[Life]: Permanent Pain is Ruining My Days

[chochajin]

I'm in permanent pain and it sucks so much!

I already mentioned it in my previous entry, but in the past few days it has become worse and worse.
AND I have no freaking idea what is going on!!

My neck and shoulders are stiff and hurt.
Well, that happens sometimes, right? I had that many times before and usually it gets better again after some time without me doing anything.

This time however it's not just my neck and my shoulders, it's also my back, my hip AND the inner side of my left thigh!!!! o_____O'''
The latter one really doesn't make any sense.

At first I thought I maybe had sore muscles, but it just didn't get better at all. In fact, it has gotten worse. And it's only the upper left thigh!!!

I researched a little and there actually seems to be a connection between pain in the thigh(s) and back pain.
However, if you have pain in only one of thighs on the inner side, then it usually comes from playing soccer. WTF????

I swear I haven't done ANYTHING recently that could have caused it!!
Maybe I'm sleepwalking?

"Luckily" my thigh only hurts when I walk or when I touch the muscle(s) there. It's ok when I sit.
However, the rest of my upper body hurts all the time, especially my shoulders and my back. I can't even tell if it's the bones or the muscles, but I guess it's all the muscles.

The issue is that I CAN'T go to a doctor / clinic anymore before I leave for Germany.
I have 3 more days at work and am also busy before work. Then, I have Sunday off and I'm flying on Monday.

I'm just worried how I can manage to survive in Germany with all that pain. It's not a strong pain, but I'm exhausted, cuz it's a permanent pain, no matter what I'm doing, it's always there.
Even if I could go to a doctor before I have to leave, I'm not sure if they could help me right away. And in the worst case I would be told to stay here and not to go to Germany.



I have no idea what's going on, nor do I know what I should do now.

I know that this can have a million of reasons and depending what causes it, there are different ways to deal with it.
But for now, I fear all I can do is bear it somehow.

The pain makes me really exhausted as you can imagine and I have a hard time getting through my day.
Obviously I won't be able to enjoy my stay in Germany like this. It's going to be more like a "survival game".

I wonder why this has to happen NOW ....... I haven't been back home in 2.5 years, you know? :( .......

Comments

[hinoai.livejournal.com]

See if you can find an hour to go to a chiropractor before you leave. I know that your time is crunched, but when I started having pain, my back was the cause. It's happened twice-- the first time it eventually went mostly away after a week, and then came back ten times worse, twice!! I went to the chiropractor and it took a month to clear the pain.

The second time that it happened, I went into the chiropractor on the same day, and two days later I was pain-free. It's imperative that you do it right away, or else the nerves that are getting pinched will become inflamed and it will hurt you a lot more.

That might not be your problem, but the back can affect a lot of other areas, including your hips, and it may be the cause. Especially at our ages. Since it's not the hospital, and there are tons of chiropractors everywhere, you should be able to get into one without much or any waiting.

[chochajin.livejournal.com]

One of my Japanese co-workers spent half the day at a clinic as her daughter had a similar issue.
I doubt there are any chiropractors without a long waiting time around here. You forget that I don't live in a big city. ;)
I'd go if I had the time to, I swear. :( ....

I understand that it's better to go soon.
If it gets worse, I'll try to see a doc in 2 days in the morning which is the ONLY choice I really have in terms of "available time".

I'm sorry to hear you had to go through something similar. :(

[hinoai.livejournal.com]

Don't go to a clinic-- go to a chiropractor who has a private practice. There were more than 10 of them just near the station in my tiny rural place in Kawagawa. You can also call ahead and make an appointment, so that you don't have to wait.

[dezelent.livejournal.com]

very good idea. some time, you can fix back pain for only one visit. my mother cant walk 2 weeks(clamped nerve spinal discs), and she up after 30 min visit of doctor(he move disc to right place). after, she has many procedures, of course, like massages and Acupuncture, but, she can walk without pain and any symptoms. ask doctor, dont wait. its very serious.