07-12-2021, 05:48 PM
That is some serious shit. Hang in there man.
My story is not even in the same ballpark as yours, but it is still about being stupid and ignoring symptoms.
I have an arthritic knee and a few years ago it got so bad that I could barely walk on it. I was limping around like an old man, but I was only in my mid-fifties. I figured it was too early for an artificial knee and I was not going to start taking prescription pain meds. It finally got to the point that it did not ease the pain to get off my feet and rest. It would still hurt at night when I was trying to sleep. So I went to the doctor and he just gave me a prescription for and anti-inflammatory (meloxicam). I had been eating Aleve and ibuprofin like candy and the prescription just cost me $2. So I was sure it was not going to help. But the results were amazing. I know drugs work differently on different people so it might not help everyone else as much as it did me, but my knee no longer hurts at all unless I really push it. I don't go hiking or anything like that, but I can walk normal and be on my feet for long periods without any lingering pain.
I can't believe I pout up with all that pain for so long before going to the doctor.
My story is not even in the same ballpark as yours, but it is still about being stupid and ignoring symptoms.
I have an arthritic knee and a few years ago it got so bad that I could barely walk on it. I was limping around like an old man, but I was only in my mid-fifties. I figured it was too early for an artificial knee and I was not going to start taking prescription pain meds. It finally got to the point that it did not ease the pain to get off my feet and rest. It would still hurt at night when I was trying to sleep. So I went to the doctor and he just gave me a prescription for and anti-inflammatory (meloxicam). I had been eating Aleve and ibuprofin like candy and the prescription just cost me $2. So I was sure it was not going to help. But the results were amazing. I know drugs work differently on different people so it might not help everyone else as much as it did me, but my knee no longer hurts at all unless I really push it. I don't go hiking or anything like that, but I can walk normal and be on my feet for long periods without any lingering pain.
I can't believe I pout up with all that pain for so long before going to the doctor.
