What r/ChronicPain is talking about this week

I turn 48 Friday and I honestly hate birthdays because the last person to celebrate my birthday was my Mom before she passed a decade ago. All but one of my IRL friends have literally left me...

Had my disc replaced today and the doctor pulls this bone shard off my nerve. Said it’s in the running for the biggest chunk he’s removed from a neck. 1/2” long and sharp. 3 months of excruciating...

I made a post last night asking if going to the ER was an overreaction or if it was necessary (I felt a pop/tear after lifting my heavy work bag into my truck followed by intense pain). Between...

Pain high, mobility low, getting old but I made it to my livingroom for another workout. Been in pain for 17 years and honestly didn't think I'd be around now. I'm 100lb down, treating my...

24f, bedbound for nearly a year with multiple chronic illnesses and chronic pain conditions. i am so fucking lonely and am so fucking sad. dont know the point of this post, just a scream into the...

My country has been protesting for more rights in the past few weeks. I told myself that because of my disabilities (fibromyalgia + crohn) I couldn’t go, but I did today! I had to listen to my...

Holy shit it’s like every uneducated person I know is just waiting for a chance to lecture me about how I’m a fat whale and need to work out to reduce the pain. Like you are not a doctor. You do...

I (34F) have been married it my husband (36M) for a long time. My husband suffers from degenerative disc disease. Most of the time he does OK with it I can tell when he has some bad days but...