Tips for constant pain and difficulty walking?

marionward5

I deal with constant pain and find walking difficult. Does any other member have any tips for dealing with life like this?

steve51

Hi @marionward5

Good Evening it’s great to meet you today.

We have got some info & advice on our site.

https://search.scope.org.uk/s/redirect?collection=scope-meta&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.scope.org.uk%2Fdiscussion%2F46626%2Fhow-can-we-be-taken-seriously-with-chronic-pain&index_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.scope.org.uk%2Fdiscussion%2F46626%2Fhow-can-we-be-taken-seriously-with-chronic-pain&auth=bzs%2BC3vKVgbRkC61dzaNYA&profile=_default&rank=1&query=Chronic+pain


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Please please let me know if I can help you further???

Pippa_Alumni

Hi @marionward5, and a warm welcome to the community!

I'm so sorry to hear about your pain, that sounds like a really debilitating thing to live with. Many of our members also live with chronic pain, and they'll hopefully be in touch to share their tips.

In the meantime, you may be interested in this guest blog about living with chronic pain by @notebooksandglasses!

CockneyRebel

Hi

What is it that causes your pain?

Have you seen your GP ?

marmalade

Hi @marionward5 
I too have a chronic pain from fibromyalgia and i also have cfs. At times i felt like i was walking on broken bones so much so i insisted on an xray but they werent broken.  I do two things to get me out and about to ease pain and reserve some ebergy for other things.  I use a power wheelchair for covering great distances such as shopping malls etc.  And i use crutches for shorter distances.  Chroni pa8n can make crutch use d8fficult so i imvested in a pair of smart crutches were you can put them at any angle thats comfortable i use them at full so i am using my forearms to operate them.  They are worth checking out. Just google smart crutch.  I purchased my own power chair because i could not self propel due to the pain.  Thats a big investment i know but i dont regret a penny of it.  But you could just use shopmobility and most large supermarkets have scooters.
I understand this is not something that everyone 8s comfortable with.  However my views are.  If i sit home and do nothing then i am in pain and if i go out there and try to have a life i am in pain so its a no brainer really and these aids help me to do that.  Good luck whatever you decide.