If you could get rid of one of your symptoms, which one would it be and why?

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Hello everyone,

With chronic conditions comes difficult symptoms... each condition presenting with its unique symptoms.

We thought we would start a discussion today asking you, if you could get rid of one of your symptoms, which one it be and why?

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01/14/2020 at 3:00 PM

@Coverbey32 I can completely relate to that. I spent days laying on ice packs to relieve some of the pain. I can't say that it works but at least I felt like I was doing something. My doctor put me on a new medicine to try to help but it's affecting me mentally in a way that I don't know if I can live with and it doesn't seem to be helping with the pain as much as I would like. It seems like everything I do comes at a cost a trade-off so to speak. I have had the pain where it feels like somebody stabbing you with something that has been put in a fire and I guess the only thing I can recommend for that has to be the Lyrica but the trade-off for that is gaining weight and sleepiness. I find that in my flare-ups nothing can touch the pain though and I get to a point of hopelessness. I wanted to come on here and talk to someone who understands that 2 and you seem to be the first person. I probably have not been dealing with this as long as you have. Mine hit me February 5th of 2018 when I got up and I could not walk. I have not been fully diagnosed and therefore I am not receiving the treatments that I need.

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02/05/2020 at 12:01 PM

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Hello members,

Does anyone feel that their symptoms have taught them something about life or been beneficial is some surprising way?

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Lee

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02/06/2020 at 5:27 AM

@Bandit I understand what you mean about standing and walking. When I was in my 20's I had back surgery which did help a lot but did nothing to helps with the pain when standing or walking. Can you please keep me posted because if I out live the Dr. estimate of how long I will live I might try pulmonary rehab..

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02/06/2020 at 9:42 AM

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My symptoms have taught me to be more forgiving in my life. It also has taught me that some people have it worse than I do. I’m trying to figure out how to live a better life.

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Julie E

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02/07/2020 at 12:24 AM

My symptoms have come to show me that there are a lot of people a lot worse than i am. Yes they are a pain but i try not and dwell on them. I find that exercise of some kind every day helps me a lot

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03/09/2020 at 5:51 PM

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@Lee__R If I could I'd get rid of my rosacea. It's really tough having something that affects my face, because your face is what gets seen by people first. I guess it's taught me to love myself. Sometimes my rosacea makes people turn their heads to look at me, and I try to look at it as something that has made me unique and special. I wouldn't say that I "like" my rosacea, but I've come to accept it as part of me, and I wouldn't want to chance me!

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03/15/2020 at 8:26 PM

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I don’t have any chronic pain and if i did, I would get help from a doctor at a local hospital

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05/02/2020 at 5:46 PM

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If I could get rid of having to use catheters pads and adult pull-ups that would make me very happy. Also have enough strength to walk without a walker or cane. Because they have trashed my shoulders and I have so much pain in my shoulders and upper back it makes my life miserable with the pain every day and night!

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05/22/2020 at 6:40 PM

@Bandit Hi, my name is Sue and I'm new to this. I have stage 3 breast cancer and have been undergoing chemo

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05/22/2020 at 7:03 PM

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I would LOVE to get rid of my lupus eruptions. They're ugly and painful. Sometimes I get them on or near my face and it's really hard to go out in public like that.

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