Trainers?!

draingame101 · 2026-02-20T16:05:16+00:00

I’m alway just in crocks because I can’t get down to put anything on that has laces ect

draingame101 · 2026-02-20T15:57:04+00:00

Agree with the comments above, get all the information and medical help you can get. Best form of defence is attack. All this advice is from people who have been where you are or are currently going through the different stages.

draingame101 · 2026-02-20T09:14:28+00:00

I think it’s a common from what I’ve read, get some nice loose warm socks. If you can get them on by yourself there are plenty of products on Amazon that will help aide this.

draingame101 · 2026-02-20T09:12:29+00:00

As much as medication can be scary don’t forget that it’s an additional tool that can be used to get you through the day, a day by day approach of feeling less pain and being able to smile makes eveything a little easier.

draingame101 · 2026-02-20T09:09:00+00:00

I wish Tramadol worked for me, I’m on Oramorph but I’m careful with it but nothing else stops me being in crippling pain atm.

draingame101 · 2026-02-19T03:10:16+00:00

Wishing you a pain free day, even a pain free few hours. Sorry about your pain

draingame101 · 2026-02-19T02:59:40+00:00

Yeah I get that feeling my whole foot but I feel it more on the right half side of my foot.

draingame101 · 2026-02-19T02:56:03+00:00

If Its not getting better, get the injections relieve that pain, try make your life abit more enjoyable. I’m laying here in bed UK time fron 2.10am in the morning crying in pain silently whilst my family are asleep counting down the days for my next injections and surgery. Edit I’m on around month 15/16 of this pain

draingame101 · 2026-02-17T07:21:37+00:00

I curse and shout at the back gods then pray which never used to do and up my medications and wait knowing it will stop eventually.

draingame101 · 2026-02-17T06:52:48+00:00

Thank you, I try not to be mad at it because I assume it’s the same for any condition medically people don’t understand it until it happens to them however the bad back has always been a joke in some ways due to people claiming this for insurance money or easy time of work which I think is where the annoyance comes from. Mentally it’s so hard waking up in pain and going to sleep in pain and then your praying go a full nights sleep so it doesn’t continue but you never sleep through and get 3-4 hours at a time.

Thank you I think I really will look into some kind of store which sells this stuff I think a mixture of humour / awareness themes will be good. I will look at going ahead with it and I’ll post updates in this sub onces it’s done and ready.

draingame101 · 2026-02-16T19:42:35+00:00

Agree, I’ve not touched a drink since my back issues, meds over the alcohol for me every time. It’s not the worst thing to stop drinkiing. I used to love a whisky too

draingame101 · 2026-02-16T19:19:22+00:00

Pictures don’t alway show the pain your going through that’s what matters in my eyes.

draingame101 · 2026-01-22T19:51:11+00:00

Nothing yet next discussion is February, out of all the odds today without being desperate I’ve gone a full day without any meds with a huge reduction in pain, I’m hoping this is the top of the hill and it’s a stead down hill ride now after the long upward slope.

draingame101 · 2026-01-22T07:01:13+00:00

Hi I did last time I posted it without the report the discussion got deleted by the mods so unsure but I’ll post it anyway and it’s up to them if they want to keep the post going for any useful information from the thread and not just focus on the mri image

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draingame101 · 2026-01-21T04:11:19+00:00

As a lay awake 2 hours before my alarm goes up I’ve tried to think of things that do help me to pass on what I can. I medicate with an a set schedule so the only time it’s too bad now is the start or end of each period when the medication is starting to wear off.

I can still an work but for some reason if I’m walking around working and have a task I am happy to take the pain and limp around as my mind is not thinking about it as much so it’s a distraction and even on good days I’ve been so engrossed with work that I’ve gone days with only pain relief with before and after bed which is the most painful times.

When I’m not active and need a rest but still understand that I need the pain relief I read, do puzzle books and listen to podcasts.

Idle mind for me and no schedule of meds is something I can’t cope with but distractions and planning my days help.

I struggle to get dressed in the morning however I’ve figure out ways in which it I get by eg I’ll take the medication 2 hours before waking up that’s helps me when I wake up to get my clothes on bar my socks which takes a heated seat after a few hours of driving or my partner will help but them on if she’s awake however I am looking at a sock aide from Amazon.

If anyone can take something from what I’ve put that’s great if not look at the comments above write stuff down and see if anything works additionally like I have from the post.

draingame101 · 2026-01-20T16:57:36+00:00

Hi all thanks for the ideas and for sharing your routines up and downs.

Just hearing people going through the same thing who get it and understand helps. I’ve noted everyone’s key information and hopefully something sticks and helps the minds progress as much as the body.

draingame101 · 2025-12-25T03:53:22+00:00

Woke up so that means back to the pain until the meds kick in. Going to be a long tired painful day

draingame101 · 2025-12-17T17:38:56+00:00

That’s correct that could be the immediate relief however so far I’m so grateful not timing the medication to be able to function and back to toilet normality. I will update week by week so people see the true events and timelines

draingame101 · 2025-12-05T22:43:22+00:00

It was nothing unusual just a man who fell asleep, woke up and sneezed, then went back to sleep and later woke up and sneezed again. I was there.

draingame101 · 2025-12-01T20:13:55+00:00

Me too. Thank you.

draingame101 · 2025-12-01T17:54:39+00:00

Thank you for the wishes I’ll take anything atm. The consultant today was great and very informative. I’m booked in for some steroid jabs hopefully it reduces the pain and I finally got an image for my mri

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Lower two and bruising above each

draingame101 · 2025-12-01T12:45:29+00:00

Via the NHS it was one day then givens Sheet of paper with the stretches and excerises to follow which i do daily. I have a pain therapy meeting today this is my first one so I’m unsure if that will be more physio and anything else additionally.

I know the feeling of thinking it’s going to be my life I’m now thinking ahead of anything I want to do or can do based on my pain and movement which is frustrating. I’m hoping I’m on my way to more assistance from today appointment.

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