#chronicpainproblems

[purringslumber]

#crps #complexregionalpainsyndromeawareness #chronicillness #autoimmunedisease #sickofbeingsick #chronicpain #chronicpainproblems https://www.instagram.com/p/CVXOT5IrNiQ/?utm_medium=tumblr

[transcripts-r-us]

[Image transcript: a series of black and white drawings surrounded by text. Each image is described followed by the text.

A woman standing in the center, wearing rectangular glasses, a t-shirt, jeans, and sneakers. Her hair falls to her shoulders and she has bangs. Her expression is a frown and her left arm is crossed in front of her body and gripping her right arm. Text says: "I've always hated yo admit it, but I was born with a weak body. Chronic pain, weak immune system, digestive disorders, you name it"

Same woman up close, smiling and in the 'we can do it' ww2 poster pose (showing her muscles). Text says: "For a long time I just told myself: "This just means I need to work myself even harder" To keep up with everyone else and that's that"

She is now kneeling on the floor, bent over and shaking and covering her face with her right hand and clutching her stomach with her left hand. Text says: "But my body has its limits And can only do so much"

She is doing a variety of activities: carrying boxes, eating and talking, drawing (in the background the clock says 3 am), pushing a cart with boxes, and handing someone a rectangular item at what appears to be a store. In all of these she is smiling. Text says: "But I'm so stubborn- "I won't let my illness define me" "I'm fine"

The next two images are of her laying on her side on the floor. The first shows her whole body, head down. The second shows her face, which looks to be in pain with her eyes closed, and chest which she is clutching. Text says: "But there's a difference Between that, and pretending that illness doesn't exist. It's frustrating. It hurts inside and out. It feels like I've lost to myself"

Final two images are of her in bed. The first is a up close shot of her, looking sad and wrapped in her blanket. The second shows the whole bed, and she appears to be asleep, still wrapped in her blanket. Text says: "But accepting it doesn't mean it's defining you, letting yourself rest doesn't make you weak. These are the thing I've learned. It's more important to feel okay, than to say you're okay. It's important to let yourself rest when you need it.

In the bottom right hand corner is her signature, Jen.

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A reminder to myself and others: It’s important to let yourself rest when you need it 💙

[bpdmummyto1]

😭😭😭😭😭😭 . . 💋💋 . . . . . . . . . #chronicpain #chronicpainwarrior #chronicpainawareness #chronicpainsucks #chronicpainlife #chronicpainrelief #chronicpainsurvivor #chronicpainmanagement #chronicpainsyndrome #chronicpainawarness #chronicpainwarriors #chronicpainfighter #chronicpainsupport #chronicpainsufferers #chronicpainmemes #chronicpainquotes #ᴄʜʀᴏɴɪᴄᴘᴀɪɴ #chronicpainprincess #chronicpaindisorder #chronicpainproblems #chronicpainawarenessmonth #chronicpains #chronicpainandfatigue #chronicpaincommunity #chronicpaintreatment #chronicpainblogger #chronicpainsufferer #chronicpainisreal #chronicpainmeds #chronicpainfitness https://www.instagram.com/p/CG8dhUQg75I/?igshid=tr9rwt7bjkyl

[spoonie-swiftie]

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I desperately needed this message today. Having an extremely painful time switching pain meds and I’m having a lot of side effects and I just have to keep reminding myself that everything happens for a reason and God works all things together for good. So while it feels like my sky is falling (which ironically it actually is raining today 😂), I just have to remember to dance in it. Thank you @kelseaballerini for this song, it always comes on when I need it most and I had it on repeat on blast allll the way down 21st ☺️🙌🏼♥️ #endoftheworld #unapologetically #kelseaballerini #chronicillness #chronicpain #chronicpainproblems #spoonie #theskykeptfallingbutwedancedinit #gottagothroughhelltogettoheaven - - - *ps I’m posting this at the doctor so don’t worry I’m not driving and typing (at Vanderbilt University Medical Center)

[chaoticremedy]

#chronicpain #chronicillness #edsproblems #ehlersdanlossyndrome #vascularehlersdanlos #invisibleillness #invisibleillnessawareness #doctorwho #chronicpainproblems #lifewithchronicillness #lifewithchronicpain

[whimsically-ominously-auspice]

#chronicpainproblems

[lifeofapremed-pharmtech]

The enemy: the Trigeminal nerve (cranial nerve V). This little thing (white part in middle) is responsible for all my pain. Can't wait to have the right side clipped (partial sensory rhizotomy) in August or September. This pain sucks. #trigeminalneuralgia #TrigeminalNeuralgiaSucks #trigeminalneuralgiawarrior #TrigeminalNeuralgiaProblems #chronicpainproblems #chronicpain #BrainSurgery #BrainSurgeryWarrior

[traumaanddissociation]

Chronic Pain: It's not all in your head “Sometimes... disapproval of how you are managing your pain crosses over to disbelief that you are in as much pain as you say you are. They don’t believe that your pain is a legitimate enough reason to rest or nap or cry or take narcotic medications or not go to work or to go to the doctor. They might think that you are making too big of a deal out of it. They doubt the legitimacy of the pain itself. This kind of stigma is the source of the dreaded accusation that chronic pain is “all in your head.” It’s as if to say that you are making a mountain out of a molehill.” ― Murray J. McAlister #chronicpain #notallinyourhead #itsallinyourhead #chronicillness #stigma #chronicpainproblems #quote #reblog #lackofempathy #invalidation #marrayjmcalister

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[movingonandlearningmyself]

Need to take notes but your hand hurts so bad the letters aren't even legible. .

[spoonie-swiftie]

Having a hard time remembering my limitations and respecting my body enough to rest instead of taking more on. Unfortunately none of the appointments I’ve had were avoidable but I still care home and cleaned or visited my friend in the hospital and I am hardcore paying for it. I just have to remind myself I have to take care of myself otherwise I’m useless to everybody else. If you feel like it, please keep me and my friend @ellsbattle who just had surgery in your thoughts and prayers. We are both really struggling but she is definitely having a rough recovery from her port removal and could use prayers for compassionate and caring doctors and staff and pain control. Now, I’m off to *hopefully* get a few more hours of sleep 😴 🤞🏻#chronicpain #chronicillness #chronicpainlife #chronicpainproblems #chronicillnessfighter #chronicpainsurvivor #spoonie #spoonieproblems (at Nashville, Tennessee)

[lifeofapremed-pharmtech]

Seriously, time for people to realize this. #chronicpain #chronicpainproblems #trigeminalneuralgia #trigeminalneuralgiaproblems

[foxfirexia]

Who needs to go to the gym when putting on lotion after a shower is this fuckin’ exhausting? Probably one of the worst things about colder months but I’m not tryna to brittle and ashy. I need a nap. #chronicpainproblems #fibromyalgia #outofspoons #outofshape #imdying #myskinisonfire #helpmejesus #whyamilikethis https://www.instagram.com/p/BpQZ5Vgharh/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hg9su68bs9j2

[rawrusthestegosaurus]

Sorry we've been a little quiet, Mummy got some new medicine to help with her hip replacement recovery... and had an allergic reaction 😢 the nurse tried to be nice by giving her "extended release" ones but she ended up covered in tiny itchy blisters! You can see them around her jaw line 😢 She's now got the nice normal ones but as you can see, she still has some of the little buggers 😩 plans to take photos of our jewellery being worn had to be put on hold until they go 😢⠀ -⠀ -⠀ -⠀ -⠀ -⠀ #allergicreaction #spoonieproblems #chronicpainproblems #spoonielife #chronicpainlife #bohoearrings #bohemianearrings #thr #hipreplacement #totalhipreplacement #hipreplacementrwcovery #postsurgery #postsurgeryproblems #arthritis #advocateforarthritis #arthritissurvivor #hipdysplasia #hipdysplasialife

[emotionalchamp]

STOP SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF ThE BUs BENCH IF YOU RE THE ONLY ONe THERe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[spoonie-swiftie]

Having a pretty difficult week and jazzy can definitely tell. She’s my little miracle and I’m so thankful for her. She’s even started to alert to my low blood sugars!!! I don’t know exactly what’s going on or why I’m feeling so crappy but I just feel off and out of it, my pain and nausea are worse and I’m just. So. Tired. I’m dealing with a lot of anxiety over switching my pain meds from my extended release morphine to a #butrans #butranspatch and I’m really worried that I’ll have awful withdrawals from the morphine and possibly have side effects from this patch (I reacted poorly to the fentanyl patch that was tried when this pain got unbelievably bad October/November of 2015) or that it just won’t work for me. Nevertheless, I’m trying to have faith and give my fears and anxiety to God and praying that this leads me down the best path to pain management and a better quality of life. I’m making the switch tonight so that my mom and sister will be around for the first few days on the patch in case anything happens and I need to go to the ER but fingers crossed 🤞🏻 my body takes this transition well with no adrenal crisis and good pain control! If you guys have a moment and you feel like it, I’d greatly appreciate you keeping me in your thoughts or prayers or even just sending some good vibes. I see my doctor December 20th and we’ll go over how the patch is going and talk about doing #sijoint #nerveblock in hopes that it will lessen my most severe pain and in combination with the patch, give me a good quality of life, out of bed!!! I know I’ve been pretty crappy at keeping you lovelies updated on my crazy, boring, weird life, but I’ll do my best to keep everyone updated on this new journey to pain management goals!!! Hugs and spoons to you all! -Mandie - - - - - #chronicillness #chronicpain #chronicpainlife #chronicpainwarrior #chronicpainproblems #chronicallyill #dowhatyouthinkyoucantdo #keepmovingforward #painmanagement #chroniclife #spoonie #spoonieproblems

[crps-chronicpain-ptsd]

#Truth

#chronicpainproblems

A reminder to myself and others: It’s important to let yourself rest when you need it 💙