taking the first antibiotics the pain went away. The oral surgeon said if it was much worse it could have easily killed me or at least given me an extended stay in the ICU.
Robyn Hill 2 months ago
I’ve had tooth pain. I’ve broken my arm and my knee. I’d rather have the busted knee.
HeavyMetalHeart 2 months ago
I got an infection after wisdom tooth removal and just wanted to scream all the time. It was horrific.
StrangeOne 2 months ago
My daughter has been prone to cavities. At her appt. the dentist asked me if I wanted her to have any anesthesia. Oo "Uh... yeah of course. I'm not a monster mom. I don't want her to feel pain." I know they only ask because it's an extra fee on the bill, but what parent in their right mind would not suck up the extra charges so their kid isn't in agony, being held down.
Mel in Georgia 2 months ago
Was numbed up fine for wisdom teeth extraction. Sent home with pain meds. An hour or so later I'm thinking, "This is fine, don't need the meds." An hour later I was crying in agony from the pain. I definitely needed the pain meds! I can't imagine chronic tooth pain!
Melanie Filmer 2 months ago
I gave birth to 3 of my 4 kids without any pain relief and I'd rather do that again than have tooth ache!
#5
Migraines and cluster headaches. I used to get Migraines that wouldn't stop until I puked just from my head hurting so bad. I got it under control thank goodness but I have a lot of sympathy for people who tell me they have a headache.
Yrral Spavit 2 months ago
Used to curl up in a dark room until they passed. They are definitely NOT "a bad headache" like some believe.
Lil be lil 2 months ago
I ate frozen strawberries one time and experienced that. It could be food allergy.
Load More Replies... Emily Ly 2 months ago
They can be scary too. Aura headaches have caused my vision to like half disappear for a while. First time it happened was terrifying
Joey Marlin 2 months ago
I was lucky - my mother had the same kind of migraine so when I had flsahing lights splitting my vision so that faces were distorted, I did at least know what it was. I always get the aura half an hour before the pain starts which is helpful. I can try and get myself to bed before it gets going.
Load More Replies... Say No to Downvoting 2 months ago
I try to be specific with headaches and not refer to any really bad headache as a “migraine”, for this reason (even thought other types can be just as a more painful). Migraines are a very specific type of headache with specific causes and treatments and we really shouldn’t bandy the phrase around willynilly.
Dusty's mom 2 months ago
Only had 2 migraines in my entire 66 years. They were enough. If someone tells me they have a headache l help them rest quietly and offer my OTC selection.
Colleen Glim 2 months ago
Remember my first migraine when I was around eleven. Walking home from school on a bright, sunny, spring day feeling like I was gonna pass out the pain was so bad. Migraines suck a*s
SouthernGal 2 months ago
I hear you Ron Man. So many things on this list happen to men as well as women.
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We ride at dawn biatches 2 months ago
I agree.. first time I had migraine I had to puke, didn't know what was going on.
V 2 months ago
My first migraine lasted for 3 days. Since then they have only lasted a short time, and I have learnt how to recognise the onset of them and then how to prevent them coming on (fatty, sugary, high carb food- I think they are linked to my blood sugar and pressure but have never gone to the doctor about it because I have managed to stop them for years now)
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#6
Endometrosis and uterine fibroids - they are debilitating for many women but because they won't end you a lot of people are expected just to cope. It may affect up to 20% of women to varying degrees and the pain is often played down as "normal". If your period or ovulation time is causing you to cramp, bleed heavily, pass out or vomit see a doctor and get a referral to a gynacologist and keep pushing. Being out of commision for 2-5 days a month is not normal.
Gingersnap In Iowa 2 months ago
I had both of these problems before finally being able to get a hysterectomy.
Grumpy old man 2 months ago
Ladies, I have a mother, a sister, 3 nieces, and more women in and out of my life than Stevie Nicks could sing about. You all have my sincere sympathy
Amy S 2 months ago (edited)
I'm currently on a progesterone pill which has completely stopped my periods. Knowing I won't be incapacitated for several days every cycle is very freeing, I can plan things in advance now! And as a bonus my iron levels are finally recovering. Sharing in case it's helpful to any fellow endo sufferers.
Gorgeous George 2 months ago
I've just started the same, no period, no cramps, after 30 years of being in constant pain
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Barbara Wilcock 2 months ago
The pain is so real. I pulled a lot of my hair out with endometriosis
Dusty's mom 2 months ago
Had those back in the days of plain aspirin. So glad there's stuff to fight back with. But sometimes you need a specialist.
Anony Mouse 2 months ago
2-5 days? My fibroids had my bleeding 3 weeks out of 4. See a specialist if they get bad - most gyns will just say to wait it out until you need a hysterectomy. You don’t have to - there are options that are less invasive, but most offices don’t do them.
Bi.Felicia 2 months ago
I've had surgery to remove uterine fibroids, which sucked but they are quite painful.
MFawkes 2 months ago
I had this for nearly 15 years before I finally found a surgeon who took it seriously and actually helped change my life. Unfortunately it came with a hysterectomy but to be finally pain free is a blessing I will forever thank even if I regret not being able to have bio kids. I couldn't deal with the pain it brings and have so much sympathy for those going through it
RomanceRadish 2 months ago
Women of the generation & two ahead of me legit told me "part of being a woman is suffering." I will not accept and pass this attitude along to my daughter.
#7
Menopause. Everything about it, and yes, that's even with hormone replacement.
WubiDubi 2 months ago
I've watched what happens if women come off HRT suddenly. It all catches up with you ina few weeks. Hair, skin, mental clarity. Screw the new doctor who refused HRT meds prescription.
Jamie Peterson 2 months ago
Screw the Doctors who assume HRT will help every woman. Nope. Not that simple.
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Kombatbunni 2 months ago
Perimenopause is a b***h kids..8 months in and I have never been so uncomfortable in my own skin. Having a word to my doctor in a week to see what will help me
Colleen Glim 2 months ago
Had a complete hysterectomy because cancer six years ago. Instant menopause. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. Low dose Effexor helps with menopause symptoms. And has the side benefit of treating my seasonal affective disorder. Win win
SouthernGal 2 months ago
Me too Sparky, other than hot flashes. And I’m sure I wasn’t moody at all - just ask my husband! ;)
Load More Replies... RomanceRadish 2 months ago
Please be persistent with your doctor, and find a doctor who will listen to you.
MrsFettesVette 2 months ago
I'm just starting and it's horrible. I do need to see my Dr, but I'm probably not a good candidate for HRT.
Auntriarch 2 months ago
I wasn't a "good" candidate for HRT either, but I got it anyway. Weigh up the risks yourself, one size doesn't fit all.
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Catie D 2 months ago
Oh great, let's medicalize a normal human thing. NOT TRUE. No HRT and happy as can be, finally not freezing cold every minute of every day, the nightmare agonizing periods are over, couldn't be better. If you expect problems, you will have them.
Min 2 months ago
You sound like those women who don't have menstrual cramps and so think other women are just being dramatic. 🙄
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I had an IUD inserted a few weeks after my daughter was born. Over the course of the next four months I repeatedly went back to the doctor because it *hurt*. She kept telling me it can’t hurt. The fifth time I saw a different doctor. The IUD had implanted and of course needed to be removed.
When I think about it now I’m still confused about my behavior. It hurt, it hurt from the moment it went in, I knew it hurt, but I walked away from four separate appointments trying to convince myself it didn’t because someone said it didn’t.
Multa Nocte (she/tiger quoll) 2 months ago
You know they never used to tell you that they sometimes try to expel themselves either, which comes as a bit of a surprise when it happens.
We ride at dawn biatches 2 months ago
I couldn't agree more! We as women are always told it's in our head. Pain, extreme fatigue, depression,.. all in our head, just sleep it off you'll be fine..
Load More Replies... Lyone Fein 2 months ago
Doctors frequently cover for their own incompetence by trying to convince women that we are crazy.
Alex Meurissen 2 months ago
I had the exact same when i was 19!!!! i eventually got angy and said im not leaving this room untill you take this thing out of my body
#9
Nerve Pain. There is no relief. No medication. Just have to deal with it. Had to leave a business meeting to puke from the pain. It has been years since the injury and it's under control but hasn't gone away. Nerves take forever to heal. I didn't understand what chronic pain was until I experienced it.
Grumpy old man 2 months ago
Me. I've been through a lot and people think I'm angry but I'm just in serious pain
Joey Marlin 2 months ago
At the tail end of recovering from a trapped nerve in my neck. That's not been a fun time! Nerve pain is truly shittty.
Peeka_Mimi 2 months ago
Oh I feel ya. I have neuropathy and it's agonizing and the VA doesn't gaf. To add to it, I am falling quite a bit as a result and that's causing other pain. I had to call 911 to get lifted up after falling in the street.
Chuck 2 months ago
I also have neuropathy. After my back surgery in April, the PT exercises they gave me for that helped the neuropathy symptoms quite a bit.
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Saltypepper 2 months ago
I have toumors fused to the nerves of my spine two c sections and a hysterectomy were not anywhere 'close to this pain
Colleen Glim 2 months ago
Have peripheral neuropathy because chemo. It doesn’t really hurt anymore but I still have numb spots on my feet that make it uncomfortable to stand for extended periods of time
K_Tx 2 months ago
I often try to explain "my skin hurts" to people who don't understand chronic pain and o****d dependency. It's not a*******n. I know what that looks like due to my sister's battle. I am dependent and will likely be forever. It's better than the pain. I am able to function due to a very mild muscle relaxer and pain meds.
Sue User 2 months ago
Yep. Given ine orescription for Tramadol ( nothing stronger ) when the nerves were dying in my hands and feet. They told me to get anotger orescription, i had to go to pain management classes. I was in so much pain , during cllass, that i was nauseous. I missed classes because i couldnt get out of bed, so no more pain meds for me.
#10
Rheumatoid "arthritis" (I prefer the term rheumatoid disease). It's not just aching joints when it rains. It's an autoimmune disease that attacks the entire body. The pain can be literally blinding! I've spent days trapped in a bed or chair where it was excruciatingly painful to even press a button on a remote. Many times I couldn't catch my breath, tears soaking my tingling face, trying unsuccessfully to will the worst of the pain away. The pain, during a flare is all-consuming. There is nothing to do but ride it out (and try not to disturb others with your screaming). There's no cure. Unlike childbirth there is no "reward" after the pain. There's just the expectation that you'll continue on with life and deal with it [preferably silently].
The downplaying of rheumatoid disease, like many of the procedures and conditions mentioned, is due to sexism and misogyny.
Melanie Filmer 2 months ago
In the words of my doctor "It's something you'll die with, not of"
Maggz Bennett 2 months ago
Should be taken much more seriously. My mum suffered a broken neck and eventually died from RA complications.
Lorraine R 1 month ago
Don't know, but some doctors don't take women's pain as seriously as men's, therefore don't prescribe the best procedures for alleviating it.
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Sciatica. Recovering from a cesarean was a breeze in comparison. I wouldn’t wish that level of pain on even my worst enemy.
Dan 2 months ago (edited)
Posture and stretching. Dont take pain meds...they just mask the pain until its overwhelms them, and you. I sleep in a hammock, which cradles the back and legs. Dont lie on your back on a mattress, that just irritates the nerve more.
Nadine Debard 2 months ago
Posture and stretching are enough when there is no nerve damage. They are the best. But when you have back damage it won't be as efficient as you need and you're in an excruciating pain anyways. I call it frozen burn.
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Loudawg76 2 months ago (edited)
I have a herniated disc that is contacting my sciatic nerve. Morphine is the only pain med that works. It is relentless, severe, and a level of pain that is hard to explain. It goes down both legs and even my big toes pulse. I have been waiting months and months for treatment
StrangeOne 2 months ago (edited)
My daughter was just given a prescription for Naproxen and given some stretches and exercises to do. The exercises seem to make it worse, and she can't do all of them. Some days she's good to get around for a couple hours. Other days she can barely walk to the kitchen. I'm at a loss at how to help her, other than be there for her and help her with chores and draw her baths, help her up the stairs on the bad days. She's only in her early 20s. People have questioned why she has a cane, why she can't walk. When I had sciatic pain in my hip, I needed physio. It was the middle of winter, snow and ice everywhere. My foot slipped on a patch of ice in front of the clinic, instant pain shot down my leg. I let out a shriek. The staff couldn't comprehend why it hurt so bad. I didn't fall. My foot just slid out to the side a bit. But that's all it took. At work, coworkers kept staring at me weird. One guy was scrutinizing if I was really injured. I don't get why people have this attitude. Anyways, I hope you get treatment soon.
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Mel in Georgia 2 months ago
This is a recent development for me. I'm pretty pain tolerant, but the sporadic pain in my left hip and back from getting up from sitting makes me moan out loud. I'm lucky it passes, but it can make driving miserable. Just got an MRI to see what's going on - hope it can be helped. Sucks getting old.
Forrest Hobbs 2 months ago
Mel in Georgia: "Sucks getting old" yes, but it's better than the alternative. Sciatica, I have had - oh yeah, it's nasty. Pay attention when they tell you what exercises to do...
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Childbirth. I don’t care how often it’s mentioned, it’s worse than that. And the after effects can last forever.
R1MV4Superleggera 2 months ago
I'm not a Father yet, but after reading some of the comments...*whistling while walking away, discretely, leaving this post, before the very nice Ladies decide to place my head on a spike* 😏
K_Tx 2 months ago
Just believe her when she says she aches, can't move, asks for help. My DH was awesome when ours were babies and still is in taking care of me.
Load More Replies... Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 2 months ago (edited)
Pfft, it is just like shelling peas! A man feels more pain being kicked in the knackers! I can sag this with the confidence of a man who has been kicked in the knackers and has never given birth.
Gingersnap In Iowa 2 months ago
Nathaniel, you better let folks know you are being sarcastic or you're going to get more down votes! I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt.
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We ride at dawn biatches 2 months ago
First they rip up your body and then they t*****e our minds! But we love them.
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Skywitness 2 months ago
I believe the statement that if men had babies, there would be no second children.
Flopsy 2 months ago
It’s so different from person to person and birth to birth. With my first the pain was manageable and I somehow took it as a challenge. With my second I was in agony, miserable, desperate, I could barely breathe. And both were fast uncomplicated deliveries.
Colleen Glim 2 months ago
My first, I loved being pregnant. My second, it was the summer in my last trimester and hot flashes suck. My third, OMG is this over yet?!
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Beef Brisket 2 months ago
I'm sorry it was so harsh on you. It's not that way for everyone, or even every pregnancy.
#13
Throwing out your lower back. People laugh about it likes it nothing but it seriously hurts like hell.
HelyerT 2 months ago
Reached over to get my drink off the table , back snapped couldn’t walk for a week. Felt like hot and cold liquid shooting up my spine but it was the muscles contracting. I couldn’t even put socks on my poor husband had to do every thing. I ended up sleeping where I lay so on the floor. Then I got covid. Worst time ever . Went to hospital. Cause of my back. Some dumb dr said it was in my head told me to read her book. I complained. They scanned me. Slipped disc and arthritis.
FlamingoPanda 2 months ago
I had this once where I could not even straighten up, had to lie down on my stomach with a heat pack on my back and see the physio for weeks after. Did end up with excellent posture and strong core muscles after that experience though.
Geoffrey Scott 2 months ago
For the 2 more recent episodes I've had I went to the Chiro for the first one, at my wife's urging, and nearly assaulted him. A masseuse friend of hers demanded I come up for a visit. All hunched over going in, walking normally going out..amazing! Incredible what trapezii muscles being tight can screw up.
Load More Replies... Melanie Filmer 2 months ago
Many people don't realise how painful regular things become when you suffer back pain... Pressing the flush on a toilet, leaning over the sink to brush your teeth, lifting a kettle (or anything) It all sucks!
#14
Hidradenitis suppurativa also known as “acne inversa”.
People often mistake it for harmless acne, that’s why i don’t really like the term “acne inversa”. It’s actually incredibly painful and big absecess, that can turn into a sepsis in very bad cases. There is no cure and your skin basically gets ruined and is full of scars and in extreme cases, open wounds and holes. There’s also not much you can do to prevent it and everything that doctors suggest, could help, isn’t even guaranteed, because we don’t know much about it yet.
On top, people often aren’t taken serious, because they say that the reason they have it, is their overweight, which is confirmed not to be the cause.
You lose your whole quality of life, because you can almost eat nothing, as it triggers your HS even more.
You can not wear cool clothing, because it causes the flares to hurt like hell.
Oh, and you will also ruin it and also bed sheets and other stuff you sit or lay on, when your flares leak and bleed.
You are judged because people don‘t really believe you that it’s THAT bad or don’t take it serious. This is basically why it‘s so unknown. Scientists just don‘t bother to do researches, that‘s what I heard.
You smell, no matter how much you shower.
You develop mental illnesses.
You have just a higher risk of developping diabetes, if I‘m correct.
You are constantly tired and hot, because your whole body is full of inflamations.
Sometimes it’s so painful that you can’t even move some days, because every step just hurts and nothing truly helps to relieve the pain except simply not moving. It’s hell. Especially as an young girl, who has her whole life ahead of her. You are basically never beautiful.
Edit: So, this really blew up and I‘m very happy about the helpful answers or the people who wrote that I helped them find out their disease or that someone finally mentioned it.
I wanted to give you the hint, that there‘s a sub reddit, where you can find more people with HS: r/Hidradenitis.
Renee Fiola-Homen 2 months ago
That sounds horrific to say the least. Im so sorry that especially a young person has to deal with such a thing.
FranSinclair 2 months ago
I googled it. No one could see that and doubt its painful! Holy heck. **Trypophobia Warning**
JoMeBee 2 months ago
"Why don't you wash your face more often?" Oh my god, the number of times I heard this when I had bad regular acne... Cant imagine going through what is described here given how miserable I was before two rounds of accutane (which was also nasty, but at least it worked for me eventually...)
Crazy catz 2 months ago
Ive just been diagnosed with HS after the same absess was surgically removed 3 times in 6 months, even cutting them out doesn't stop them, I cried for a week
gilles rodrigue 2 months ago
The picture posted is acné rosacea Hidradenitis is far more worst than that look for yourself 996-68de74...8701af.jpg 
gilles rodrigue 2 months ago
The photo that is posted here is not Hidradenitis it's acne rosacea Hidradenitis is far worst than that 996-68de73...71e7d8.jpg 
MrsFettesVette 2 months ago
I've seen videos of it on YouTube, it looks horrible. My heart goes out to anyone who has to deal with this
#15
Fibromyalgia, especially when combined with *any* spinal issues, arthritis, and chronic fatigue. It *can be* incredibly painful and the severity of it isn't well recognised or taken seriously by the medical community.
Most days, I struggle to get out of bed, my thinking is impaired (foggy), and there are days when I cannot even lift my leg high enough to get it over the d**n tub to get into it to take a shower. I think one of the worst things about this condition is that it can be so *individualised*. There isn't a cookie-cutter solution to it, and there sure isn't enough research done on it.
I wouldn't wish this on *anyone*.
Gingersnap In Iowa 2 months ago
My experience with fibromyalgia is that my body will be throbbing with pain. If you put your hand on my shoulder/neck you can feel it.
Ace 2 months ago
Mine's not normally as bad as that, but the fact that you are experiencing pain _all the time_ is something that observers ay not understand. I've learned to live with it and don't take painkillers most of the time, but again, it's easy for an observer to conclude that if you're not taking painkillers it must mean that the pain is not very bad.
Jane Doe-Doe 2 months ago (edited)
Yeah, fibromyalgia sucks, there are so many different areas of your body it can affect, I have it, my sister has it and we are sure my daughter has it, at least we can compare notes!!
The Big Bad 2 months ago
Chronic fatigue is horrible. Getting people to understand how tired you can feel is impossible. I've had moments I couldn't even raise my arm or was scared my body would stop breathing because I was that low on energy. Yet I still "look okay", so people never really see the problem or think it's "between my ears".
We ride at dawn biatches 2 months ago
Yeah same experience here. Because we still have all our limbs and look okay, doesn't mean we ARE ok. I was told for almost 13 years it was just stress, I saw 5 therapists, I changed doctors twice, saw different specialists,.. until someone actually told me, I believe you
Load More Replies... Kalikima 2 months ago
I've had fibromyalgia for 22 years.. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. I tried directly killing myself multiple times, and for years I tried killing myself indirectly. I'm only alive now because I got pregnant after being told for 10 years it wouldn't happen (PCOS) and I decided that I didn't die because I was meant to have my son, and I don't try and k**l myself anymore because I have a responsibility to him. But I'm miserable, and sometimes I still wish I was dead.
Oxford Ranch 2 months ago
I have it and it sux!! Have a small Horse Ranch, chores must be done, no excuses!!!!! I used to like to be touched, now I don’t want anyone touching me.
ExistentialSoup 2 months ago
When I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia it was explained to me by my pain management doctor that fibromyalgia just means widespread pain with no known etiology. So basically you hurt in more than one spot with no known reason. It doesn’t mean you’re crazy it just means they don’t know why you hurt.
Emilu 2 months ago
The worst thing is that because the symptoms can be so different between people, it's a matter of ruling everything else out before diagnosing it. And because it flares, sometimes people just think you're faking it for attention/whatever because the symptoms aren't as obvious at that particular time.
#16
I have stage 4 cancer. Cancer is more painful than I ever could have imagined.
Pancreatitis is also extremely unbearably painful.
Bowel obstructions are very painful too.
Renee Fiola-Homen 2 months ago
omg! i have had chronic pancreatitis for years r/t undiagnosed gallbladder disease. i have had 2 bowel obstructions and now i have stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. Mets to my bones ( everywhere) and lymphatic system . The pain from the cancer tops the other 2. So when i say i can relate. i can relate my friend.
#17
Gout. I feel that it's commonly downplayed as a disease, just kind of a part of life for many thing. The standard management and treatment of it also seems very low level. My partner has it, and his flare ups used to be horrifying. The swelling, the pain, it was awful. He's not a complainer, but I remember one time his ankle was the size of a grapefruit, even cloth brushing it was excruciating. He mentioned once that amputation seemed like a viable option, except for the fact that the gout would just move elsewhere. People blame it on the person too - clearly they're eating too much rich food or drinking too much. My partner's was actually triggered by dehydration most of the time, but the more it happens the easier it is to trigger because your uric acid levels stay high.
Anyway, he went with an aggressive treatment that reduces your uric acid levels and dissolves the crystals it forms in your body. (Another fun thing gout does! Tophi are formations of uric acid crystals that can essentially lock up your joints, and can actually open wounds in your skin. My partner had them on his feet, basically rocks IN HIS FEET.) As the crystals dissolve, they trigger an immune response that comes across as a really bad gout attack but can last way longer. His treatment took the better part of a year, and at one point he was in so much pain he couldn't dress himself. We didn't know anyone who had been through the treatment and it was hard to trust that it would be successful, but I'm so glad he persevered. He now takes regular medication and his gout is so under control that he hasn't had an attack in five years. He can even indulge occasionally in foods he used to avoid like the plague, things like seafood and red meats! We're so glad with where he is, but it was a really rough path to get here.
Jill Jones 2 months ago
I have gout in my hands triggered from diuretic medication. I can't imagine how people that have it in their feet survive. I was in the hospital once and was calling for pain management because of my hand, not the chest pain and fluid overload I was admitted for. They are thinking about trying to introduce a pig hormone into my DNA. It's supposed to completely earse the gout since I must have the diuretics.
FreeDragon 2 months ago
I have it in both feet. One time it was so bad (big swollen ankle with inflamation) that they had to inject antibiotics straight in between the bones in my foot. They told me the needle would hurt. I just laughed and said it was nothing compaired to the pain from gout. Luckily it is under control with medication and a diet but I do not wish that on anyone.
Ren 2 months ago
About 10 years ago I had it in my big toe and OP is so right, even something like cloth touching it was incredibly painful. I couldn't move my toe without pain and it hurt to walk on it so I actually used crutches for the better part of a week. The emergency clinic verified it wasn't a break and then told me to take ibuprofen and rest until it was gone. Took a little over a week for the pain to subside and its never happened since, but I remember it like it was yesterday.
Geoffrey Scott 2 months ago
A guy I used to work with would do the Chinese buffet..with peel and eat shrimp. His hands looked like catcher's mitts for a couple days. I mean I LOVE peel and eats, but not THAT much.
#18
Any wear and tear injury experienced by a middle aged woman that’s not related to sports. It boggles my mind how doctors roll out the red carpet for my colleagues that have sports injuries but tear the same tendon from overworking it scrubbing floors and it’s just “wait and see” and long wait times for imaging and nothing for pain.
The Pants with Nobody Inside 2 months ago
Truth. I get all *kinds* of "sports" injuries just from daily life, chores around the house, etc. I once had torn rotator cuffs in both shoulders at the same time and ended up not being able to hold my kitty during her euthanasia because she weighed more than a cup of coffee. Doctor told me to take it easy and it would heal, but 6 years later I've never been able to get my range of motion back.
ROSESARERED 2 months ago
💯 agree. I tore my hamstring off the buttock muscle on one leg, pulled hamstringon the other....specialist surgeon talked about surgery, asked if I played sport...no, but I do ALOT of gardening (½acte of garden).....ahh, that's not important ... now I'm recovering from a double rotator cuff injury...I don't do things by half
Babs McGurk 2 months ago
That has not been my experience AT ALL. I have been treated very well by my orthopedist, who provide me with a series of cortisone shots for my knee osteoarthritis. It has progressed to the point of finally needing knee replacement surgery, and the doctors have been nothing but supportive. I am in my mid-60s, so a bit beyond 'middle aged', but I have not complaints about my medical team.
#19
C-section. It’s painful, high susceptibility to infections, recovery while being a new mom, it’s not easy. It’s downplayed even making you think that it’s normal. It’s major surgery and really requires rest during the recovery. Which is really challenging when you’re also bonding with a new baby.
hannahrlindsay:
C-Section. We talk about it so casually, but I felt them pulling and tugging and yanking at my body as they got my baby out and then I hurt after for MONTHS. I’m ashamed I didn’t bow to every woman who mentioned having one before I had my own. Truly a hellish experience.
Emily Ly 2 months ago
I will never give birth but I've heard stories. People who say that c sections are "the easy way out" are absolutely insane. Like yes childbirth itself is dangerous and painful and all that, but generally the body is designed for that to push the baby out. It is not designed to have like 9 layers cut through, the baby pulled out, and then all sewn up. I've heard of people who have had kids both ways and they always say the c section was harder.
The Big Bad 2 months ago
I've had both. First time I wanted a natural birth so bad, but was advised not to for the baby, so I didn't. When the second came I had a natural one, which was horrible in its own right. I would go for a c section if I would ever have to choose again. Not because it's not horrible, but because at least the procedure in the hospital is much shorter. Giving labor in the hospital is like they see you as a thing, a process that they've done a million times and they don't really care about that mom is a person. I have trauma about both times because of that.
Load More Replies... WubiDubi 2 months ago
You know the muscles you use in situps. They cut all those. It also messes up the kid's immunity (they need vaginal good bacteria exposure)..
FranSinclair 2 months ago
Standing up or sitting down, reaching for baby, rolling over, moving too fast, going to the bathroom, hitting a pot hole and BAM that pain for weeks!
Load More Replies... Jane Doe-Doe 2 months ago
Yes it’s a major operation and you still have a helpless little human that relies on you for everything to take care of as well ..’ rest as much as possible’ yeah right 😂🤦♀️
FranSinclair 2 months ago (edited)
"Sleep when you can" 🤣 oh thats easy while im terrified i wont hear them fuss even when im awake! So easy to fall asleep on someone elses time schedule?!
Load More Replies... Kalikima 2 months ago
I had an emergency C-section and because of the circumstances I ended up having to recover without pain meds. My son was in NICU 2 hours from home, they sent me home the day after I got the C-section, and I'd have to drive back and forth from home to the hospital every other day (I couldn't afford the gas to come everyday). I was in so much pain, and so tired. I'd have to stop halfway there and halfway home just to pull over and take a nap. His father has never been in the picture, so it was all on me. That was legit the hardest thing I've ever had to do.
Nadine Debard 2 months ago
Wow, I'm so sorry that you went through that. I was away from my son for 2 days after c-section and it traumatized me. He was 1,8kg only. I couldn't stand for long, I couldn't walk more than 10 meters, I wouldn't have been able to drive. Then they put us in the same hospital, then in neonatal unit and I could stay with him. It took five weeks until he was able to come home. I hope you're both well.
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Georgia Ireland 2 months ago
My sibling and I were born via C-section. So was my niece. It makes me look at my sister and mother in a whole different light!
RomanceRadish 2 months ago
I came down with shingles at age 39 which is rare, but my body was under too much distress with recovering from pregnancy and c-section, trying to breastfeed, and little to no sleep.
Dunno 2 months ago
I had a C section by choice 4 months ago. It was painful for two-three days, than better. After 4 days i felt no pain, and i dont have stiches, they did it with biological glue. So not all c section are bad experience. I did feel the pulling and streching in the operation, which was not nice.
Spannidandoolar 2 months ago
Ive had 3 natural births, 2 of which were over 4kg babies (9lb7 and 9lb 9.5) and I would not trade those for a C-Sec, they were insanely painful but the idea of having to recover from major abdominal surgery AND look after a newborn?! No thank you.
#20
Pleurisy and/or broken rib. Someone is st**bing you every time you breathe. Guess what you have to do every 3-5 seconds?
Lil be lil 2 months ago
I had pleurisy it's painful and you get out of breath like an old woman at 16/
Rachel Reynolds 2 months ago
I've had broken ribs. Everything you do involves your ribs: sitting up, eating, breathing, existing, EVERYTHING. It hurts all the time consistently.
Ol' Stevie 2 months ago
Broken ribs are bloody horrible, and they seem to take *forever* to heal.
Load More Replies... Multa Nocte (she/tiger quoll) 2 months ago (edited)
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Nadine Debard 2 months ago
I had a severe reaction to opium powder and ended up in ER for that, so no pain meds for me as well. The worse was to lay down to go to sleep, I always made a loud scream to manage the pain. [Oh, you identify as a tiger quoll that's so funny!]
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Learner Panda 2 months ago
I had two accidents within three months. Broke three ribs, c*****d two more. I couldn't even lay flat and had to sleep upright on the couch.
Mike Ray 2 months ago
Got thrown over the handlebars of my bicycle. Landed in the street and immediately thought, 'I need to get out of the middle of the road'. Except I could not move due to the pain of a couple c*****d ribs. In the ER the doctor said 'if you think it hurts now, wait 3-4 days'. He was right
Anxiety Panda 2 months ago
I went to the ER thinking I was having a heart attack. Pleurisy is horrible.
Kelly H. Wilder 2 months ago
This is exactly what convinced my neurologist that maybe we should investigate MS. I had some of the other hallmark symptoms, but the MRI only showed a few minor lesions. I absolutely refused, and still refuse, to have a spinal tap. The pain from the MS hug had me sobbing and barely able to move. Third worst pain I have ever experienced.
Load More Replies... Kalikima 2 months ago
OMG, broke a rib coughing when I had bronchitis, and didn't realize it. I thought I pulled a muscle or something. Continued to cough the rest of my illness, hurting like héll. I only found out I broke the rib 7 years later when I had X-rays for something else, and they mentioned the broken rib that wasn't there previously, and all the dots connected.
#21
PCOS. People can't comprehend that someone can be overweight because their body does not process food correctly. It HAS to be my fault, because I'm fat and a woman. I've lost 15lbs in 3 months on a medication and my doctor immediately wanted to take me off it because "obviously diet and exercise are working." I'd changed nothing in my routine but the medication (bc I eat fine & exercise the recommended amount).
If I go off the medication I'll experience debilitating hunger and constant nausea and lightheadedness if I don't overeat. Suddenly I experience hunger like a normal person and not someone with f*****g Prader-Willi.
But it's my fault, I should just have to suffer and be starving all the time bc I'm fat and that's my fault.
Thankfully I found a less s****y doctor but that other woman should not practice medicine. She does not understand the basic concepts of the disease she runs a specialty clinic for.
This isn't even going into how society treats you as an overweight woman. The dysmorphia, the guilt.
Historyharlot93 2 months ago
You can have your arm ripped off, go to the ER, and they’ll say it happened because your overweight…
Renee Fiola-Homen 2 months ago
Im so sorry that you weren't being listened to. Medical people need to listen to the patient and stop talking!
MrsFettesVette 2 months ago
PCOS sucks. I also have severe adhesions and every cyst I get creates torsion that creates more scar tissue. It's a neverending cycle. And God forbid you DONT want to have a babg- doctors don't even know what to do when you tell them that you don't want to be pregnant, you just want a better quality of life.
Kalikima 2 months ago (edited)
I have PCOS and I've been fighting with my weight my whole life. I hit puberty and started gaining weight for no reason. When I went on BCP at 14, I finally stopped gaining weight, but I was already 5'5 and 180lbs. I stayed that weight the whole 4 years I was on BCP, but when I went off them after I got married at 18, I started gaining again. I gained 100lbs in one year. Doctor's were stumped, couldn't figure out why, kept blaming me. I kept telling them my diet hadn't changed since before marriage. One day, my mother-in-law read an article about PCOS in a woman's magazine, and thought it sounded a lot like me. I went to my doctor with the article, and I finally had my diagnosis. I stopped the DEPO shot, and went back on the pill, but I was still 282lbs at that point. I convinced my insurance to pay for gastric bypass, and my weight has been yo-yoing ever since. I got down to a size 6 at one point many years after the surgery, but now I'm back up to size 18. The constant hunger is real
Jill Jones 2 months ago
Being overweight, not likely able to get pregnant, mentally it's so overbearing.
#22
Gallbladder attack was worse than labor or unmedicated childbirth. Never have I vomited from pain before. I would not wish that on my worst enemy.
Petra Peitsch 2 months ago
What very many don't realize. Gallblader attack, or gallstones, are very easily drive you to pancreatitis. NO, you DON'T want to experience pancreatitis. I did it 3 years ago, induced by gallstones. (They removed 27 of small stones. 27! Some of them just 3-4 months later, when they were causing another problem) Forget any artificially made up drink, if you want to avoid any gallstones:. like enetgy drinks, gatorade, anthing looking too neon-like .... all of the 99% very artificially made shítdrinks. Or, you'll have to face at least 1 week in the Intensive Care section of your local hospital, and another week in the regeneration section of the institute .. plus at least 8 months of fully regenatation process. Don't believe me? Just try it out! Buy those Redbulls and look-alikes and in a few years you'll experience, by yourself .... (Oh, don't forget than, that you mocked me now for this comment ... just saying ...)
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ROSESARERED 2 months ago (edited)
I nearly blacked put from gall bladder attack, I bent double over without thinking from the pain, thought I was having a heart attack...gall bladder gone thankfully, over 100 stones...
Kalikima 2 months ago
I started getting gallstones at 11, and the pain was unbearable. My mom, for some reason, never took me to the doctor and instead took me to my grandma (she was a massage therapist) to work on. I kept getting attacks, ever increasing, until I was 14 and my grandma went to the ER for stomach pain and got her gallbladder removed. Next attack I got, she said "wow that sounds familiar" and told my mom to make an appt with my doctor. A couple weeks later I got my worst attack yet, and begged my mom to take me to the ER (we were in the car, coming home from family vacation) and after we dropped off my little brother and stepdad, she took me to the ER and told them what we thought it was. They scoffed, since I was only 14, but whatever they saw on the ultrasound changed their mind. They admitted me that night, and I had surgery the next morning. The doctor said my gallbladder was so full of stones, they were shocked it didn't burst, it almost did on removal. It was horrible pain.
#23
Torsion of the ovary, testicle, or fallopian tube. Fallopian tube torsion was the condition that taught me that pain can be so bad you vomit.
Emily Ly 2 months ago
Wait I knew about testicular torsion but the ovary and tubes can do that???? I thought that was one thing we didn't have to worry about
Christy Stephens 2 months ago
Unfortunately, yes 😕. We can also get cysts on our ovaries that can cause torsion. Many times a cyst will be just large enough to cause pain but not large enough to “do anything” about it- ask me how I know… 🙄
Load More Replies... WubiDubi 2 months ago
The fallopian tubes are mobile. If you only have one it can alternate between ovaries depending on which ovulates. School science is way dumbed down.
MrsFettesVette 2 months ago
I had adhesions that caused my r ovary to get twisted around itself and the entire mass was covered in adhesions and stuck to the front of my abdominal wall. It was horrible. Only one doctor bothered to try figuring out what was happening, everyone else just rx'd meds or told me it was a normal party of life.
Load More Replies... Ge Po 2 months ago
The bowel can also do that. Any of these can be fatal, if ignored, since the part that's twisted is cut off from the bloodstream, then will cause infection, which can lead to sepsis, which can be fatal. Before that, the patient will have nothing come out the right way, everything will come back up instead, in different stages of digestion.
Mel in Georgia 2 months ago
My son had testicular torsion - it's not something I would wish even upon enemies!
JB 2 months ago
I know someone who, after getting one testicular torsion, would get partial torsions - about one every three months...for 15 years. He finally got those suckers tacked down so they don't twist.
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Sickle cell anemia. A friend of mine has it and is pretty much guaranteed to be hospitalized every month. Hearing her cry on the phone and saying that morphine isn't working and that the staff wouldn't give a dilaudid shot because they thought she was d**g seeking is heartbreaking.
Lil be lil 2 months ago (edited)
Heartbreaking! I heard there is NOW a genetic cure for this. Yeah Science!
Dragons Exist 2 months ago
Plenty of people don't like generic cures because it's "playing god", which is just a stupid reason to not want someone to be cured
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Trigeminal Neuralgia. I’ve had gall bladder issues and unmedicated childbirth. This is so horrific when I’m having a flare I don’t even know how I function at all. Feels like my face/ear/head are all being s**bbed and lit on fire at the same time.
FranSinclair 2 months ago
I had this happen to me 1time and it was by far the worst pain ive ever felt. Sciatica, unmedicated childbirth, c section, kidney stones and this blew those out of the water. I by no means was depressed at the time and i mean by 10 mins in i thought *im going to have to end my life. How have i not passed out?! Just pass out!* i could not live with this. My gosh these poor people!
Yrral Spavit 2 months ago
OMG I had this. Like someone driving an ice pick into your face. Eventually was prescribed a d**g that I had a bad reaction to but was one of the lucky ones as it did stop it.
Upstaged75 2 months ago
Trigeminal Neuralgia often drives people to unalive themselves. It's supposed to be unbearable.
#26
Interstitial cystitis - most people don't know this is a thing and the Cleveland clinic estimates up to 12M people have it in the U.S., it impacts women more.
Imagine if you felt like you were having a UTI...pain, urgency, the whole thing, except nothing shows up in cultures, you have to figure out what's going on so a s**t ton of trial and error. Is it allergies/diet? Autoimmune? Is my bladder damaged from an actual UTI previously? Medication?
Very few meds are on the market to treat it, and some treatments are painful like bladder instillations and hydro distension.
People will go years (myself included in that) with minimal to no answers while dealing with pain and discomfort. Some folks even go on disability because they can't leave their house because every time they need to pee it's a painful ordeal.
#27
Abscessed tooth. Worse than childbirth, worse than migraines. I spent my life with migraines and horrible cramps. I've had 2 abscessed teeth and that pain was worse than anything. The pain shoots up your head and the nerve just THROBS.
LtKernelPanic 2 months ago
Don't mess around with abscesses. The infection can easily spread to the brain and k**l you.
Savannah greenleaf 2 months ago
They can spread to the heart, causing endocarditis.
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Kidney stones.
Multa Nocte (she/tiger quoll) 2 months ago
Yes they do indeed hurt. Luckily mu stone wasn't that big, but I still had projectile vomiting and had to make a quick trip to the ER. Luckily I now live in France so it was cheap.
We ride at dawn biatches 2 months ago
It hurted more than child birth and I was so scared for the pain to come back each time
Upstaged75 2 months ago
I described the pain as one of my internal organs exploding. The nurse at the ER told me I was doing the "kidney stone dance". 😂
Colleen Glim 2 months ago
My son in law is prone to these. The last one put him in the hospital for four days and it was lasered out. They are no joke. He is on a restricted diet to help prevent them
Leg less In Minneapolis 2 months ago
I developed a nasty infection that grew 3 giant kidney stones in just a couple of days. They block the access tubes completely. By the time my care home got an ambulance my organs were shutting down. Docs said if it had taken 30 minutes long I would have gone into complete organ failure. It took 3 months and 4 surgeries to get rid of the. Never grow a case of MRSA, my parting gift for the MRSA was the ability to grew bizarre infections in record time
Auntriarch 2 months ago
Thank goodness for what's left of the NHS. Mine was small enough to pass with only pain relief and muscle relaxant (the stuff normally given for prostate, well you've got to laugh haven't you). Worst pain I ever hope not to get again in my life.
#29
Arthritis. It's just an old people disease right? As if that should even matter.
I'm in my early 30s and I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis 4 years ago. Thankfully during an appointment with my derm they asked me if I experience joint pain. I told them yes. They asked me where and I told them everywhere. Turns out, that's not normal for a 28 year old but I had always just thought it was because I was fat because that's what I had been told.
Now I'm on medication that treats the arthritis (and a few other conditions I have) and my life is so much better. I'm not in pain all the time. I can actually go out and live my life or even do just basic things like cleaning my house. All of which were very difficult or d**n near impossible before the meds.
Arthritis can be a very debilitating condition but most people think that only older folks can get it or the pain is just not that bad but it has the potential to steal your life from you.
Upstaged75 2 months ago
I'm not THAT old yet, but I have it in my hands. Today I can't make a fist with either one. It sucks.
Emilu 2 months ago
I'm so glad the poster's life is better now. And no, arthritis is not just for "old people". I have it in my ankle after breaking three bones in it. My surgeon even said at the time "yeah... enjoy that arthritis". (His and my humour align, so no foul there). I'm mid-30s. (Unless that's old? In which case, don't mind me... 🤷🏽♀️)
Gareth 2 months ago (edited)
Try green lipped mussel powder it works wonders for arthritis, I know I tried it.
Geoffrey Scott 2 months ago
Not diagnosed, but I DO have psoriasis, and my knee pain after as little as a 15 mile bike ride lasts for a couple days.
#30
Any and all injuries caused by childbirth - as if the labor can’t ruin your body forever, childbirth injuries are rarely spoken of, nor is there anywhere near enough research and help available. We’re just expected to get up and function normally immediately, not taking into account the injuries and pain we have after birthing (and building too for that matter!) a whole human being. The recovery can be way worse, and certainly lasts longer, than the birthing process. I pity any and all living in a country with less than a year paid maternity leave, that should be the minimum everywhere.
Lil be lil 2 months ago
MAGAS country where a woman is scolded and Gaslighted by the government women need to get legislation and their human rights!
Mel in Georgia 2 months ago
Pain and fever while pregnant? Suck it up, ladies! No Tylenol for you! Never mind that your fever is proven to be harmful to your baby!
Load More Replies... RomanceRadish 2 months ago
Adhesions can occur internally after a c-section, binding onto intestines. Hurts.
Colleen Glim 2 months ago
I was lucky. I had easy pregnancies and easy deliveries. I would never judge another woman who was struggling. Every woman and every pregnancy is different
#31
MD here. Nasogastric (NG) tube, which goes through your nostril, down your esophagus into your stomach, is super painful and uncomfortable. I lost a bet in med school and had to insert one in myself...it was absolute hell.
Renee Fiola-Homen 2 months ago
I cannot tolerate an NG tube. I've had a few and demanded it be removed. It's not only painful going in but once it is in it feels like you're being strangled from the inside out.
Lil be lil 2 months ago
Sorry you had to go through that. What is the purpose of doing that can't you be unconscious?
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Georgia Ireland 2 months ago
I've only had one NG tube, and while it wasn't the most comfortable, it didn't hurt. The worst tube in my opinion is an ETtube. NOPE!
Ge Po 2 months ago
I don't get this one. A nasal tube has to be inserted precisely the right way. It has to be controlled, or you may be leading it into the wrong way, which will be your airway. Why would one ever do that to itself, knowing the serious risk of damaging the airway? (Once in place, one always has to pull some stomach fluids back up, to check it is placed right.) The patients I know that had one placed, did experience some discomfort from a tube sticking out of your nose and yes, you may feel it going down your esophagus, but they were never in pain.
Shark Lady 2 months ago
I'm "lucky" as I don't find them to be painful just uncomfortable and I gag a lot. I can usually only tolerate them for about 4 days before the feeling of them in the back of my throat sends me into panic.
#32
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, I have it and the pain hasn't been able to be controlled in any way so far.
My joints dislocate or subluxate, I get terrible nerve pain , horrific GI pain during a fair and so much more.
Also period pain and vaginal ultrasound.
NorraVavare:
Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. We experience so much pain we can function at levels that sound impossible.
I grew up thinking it was normal to dislocate my knees by walking. Sure it hurts to pop it back in, but no one ever noticed it was happening. If I said something was hard or hurt, I got told it was normal and to suck it up. I found out at 32 my knees should have never done that. Or my thumbs, toes, and shoulder. Oh yeah and its not supposed to hurt your stomach to eat. Choking on water 5 times a day or asperating rice regularly isn't normal either.
I was in counseling with a LCSW when I was about 38 and she figured out I was in pain all the time. I am ALWAYS in pain so I didnt know what I was feeling wasnt fatigue. She badgered me to tell my PCP and for the first time ever I had a really good one. No suggestions to see a psychiatrist, just asked if I was willing to go for lots of testing.
I told my PT once I was at a 7 on the pain scale, so I couldn't do a full day. Later on, we were talking about how hard it is to use. I told her I quantify my # by telling nurses, "Respatory failure being a 10 and a freshly broken leg an 8, my pain level is at x" She looked at me weird and asked me how I was walking around let alone doing therapy.
Sue User 2 months ago
I got so used to blocking out pain that i got a cavity and by the time I saw a dentist, it was in the root. The tooth was so rotten, it shattered when they tried to extract. No, i couldnt smell it because besides nerve damage to my hands and feet, most small nerves are dead/ dying. Nose ( smell gone ), ears ( deafness that a hearing aid wont help ).
#33
Hysterosalpingogram (commonly called HSG) which checks if the fallopian tubes have any blocks that could be preventing pregnancy. It was excruciatingly painful and I was told it would be something I just needed to “breathe through”. I literally couldn’t even take a breath because I was screaming/groaning/crying. I sobbed the rest of the day.
Nadine Debard 2 months ago
Had a hysterosonography (they fill your uterine cavity with warm water instead of contrast product to get a precise ultrasound) and I barely went through it, it hurts like hell.
#34
Reconstructive jaw surgery. I'm three years post-op. They had to disconnect my jaw from my spine and skull, like I was a human IKEA project, and then had to rebuild and replace my entire jaw and half my face using custom titanium prosthetic hardware. Surgeons wire your mouth/jaw shut for the first three months or so, and you're forced to "eat" through a special syringe. And by "eat" I mean consume...... liquids only...... for THREE FREAKING MONTHS. I love chocolate pudding and smoothies just as much as the next person, but by day 4-5 of ONLY consuming pudding, broth, smoothies, or apple sauce, the desire to smash cups of pudding against the wall intensifies ***very*** strongly.
Oh, and I also had to endure it during the height of the pandemic, and I'm also immunocompromised due to an autoimmune condition. The universe decided to throw COVID-19 in the mix too, but because of my jaw surgery, I wasn't allowed to blow my nose. I was basically a leaking, human faucet for like three months.
Colleen Glim 2 months ago
I HATE pudding to begin with. It’s a texture thing. I can’t imagine this kind of necessary t*****e. I will have nightmares tonight
#35
CPR. It is not what it looks like on TV. If you do NOT break ribs you are NOT doing it hard enough to beat the person’s heart for them. At that point we are not stopping your 93 year old Full Code grandma from passing, we are bringing her back to life just for her to feel all the pain of her broken, battered body until her body passes away a second time.
Lil be lil 2 months ago (edited)
Please do not do this to me! Thanks for being honest about it though. No 80 - 90 yr old should have this done to them either. Where is the care and compassion??
Dragons Exist 2 months ago
There isn't any care and compassion, because most people care more about keeping the person alive then preventing their pain
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1. No. Broken ribs can occur during CPR, but in most cases it's a sign that too much force was being used. Done properly most patients will not sustain broken ribs. . . . 2. You're not "beating their heart for them", you're helping to pump blood round the body and trying to help the heart re-establish a good rhythm. . . . 3. You're not "bringing back to life". Their heart muscles are still very active, just not working with a proper rhythm - the patient is still very much alive. If the heart has actually stopped then CPR will not bring it back to life.
S Bow 2 months ago
Upvote because I agree with number one. It's not necessary to break ribs to do chest compressions effectively or correctly. I don't know how this trope got started.
Load More Replies... Colleen Glim 2 months ago
I knew my mum was DNR. Years ago. When I got the call from the home that she’d passed two months ago, I knew that’s how she wanted to go. Quick and painless
Ace 2 months ago
I've also had lots of CPR training, probably twenty or more time since I first did it in the Cub Scouts aged around 10, and it's always, _always_ been stated that you_may_ break ribs, but not to be scared of doing so - it's simply to stop people being afraid of pressing too hard. In some of the trainings I've done in the last ten or fifteen years they've had a machine that measures the depth of your compression, to help you gauge how much, or how little, force you need. I've done it for real precisely once, and I'm fairly sure that my compressions were of sufficient depth and that I did not break any ribs. Sadly my wife's heart had stopped, she was already gone, so my efforts, and those of the paramedics who arrive in good time while I was still doing the compressions, were to no avail.
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Trigeminal Neuralgia aka S*****e Disease. Intense nerve pain in head, face, and neck. Sleeping is difficult as any pressure causes flare ups. Treatment includes anti-seizure and depression medications. Opioids tend to provide no relief. Worst 6 months of my life.
#37
People laugh about getting older and having a stiff back but acute back issues are fully debilitating and hurt with every movement. I’d legitimately rather be st**bed than herniate another disc.
Mel in Georgia 2 months ago
Watching a neighbor hobble around with debilitating pain from back issues is heartbreaking. I can't imagine and hope I never have to go through what he's going through!
#38
Amniocentesis so traumatic and scary. You can not move at all and it’s painful and your baby is moving and the needle is as long as my arm. Us women are amazing.
Shelley Keenan 2 months ago
Had a woman miscarry an alive fetus at 14 weeks after an amnio. So sad. The baby lived for about 20 minutes.
#39
Anything female health related.
HelyerT 2 months ago
I swear being a woman with any medical issue is always hormones. You broke your leg? Hormones. Shot? Hormones. Bleeding from the eyes? Hormones lol my husband goes in and they can give him enough help lol
Niamh_ie 2 months ago
Either hormones or weight (over or under) even if your weight is normal
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Burn therapy, debrieding.
Ge Po 2 months ago
I've had some burns between 2nd and 3rd degree (at different times) on my arm, mostly the size of a golf-ball. (1x steam escaping, 1x from the oven.) I know how much that hurt. To think that a major part of your body, especially more crucial areas, should be burned ... Then to have to battle all the infections ...
#41
Uveitis - when your eyeball is so inflamed, it throbs. It’s impossible to function and all you think about. It’s an indescribable pain - and I’ve had 2 difficult births and IUD insertions without meds so I’m no stranger to pain.
UnicornCow🦄 2 months ago
Yep, been there. Vision started going cloudy, eye was bloodshot and the pain was severe. I had to work 12 hour shifts while I had it. By the end of the night I wanted to scream from the pain.
#42
I don’t think people understand just how bad PTSD can be. It’s caused by a nearly infinite combination of factors and strengths, has no cure, and isn’t something that can be treated without significant clinical intervention.
WindySwede 2 months ago
But the MDMA and Psilocybin-therapy are showing good progress in part-cure?
Kelly H. Wilder 2 months ago
Another area our European allies are superior to us...pharmacological testing. It has been known for years about the benefits of MDMA for PTSD, because of European research. I have CPTSD and remember reading about it and telling my doctor about it more than a decade ago. I, who have never done recreational d***s, told her that if I knew a medical professional would be there to supervise the entire experience that I would happily be a guinea pig. At that time in the US we could not even investigate it.
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Georgia Ireland 2 months ago
I've had PTSD for almost 18 years now, and while I'm much better than I was afte acquiring it, I still have some unresolved issues, especially with sleep.
#43
I heard off my husbands friend having scar tissue in his urethra that made a blockage so he couldn’t pee. The solution was to scrape the scar tissue off physically, poking some kind of instrument inside his urethra… no pain meds! I mean, I have given birth and endured most the contractions without pain meds but I’d say thats nothing compared to what this guy went through! .
Oxford Ranch 2 months ago
My husband basically “broke” his p***s, woke up one day and it was bent over. Surgery fixed it, but I can’t imagine the pain he went thru.
#44
Costochondritis will make you feel like your ribcage is going to snap in two if you breathe too deeply. Especially fun if the affected area is close to your heart!
DawnoftheDead 2 months ago
And it takes so long to heal too! Ive had it multiple times. I got xrays the first time because I thought I broke a rib. Hard to take a deep breath too
#45
Blood clots. I got a massive DVT in my leg when I was pregnant and it was the worst pain I felt in my life from my groin down. I’m pretty tough in general, but I was crying anytime I tried to move it and couldn’t even walk. the dr acted like I was a d**g seeker when I tried to get something for pain with my leg painful, purple, and as the doctor quoted “freakishly swollen.”
Say No to Downvoting 2 months ago
This. I developed a DVT in my neck/shoulder/arm at 9 weeks pregnant. I believe it was a side effect of being hyperstimulated doing IVF treatment to get pregnant. I’m a tough cookie, usually, but I remember screaming into my pillow just tying to move my arm to one side. I kept refusing analgesia because I was worried about it affecting my baby…in the end I folded and allowed myself to have it once a day. Was pretty torturous when that wore off.
#47
Flail chest - all those broken ribs every time you cough, sneeze, laugh - so awful.
Billo66 2 months ago
Can confirm. 7 ribs and 9 vertebrae. Multiple Myeloma sux. I used to be 3 inches taller! Pain every waking moment but I can't take strong pain meds, when I take them I can't stop thereby making me loopy as hell. Hallucinations and stuff. I have... addictive tendencies. So, pain it is.
Bobbie McMasters 2 months ago
I'm so sorry. I saw my mom through MM and I know that the pain you admit to, is worse than that.
Load More Replies... Ace 2 months ago
In case you can't use a search engine it's when ribs are broken in several places, so as you expand the chest wall to breathe the pieces of rib move against each other (and don't fully inflate the lung). I've experienced this one, smashed up virtually every rib on one side together with a bunch of crushed vertebrae. I was lying there after hitting the crash barrier thinking "why am I not breathing? Breathing would be good", and then I breathed, and then the pain hit. Can cofirm,
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Birth, cramps, and endometriosis.
Period pain simulators give you a whole new perspective.
Oxford Ranch 2 months ago
Period pain simulator????? I only heard about the child birth ones. Every male person needs to go thru it at least once, more if you are a jerk about it.
Deborah B 2 months ago
Search on youtube. It's hilarious. Women are sitting there normally and talking, and saying "yeah, this is not that bad, this wouldn't be unusually bad cramping for me." men are rocking in agony, and it's only on setting 7 out of 10. You turn it up to 10, and women are saying, "Oh, yeah, this is what bad cramping feels like, I would want a heating pad and (OTC meds) now" but they're still "on" for the camera. The men are falling out of their chairs and writhing in pain. For anyone who's had period pain minimised, it's pretty funny, and cathartic.
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Bone marrow aspirate. Honestly it's like having someone drive a corkscrew into your spine.
The bit they don't tell you is that it doesn't work everytime so sometimes they do it 2 or 3 times to get a good sample.
Joey Marlin 2 months ago
☹️ Going to have one of those - family has an extremely rare JAK2 mutation and they need to confirm who has it or not via bone marrow sample. Yay.
MrsFettesVette 2 months ago
My dad has PV and had a bone marrow biopsy (he also has a JAK2 mutation) and I had to talk him into getting sedation for it. If I need to be tested in the future they d**n well will be sedating me.
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#50
Feeding tube insertions. Most docs won’t prescribe pain meds unless you advocate for it. It’s excruciating. I’ve had it done twice and out of all the surgeries and procedures I’ve had it’s by far the most painful.
Geoffrey Scott 2 months ago (edited)
Grandson(2 yo) nearly died this spring due to Covid(asymptomatic), Strep, then Sepsis. Put into an induced coma for a week. They moved him from NICU to a 'regular' nurse intensive room, where they began to slowly introduce solids after he was off morphine and such. My daughter and Son-in-law heard him whimper and turned, and Elliott had removed the gastric tube so a scramble ensued to keep it out and feed him normally...he was done with it.
Nadine Debard 2 months ago
My baby pulled the tube out 4 times. He was premature and unable to latch without choking and suffocating. Anytime I saw the tape allowing his little finger to catch it, I called the nurse to tape it back, but he was stubborn. The fifth time, the pediatrician said maybe he's ready to learn to latch without choking, because he doesn't feel sorry and he might be ready now. He was (still learnt the hard way).
#51
Something rarely mentioned in these threads —
and it isn’t by any means the most painful or anything but until you’ve had to endure it you won’t know how bad it can be — is planter fasciitis. I got it one summer because I was dumb and wore nothing but my flip flops and it f*****g hurt to walk or stand for months until the exercises and stretches finally helped.
Smeghead Tribble Down Under 2 months ago
YES. And nothing helps, it just has to go away on its own >.<
Peeka_Mimi 2 months ago
Hydrocortisone shot helped mine. Of course the shot hurt like hell.
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ROSESARERED 2 months ago (edited)
I wear compression socks that support the heal, and really good supportive shoes, no heel...the shoe needs to support the heel, arch and ball of your food, with a rubber sole. The only time I have pain now is if I wear ' special ' shoes, or my work shoes need replacing. I found that a rolling foot massager gave some relief too
#52
Colposcopy. Basically taking a punch sample from the cervix for biopsy without any pain relief.
We ride at dawn biatches 2 months ago
For some reason they want us women to suffer, I'm sure they would prescribe men a lot easier decent pain killers for anything
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MrsFettesVette 2 months ago
I've had three and I won't have another one without some sort of pain management beyond, "take an ibuprofen an hour beforehand" and to COUGH as they're punching a sample out of my cervix.
#53
Adult tonsillectomy (Tonsil removal).
It's trivial for kids. But for adults, it's 14 days of medieval t*****e. .
Say No to Downvoting 2 months ago
It’s not actually all that trivial for kids either. We’ve just normalised it and expect them to deal with it because it’s more common (you know, the same way we do with women and C-sections). Children still experience incredible pain as well as dangerous complications. Please don’t say it’s trivial for kids.
Geoffrey Scott 2 months ago
On the plus side, they DO heal remarkably fast, unlike someone in their 30's.
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#54
A pneumoencephalograph. They drain the cerebrospinal fluid from your skull and replace it with compressed air for an X-ray. It was one of the most painful medical procedures there was. My sister had one. They were discontinued in the 70's.
#55
I frequently get Rhyzotomy/Rhyzolysis/Pulsed Radio Frequency procedures on the nerves in my spine. I am always unconscious for it. Except. Except last time they decided "light sedation" would be fine. I WAS AWAKE WHILE THE RADIATION WENT IN MY SPINE. I was NOT Okay after that.
And I have fibromyalgia, as well as spine pain from bulging discs, arthritis, degenerative discs, etc.
I'm now contemplating my next treatment. And I will be unconscious or they will not be touching me.
#56
Post partum stitching, iykyk.
Shark Lady 2 months ago
Baby sometimes tears mum on their way earthside, or an episiotomy which is a cut made to help baby out. Having stitches in that area is really unpleasant at any time, even worse after you've just been ripped apart.
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I've had a lot of procedures and ER visits and also had two kids, but the one thing I would never want to go through again is having a little bubble removed from my eyeball. I had this weird bubble on my eye. It was kind of clear and gelatinous. I went to the eye doctor and who took a look at it and casually says "yes, we're going to have to do a little surgery on that." A few days later I showed up at the office for my "little surgery. "
It was the most horrific thing I've ever been through. They numbed my eyeball and then propped it open with a little device that wouldn't let me close it. Then the doctor leaned over me and, with a scalpel, started scraping away at my eyeball. I was wide awake through the whole thing, and every fiber of my being wanted to close my eye. I was seriously traumatized.
Lil be lil 2 months ago
I have an eye condition where I need eye injections. The eye is numbed before hand with drops it's bareable. It is somewhat traumatizing though.
Jill Jones 2 months ago (edited)
They used to poke tiny holes in your eyes to release the pressure build up. I've had 53 in one eye and 48 in the other. Would not advise. Can't close your eye, you see the instruments coming to you, and even if you don't feel each and every cut you are traumatized.
Brian Droste 2 months ago
Well, you wouldn't want to be blinking while the doctor was working on your eye.
#58
Ear infections. I’ve had a c-section but the worst pain I’ve ever felt in my life was a really bad ear infection I got as a kid.
ROSESARERED 2 months ago
Mum used to heat up a bag of salt, the size of a small pillow, in the oven, and I'd sleep with the painful ear on that. My ears don't drain, so if I get water in them, I get an infection, baby cotton buds are a lifesaver. I used to swim 9 months of the year, so lots of infections as a kid. That salt bag was amazing
We ride at dawn biatches 2 months ago
Oh yeah I had several ear infections as a kid, a few bad ones like OP had. I would jump up from the pain. I lost hearing in one ear because of the infections
#59
Pancreatitis.
#60
Pap smear. How is this not something we get sedated for?!?
Nadine Debard 2 months ago
I'm one of the lucky women who aren't in excruciating pain during Pap smear, just a cold feeling and a pinch. But I had my cervix and uterus scraped because I was bleeding out (miscarriage that went bad) and I felt I would die from this pain. It was emergency, it lasted two minutes and it saved my life but I can still feel the scraping and the atrocious pain when I think about it.
#61
Shingles, its so bad.
MrsFettesVette 2 months ago
I'm scared to death of getting it, it sounds so awful. And the vaccine isn't given to anyone under 50- even though almost everyone i know who has had shingles had it in their 30s
Lee Gilliland 2 months ago
Mine didn't hurt.I was quite shocked because everyone said it was so painful. It was just slightly itchy, like the feeling that a scab was ready to come off.
#62
A spinal tap or cortisone shot into the spine are not much fun.
#63
Not sure if this counts but Periods and the pain that comes with them people who don't have V or who do and for what ever reason dont have them can never truly understand how paimfull they are and yout expeted to still do everything you normly do while on it and cramping.
Oxford Ranch 2 months ago
When I was 25 I got a complete hysterectomy for Christmas. Delivered the whole mess thru my Vaginia it felt like I was r***d by a telephone pole!!!on top of that menopause was forced on me with no medication. As miserable as I was, it was the bestest thing ever!!!! No more period pain!!! 20 or so years later I still get the occasional menopause symptom, I would still do it all over in a hot minute!!!!
Ren 2 months ago
I love that you say it was "for Christmas" like it was a present, but the way you talk about it does sound like a pretty good present!
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Mammogram. The reason so many women skip their mammograms is because they are practically a medieval t*****e device. There has got to be a better way.
Renee Fiola-Homen 2 months ago
A mammogram may save lives with early detection but they were useless in detecting my kind of breast cancer. They were all negative and then I was told I had stage 4 breast cancer with Mets to all my bones and lymphatic system. I'm sure it's spread further at this point.
Hollerfloozy 2 months ago
While yes, it hurt, I have a family history that would scare most oncologists. Squish them flat if you need to.
#65
Ironically, a lidocaine injection.
Littlemiss 2 months ago
I discovered the hard waybas a child that I'm allergic to pethidine. Used in most dental treatments. All dental appointments were horrendous as I could feel everything that was supposed to be numb.
#66
Total knee replacement. I am a hypersensitive person (which really sucks). I could not get up from my recliner or the toilet without my partner putting a therapy belt around me and hauling me up. I would have to walk the length of the house to get back to my recliner from the bathroom and every step was t*****e. I’d be sobbing and saying, “I can’t do this. I can’t do this.” I thought sometimes I’d pass out from the pain. And that was with taking every pain pill (opioids) right on schedule. No one warned me it would be that bad—and I resented that. For the second TKR at least I knew, though knowing didn’t make the pain any less.
Roester 2 months ago
Sorry that your experience was so bad. I have had 5 hip replacements, two back surgeries and various other procedures and my TKR was, by far, the easiest operation I have had. I don’t want people thinking about a TKR that it will be awful, mine improved my quality of life immensely. Again, sorry it was tough for you, hopefully with time, you will see improvement.
Ace 2 months ago
Sorry for your experience, just wanting to point out for readers that in most cases major knee surgery including full replacement does not result in this sort of pain, and in most cases the patient will only need strong painkillers for the first day or two following surgery. (Source: myself and my wife).
#67
Anything and everything dental.
Yrral Spavit 2 months ago
I'm one of the tiny minority (I've been told) that can get dental work up to and including root canals without freezing. It hurts but briefly and stops as soon the drilling stops.
Sue User 2 months ago
Sometimes I am like this, other times it is very excruciating. Lost a whole tooth because i didnt know i had a cavity.
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#68
Chickenpox. Wiped out my immune system and I ended up with pneumonia that took three different antibiotics to cure. Spent six weeks sick, including all of Christmas break. At risk for shingles for the rest of my life. The vaccine came out like two years later. People having “chickenpox parties” can eat a bag of d***s.
Cee Cee 2 months ago
You can be vaccinated against shingles. I had the vaccine a couple of years ago.
Auntriarch 2 months ago
I'm not in the current tranche of shingles vaccine receivers, if I get it again before I'm old enough for the vaccine, I'm going to be so cross.
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Bartholin gland cyst drainage. I’ve had a baby since then and the cyst was exponentially worse.
K_Tx 2 months ago
Yes! My was removed quickly after my obgyn relied what was going on. Sent me to the Day Surgery with a nurse in the car to get me in. I still have pain in the area from scar tissue, I guess. Soooooo painful! If you've ever fallen on the cross bar of a men's bike... it's worse than that!
#70
Waking up after a Tibial nail was put in my broken leg was really bad. I could feel that the inside of my bone had been reamed out, and the morphine did nothing.
#71
I don’t know if it’s so much physical pain, but I’ll say restless leg syndrome. As a nurse I never learnt anything about it at university. I figured it was just people having to wiggle their legs a bit while drifting off to sleep. But over the years I’ve met people with severe, treatment resistant RLS and it seems like t*****e. People running on a treadmill all night until sunrise. People that just lie on their back cycling their legs round and round vigorously for hours and hours. People that haven’t been able to stop pacing back and forth all night. Then they have to go about their day and try to function like everyone else even though their literally ran a marathon overnight.
I had one patient who, by the time she came to us, hadn’t slept for almost 60 hrs.
I had no idea it could be so debilitating.
ROSESARERED 2 months ago
Restless legs are a nightmare...I now drink a glass of tonic water at dinner...I haven't had a bad night since...I water it down 50/50 water and tonic water...not gin, that would be preferred 🤣
#73
Not sure if it really counts as a "medical condition," but it's actually insane how painful trapped gas can be. It seems like an enormous design flaw in the human body that some air in the wrong spot can be so excruciating.
Dependent_Top_4425:
Gas pain. I have an egg intolerance and before I knew that, I was in SO much pain I would be doubled over on the couch thinking that I was going to end up on that show "I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant". Thankfully, I ought to just be on a show called "I Didn't Know I Couldn't Eat Eggs".
Nadine Debard 2 months ago
Didn't know lactose was so bad for me. My husband was about to call an ambulance several times and I told him it was bad cramps from trapped gas. Then I did the maths and understood no more milk for me.
#74
Ever have your retinas laser welded back onto the rear of your eyeballs? I have and yikes!!
Oxford Ranch 2 months ago
My horse lacerated his Cornia, the things that the vet did to his eye was UNREAL!!! One visit they had to “drain” his eye, it was wrinkly!!!!! Even though he did end up loosing his sight in that eye, we at least got to keep it in his head where it belonged!! He was such a trooper. Took everything so good. I was the mess.
#75
Spinal surgery. I could not get those people comfortable.
#76
Brain surgery. Before having spinal fusion a few months ago, I googled “most painful surgeries” to see where it fell. It was always #1 or 2, behind joint replacement. Brain surgery never made any of the lists. Brain surgery remains the most excruciating thing I’ve ever endured. Every time I woke up from the morphine, I would scream until the morphine hit again. 2nd most painful was a tonsillectomy. Unless you gargle lidocaine, no pain meds work on the throat. Fusion was tied for 3rd with labor.
#77
Anytime they put a needle into a nerve.
Sue User 2 months ago
Omg, electromyography (EMG) or nerve conduction study (NCS). Aka the t*****e test. They send an electrical "impulse" ( shock ) down your nerves to test reaction time.
Chuck 2 months ago
I've had this and it is excruciating! "OK, just relax while I hit all of the nerves in your body with a taser for about 45 minutes."
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Gingersnap In Iowa 2 months ago
I never smoked weed in my life until my fibromyalgia pain got so bad I couldn't take it anymore. 😞
Gingersnap In Iowa 2 months ago
The weed doesn't always help with the pain.
Load More Replies... Yrral Spavit 2 months ago
Being male and having a swab taken to check for an infection. Nurse turned around with a long metal q-tip and before I could say WTF she grabbed Mr happy and shoved it right up there. Didn't walk right for several days.
Tarryn 2 months ago
The hell? There are so many of these illnesses and diseases that men suffer with and ALSO get told to "suck it up" to and ALSO get dismissed for. It is NOT only women who get treated like garbage, I work in the health industry and am a woman, I have seen and reported issues from patient care on both genders. Pain is not a competition.
Colin Matthews 2 months ago
Hmm had a few. Sciatica was awful. Had a badly inflamed appendix and had to wait for a bed at the hospital. That was probably the worst, but ACL knee injury was also bad. Shingles hurts like a b***h but at least it's limited. Broken nose hurts the first time not much any time afterwards. Getting a high set of boots to the groin is very high on the omg list. Gold medal goes to having stitches put in to my lips without anaesthetic. Long story.
Mel in Georgia 2 months ago
My daughter had a dark spot under her toenail. Dr. said he had to take a biopsy. With no numbing at all, he drilled into her toenail. Would not wish that kind of t*****e on anyone. And, oh, it was nothing.
Auntriarch 2 months ago
Hmm, there's a reason that nasty people trying to get secrets out of you go through your fingernails, did the Dr not know that.
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B.Nelson 2 months ago
Anxiety disorder. You're so hyper-vigilant that your muscles are constantly tense. If you don't drink enough water or electrolytes, you end up with a charley horse in the dumbest of places. Such as your toes, foot arches, butt, back, and arms. I'm not allowed to do cardio because my body will interpret that heart rate as a serious danger and will force me into freeze, fight, or fight. Also, sleeping sucks.
CrazyCoffeeLady 2 months ago (edited)
I've had a C-section, a normal birth, kidney infections ( very painful) tooth pain, lots of nerve pain and operations etc ( oh and I've also got eds) The hands down worse pain, was the infection in my tear duct!! I could squirt p**s from the corner of my eye! I spent over a month going back and forth to the Dr who gave me different creams and drops. It wasn't until I saw an optician, that I was to hospital and given antibiotics.
Kombatbunni 2 months ago
Stomach hernia. It’s really really painful and can make you feel like c**p. It’s manageable with antacids but that doesn’t stop the pain from eating :(
Say No to Downvoting 2 months ago
Mouth ulcers. My sister and I developed a condition in our 20’s where our mouths would break out in ulcers. Lips, cheeks, tongue, under tongue - everywhere. We couldn’t eat, drink, talk, smile - just sat there with a cloth to catch the drool. Whatever pain relief was offered was never enough - I just wanted to be asleep until they went away. Thankfully we both grew out of it.
Gingersnap In Iowa 2 months ago
I never smoked weed in my life until my fibromyalgia pain got so bad I couldn't take it anymore. 😞
Gingersnap In Iowa 2 months ago
The weed doesn't always help with the pain.
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Being male and having a swab taken to check for an infection. Nurse turned around with a long metal q-tip and before I could say WTF she grabbed Mr happy and shoved it right up there. Didn't walk right for several days.
Tarryn 2 months ago
The hell? There are so many of these illnesses and diseases that men suffer with and ALSO get told to "suck it up" to and ALSO get dismissed for. It is NOT only women who get treated like garbage, I work in the health industry and am a woman, I have seen and reported issues from patient care on both genders. Pain is not a competition.
Colin Matthews 2 months ago
Hmm had a few. Sciatica was awful. Had a badly inflamed appendix and had to wait for a bed at the hospital. That was probably the worst, but ACL knee injury was also bad. Shingles hurts like a b***h but at least it's limited. Broken nose hurts the first time not much any time afterwards. Getting a high set of boots to the groin is very high on the omg list. Gold medal goes to having stitches put in to my lips without anaesthetic. Long story.
Mel in Georgia 2 months ago
My daughter had a dark spot under her toenail. Dr. said he had to take a biopsy. With no numbing at all, he drilled into her toenail. Would not wish that kind of t*****e on anyone. And, oh, it was nothing.
Auntriarch 2 months ago
Hmm, there's a reason that nasty people trying to get secrets out of you go through your fingernails, did the Dr not know that.
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Anxiety disorder. You're so hyper-vigilant that your muscles are constantly tense. If you don't drink enough water or electrolytes, you end up with a charley horse in the dumbest of places. Such as your toes, foot arches, butt, back, and arms. I'm not allowed to do cardio because my body will interpret that heart rate as a serious danger and will force me into freeze, fight, or fight. Also, sleeping sucks.
CrazyCoffeeLady 2 months ago (edited)
I've had a C-section, a normal birth, kidney infections ( very painful) tooth pain, lots of nerve pain and operations etc ( oh and I've also got eds) The hands down worse pain, was the infection in my tear duct!! I could squirt p**s from the corner of my eye! I spent over a month going back and forth to the Dr who gave me different creams and drops. It wasn't until I saw an optician, that I was to hospital and given antibiotics.
Kombatbunni 2 months ago
Stomach hernia. It’s really really painful and can make you feel like c**p. It’s manageable with antacids but that doesn’t stop the pain from eating :(
Say No to Downvoting 2 months ago
Mouth ulcers. My sister and I developed a condition in our 20’s where our mouths would break out in ulcers. Lips, cheeks, tongue, under tongue - everywhere. We couldn’t eat, drink, talk, smile - just sat there with a cloth to catch the drool. Whatever pain relief was offered was never enough - I just wanted to be asleep until they went away. Thankfully we both grew out of it.
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