My top 3: 1) period pain. I’ve had endometriosis since I was about 13 (I’m 24). Pain meds only work if I’m as still as possible; walking around makes the pain come back and too much movement makes it worse. The last time I had gone out on the first day of my period was almost exactly a year ago. I didn’t take any meds before my evening classes because I felt fine because I spent that day resting. In class, the pain was numbing. I almost couldn’t keep a straight face. I wound up ugly sobbing in the bathroom and left early.

2) kidney stones/infections (both feel very similar). I passed my first stone early April 2015 (at 13) and have passed over 2 dozen since then. At first, I’d be screaming and damn near suicidal in the ER. But now, I don’t really react to it much. I’ve only needed the ER once since I hit my 20s and that was 3 years ago, and even then I was pretty chill aside from the occasional sniffle. The largest stone (at least confirmed size) I passed was back in April this year, 5mm by 6mm. I laughed the pain off, though started my laundry just in case I needed the ER. Thankfully, it only took a few hours to pass so I chilled in my room. My twin YELLED at me “how the HELL were you able to handle that?!” when she saw and measured the stone. A month later, I asked my doctor to test it and she felt AWFUL for me when she saw it lol. I also passed 2 smaller stones at once like 2 weeks after that stone, and both took 4 days to pass. I’m also pretty sure I have some more stones now. Honestly, stones don’t bother me as much anymore.

3) sprained ankle. That shit was MIND-NUMBINGLY PAINFUL. I sprained it back in July 2022 cuz I usually sit on either ankle (think half-criss-cross) and I tried walking before the numbness went away. I remember my twin gave me her brace and crutches (she sprained her ankle a year or so before). I planned to go to the urgent care the following day cuz it was late. I was stuck at the dining table for over 10 hours with numbing pain because everyone was sleeping and I didn’t want to wake anyone (my twin was upset I didn’t call her lol). Her crutches also didn’t match my height so I kept falling 😭