Could this pain be from withdrawls of my narcotics? Or does anyone have any idea what this could be from. I haven't been getting any relief.
I'm not 100% serious, but wtf?
I am in debt ( like most people, lol). I work in a gas station kitchen six days a week. I started feeling pain in my legs but it wasn't severe. Over the past few days I can barely stand still. I have to be in motion all the time. The pain comes up from my feet through my legs and knees. I feel it the most in the base of my spine and my butt area. I am getting a foot test tomorrow and some insoles but has anyone treated sciatica at home. I was thinking about going to urgent care later this week if this persists since I don't have a GP. I have some muscle relaxers, should I take those? I have never been in this much pain. I spent most of the day on and off crying because of the pain.
Edit: Thank you all! I am going to Urgent Care first thing in the morning. I appreciate all the advice and encouragement I was given. Thank you!
Edit 2: Thank you for all the encouragement. I went to the Urgent Care this morning. Turns out I have a strained back with Sciatica. I was prescribed muscle relaxers and given physical therapy which I start next week. I was told to alternate tylenol and Ibuprofin for the pain. I got today off but going to work tomorrow. Thank you again because at least now I can put a name to it and other wise I probably would have tried to slog through it. Thanks again!
Can’t be healthy
My life is one big mess and it sucks knowing, that I did this to myself... Not on purpose, of course... I've fucked up every possible relationship, every possible way, to make my dreams come true, to find love, to have friends, to have a normal family, to recover my health and finally, to have a normal life. I'm just a walking failure, it takes a lot of effort to help me just a little bit and It's not worth it, It's just worthless me... I'm tired of life. I don't know what to do
Here's an excerpt from Lewis' "The Problem of Pain" that really struck me. Interested to hear what you guys have to say :)
"The moralities accepted among men may differ - though not, at bottom, so widely as is often claimed - but they all agree in prescribing a behavior which their adherents fail to practice. All men alike stand condemned, not by alien codes of ethics, but by their own, and all men, therefore, are conscious of guilt. The second element in religion is the consciousness not merely of a moral law, but of a moral law at once approved and disobeyed. This consciousness is neither a logical, nor an illogical, inference from the facts of experience; if we did not bring it to our experience we could not find it there. It is either inexplicable illusion, or else revelation."
All you ever hear is doctors trying to "save lives" or "cure cancer", but our healthcare system doesnt care about chronic pain. It gets no support.
I took percocet 3 times a day for a year. Not because i liked it(dont get me wrong, it felt good, but thats not why i took it), but because it was the only solution to my chronic pain. Eventually I decided to stop taking them as they werent fixing the problem.
I went to a dozen doctors for this and nobody had a clue what the problem was. Some thought i was faking it to get painkillers. Some offered painkillers. Some just told me to suck it up and be glad i wasnt dying.
I was eventually refered to the 1 doctor in america that was able to diagnose and treat me. He told me 1% of americans have this specific diagnosis and he's the only practice he knows of that deals with it.
1% of americans have that specific chronic pain issue and 1 doctor in america can treat it.
Opioids arent a problem, its a symptom of the real problem. America's healthcare system just doesnt give a shit about quality of life. If you're lucky, it will throw painkillers at you to numb you, and they eventually kill you.
More doctors need to focus on quality of life improvements.
Loose underbust: 32in Snug underbust: 31in Tight underbust: 29in Standing bust: 38in Leaning AND Lying bust: 36in
I'm completely lost because my current Maidenform 36C bra feels tight (on the loosest buckle) - but if we are under the assumption that band measurement = band size, then I should have 4 extra inches of space - except like i said, I'm tight.
But if we are going by the dumb rule of "add 4 inches if your measurement is even and 5 inches if odd!" then my maidenform bra should be correct (31 + 5 = 36) but it still. Is not. :(
When I take my measurements to different websites it's gdamn free for all. Please help me!
This has literally became my nightmare. I have assignments to finish by tomorrow evening and no energy to do them and I'm slowly beginning to lose my sanity due to just wanting to be hungry, eat something, digest it and actually get some energy.
Was eating pretty standard stuff on 2 meals a day at first, mostly animal fats at lunch time, with broccoli and lamb liver in the evening. Was completely fine. Felt the lamb liver with a high amount of nutrients would combat the Keto flu pretty well. Broccoli is pretty nutrient dense too, with a high amount of fiber. 5 days, feel great. Was snacking mainly on feta cheese & greek yoghurt.
Into the 6th day, I start having liquid shits. My body rejects eggs & only wants meat for some reason. I try to switch to something with higher fat and different vegetables with again a good amount of fiber, so I swap to pork steaks, fried cabbage & spinach. First day, start to see some symptom relief. Think it might be going. Then the next day I completely reject spinach.
Day 7, have intense stomach cramps, lack of energy, Diarrhoea again. Try having salt with water. Feel disgusted but get it down.
Into recent days, stomach cramps have intensified. I try to cut down my lunches as all my appetite disappeared, to the point where I force myself to eat. This leads again, to intense stomach pain when eating. I'm also dealing with possible acid reflux, though it's hard to tell as I never actually feel anything in my stomach anymore apart from an empty gaping hole & tons of discomfort.
I've been drinking large amounts of spring water (tap water here is pretty fluoride heavy as its coastal), tea (white and green), some coffee and nothing seems to fix these issues.
At this point, I just want to be normal again. It's driving me insane. Last 2 times I did keto I never had such intense issues as these. Was mostly eating the same things too. I'm trying to finish uni assignments, keep concentrated and lose some weight over the spring period. I thought getting myself into ketosis would help me with more energy and concentration, but I'm entirely unsure as to why I feel like this. Been started screaming out loud to ask for an answer even though no one is around, which is the level of insanity it's driving me to.
If anyone has any advice as to what I can do to clear these plethora of issues I'd gladly hear it. Right now, it feels as if nothing's actually working.
Hi everyone, on mobile so this will probably be badly formatted. I (23F) have been dating my boyfriend (23M), who I will call B, for 3 years now. Our relationship the first 2 years were perfect, compromise always came easy and there were never any issues that couldn't be resolved. Throughout our time together, we have gone through a lot of changes, specifically him who went through police academy and is now an officer. He realized he doesnt like the job and is struggling to find his way out and into something he will actually enjoy.
The problem I am facing right now is that our relationship has pretty much been struggling since the summer. He asked me for a break, that lasted a week, which he said had nothing to do with me, only to come back and tell me about 4 issues he had with our relationship that were all things I do. After discussing his feelings, we agreed to work on things together and I would work on addressing my behaviors that seemed to really bother / hurt him.
Things seemed to improve, until mid November where I started sensing things were going down hill again. He started to withdraw himself again, and I started noticing he was displaying a lot of textbook depression symptoms.
We have had a handful of talks about what our relationship is right now and how bad its going due to our inability to see eye to eye right now. He isnt meeting my needs when it comes to overall intimacy and just being someone I can talk to and go to, our daily communication has drastically decreased. I feel that this is because he might be experiencing some sort of depression, he has lost interest in a lot of activities he used to enjoy, he is easily irritable, he isnt eating or sleeping well (which a lot has to do with his job and schedule, but I will admit he isnt putting in the effort to maintain a decent eating schedule). I have told him that I'm willing to be understanding about this, I'm not holding anything against him and I myself have been clinically diagnosed with depression from when I was in HS so I try to be relatable to him so he can see that I understand this is a rough patch and I want to show him I am here to support him in any way he may need. Except I dont think he wants that, which breaks my heart.
When I first brought up the thoughts I was having about his mental health, he instantly told me to not even try to suggest therapy because it's not something he would ever consider. Every time we talk about it, he makes sure that I understand he wi
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Vasectomy facts
Edited by Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD
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- Risks of vasectomy include hematoma, infection, granulomas, vasectomy failure and "regret."
- Vasectomy should not affect your sex life.
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After a vasectomy, most men go home the same day and fully recover in less than a week.
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What are the risks of vasectomy?
Although vasectomy is safe and highly effective, men should be aware of problems that could occur after surgery and over time.
Surgical Risks
After surgery, most men have discomfort, bruising, and some swelling, all of which usually go away within 2 weeks. Problems that can occur after surgery and need to be checked by a health care provider include:
- Hematoma. Bleeding under the skin that can lead to painful swelling.
- Infection. Fever and scrotal redness and tenderness are signs of infection.
Other Risks
The risk of other problems is small, but they do occur. These include:
- A lump in the scrotum, called a granuloma. This is formed from sperm that leak out of the vas deferens into the tissue.
- Pain in the testicles that doesn't go away. This is called postvasectomy pain syndrome and occurs in about 10% of men.
- Vasectomy failure. There is a small risk that the vasectomy will fail. This can lead to unintended pregnancy. Among 1,000 vasectomies, 11 will likely fail over 2 years; and half of these failures will occur within the first 3 months after surgery...
- Risk of regret. Vasectomy may be a good choice for men and/or couples who are certain that they do not want more or any children. Most men who have vasectomy, as well as spouses of men who have vasectomy, do not regret the decision. Men who have vasectomy before age 30 are the group most likely to want a vasectomy reversal in the future.
Will vasectomy affect my sex life?
Vasectomy will not affect your sex life. It does not decrease your sex drive because it does not affect the production of the male hormone testosterone. It also does not affect your ability to get an erection or ejaculate semen. Because the sperm make up a very small amount of the semen, you will not notice a difference in the amount of semen you ejaculate.
https://www.medicinenet.com/vasectomy/article.htm
★★★★☆ -- Mentions risk and gives reasonable description of impact
10% is at the high end for estimates of chronic pain after vasectomy. The consensus among people who study
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