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LuckyCharms

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56. I'm up and around today. Joint pain is slightly better...
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 08:59 AM
10 hrs ago

back pain is the same.

My legs are starting to look like a body builder's because I use my legs entirely, to take the strain off my back. I feel like I'm doing repetitive squats all day.

I was in a panic last night because of the non-back joint pain. That never happened to me before. That pain was showing me no mercy last night.

I didn't take any pain pills. I took a Xanax and a pot gummy and they knocked me out for a good sleep.

Fingers crosses for a better day today, I hope. If that joint pain flares up again today, I'll go to the ER.

Thanks for your kind words.

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I hope you get the 20 years back tomorrow. Harker 22 hrs ago #1
I hope so... LuckyCharms 22 hrs ago #2
Mrs. Charms there, ready to drive you if needed? Harker 22 hrs ago #7
She is, but I doubt I could get into the car. LuckyCharms 22 hrs ago #9
They can come to you, I hope. Harker 21 hrs ago #13
I took an ambulance ONCE LuckyCharms 21 hrs ago #14
I'm sure you can concoct an implausible back story to shut up the vultures. Harker 21 hrs ago #17
I...I....injured my genitals with a wooden headed axe! LuckyCharms 21 hrs ago #18
Well, it has plausibility going for it. nt eppur_se_muova 21 hrs ago #21
Jeez Mr. Charms....is it a full moon? LuckyCharms 21 hrs ago #22
It seems we age in sudden leaps and not gradually biophile 22 hrs ago #3
It might be spinal related... LuckyCharms 22 hrs ago #6
Any reason you might have injured your coccyx ? I suffered a pull to my coccygeal ligament picking up a piece of paper. eppur_se_muova 21 hrs ago #24
The painful touch isn't exactly at my coccyx... LuckyCharms 21 hrs ago #26
Per dose. Four doses per day. Warned not to continue beyond 3-4 days. eppur_se_muova 21 hrs ago #30
24 grams a day???????? LuckyCharms 21 hrs ago #32
I'm pretty sure the caloric value was non-neglible. nt eppur_se_muova 21 hrs ago #33
Maximum dose suggested is 4,000 mg/day. LuckyCharms 20 hrs ago #35
I don't recall that they did. OTOH, I had no other health issues, and was (reasonably) young and healthy. nt eppur_se_muova 20 hrs ago #36
Have you ever had a compression fracture? Marthe48 20 hrs ago #40
Thanks Marthe...no compression fracture that I know of. LuckyCharms 20 hrs ago #41
Maybe a nerve is pinched Marthe48 20 hrs ago #43
Yeah, no one warned me PatSeg 21 hrs ago #23
SO SORRY! elleng 22 hrs ago #4
Oh No!!! calimary 22 hrs ago #5
Hope you are feeling better LuckyCharms. debm55 22 hrs ago #8
You didn't just STOP taking opioids today after having taken them the past couple of days? AZJonnie 22 hrs ago #10
Thanks Jonnie... LuckyCharms 21 hrs ago #12
My dear LuckyCharms! CaliforniaPeggy 22 hrs ago #11
Personally, I would head straight to E.R. or call 911 to come get me. Pain is a message. LoisB 21 hrs ago #15
Get-your-ass-to-the-hospital. Please! chouchou 21 hrs ago #16
Thinking seriously about it... LuckyCharms 21 hrs ago #20
Sounds like your best option PatSeg 21 hrs ago #25
Horrible! I'm so sorry! Pain sucks! Diamond_Dog 21 hrs ago #19
Is it possible that you are dehydrated? Hope22 21 hrs ago #27
Thank you. No...I drink 2 liters of water a day, plus 2 huge mugs of decaf. LuckyCharms 21 hrs ago #31
Pain is a message Lucky. mnhtnbb 21 hrs ago #28
My dear LC, holding you in light, with lots of very gentle virtual hugs. niyad 21 hrs ago #29
I'm really sorry to hear that LuckyCharms, JMCKUSICK 21 hrs ago #34
My spine is in bad shape John... LuckyCharms 20 hrs ago #38
Arthritis does flare up and in unpredictable ways. soldierant 19 hrs ago #49
I'm with you, good luck JMCKUSICK 17 hrs ago #52
Any change in medication? Easterncedar 20 hrs ago #37
I've been taking a statin for decades. No change in dosage. LuckyCharms 20 hrs ago #39
Not that then Easterncedar 20 hrs ago #42
Probably not the issue, but before I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis... pat_k 20 hrs ago #44
Woah, LC! Maybe you should get an ambulance... electric_blue68 20 hrs ago #45
Pain ms.pamela 19 hrs ago #50
Have you tried ibuprofen? iemanja 19 hrs ago #46
My day like that was June 16/25 Mira 19 hrs ago #47
Hang in there Brother BaronChocula 19 hrs ago #48
Welcome to the club, (not) Bayard 18 hrs ago #51
Hey, LC, I hope you are feeling better. Let us know, ok? Easterncedar 15 hrs ago #53
I'm up and around today. Joint pain is slightly better... LuckyCharms 10 hrs ago #56
Good. Harker 9 hrs ago #58
I use Equate 8 Hour Arthritis Pain Relief Emile 12 hrs ago #54
Re: "Sudden Onset" - but this weekend you did say you occasionally couldn't walk without screaming... Donkees 12 hrs ago #55
Well, the back pain wasn't sudden onset, but everything else was... LuckyCharms 10 hrs ago #57
Maybe it is related to ''facet joint'' irritation ... Donkees 8 hrs ago #59
Glad there's some improvement today. You may want to... pat_k 2 hrs ago #62
Thanks so much for this information. LuckyCharms 2 hrs ago #63
I know your pain, LC. I feel like that most of the time. I grin and bear it or take tylenol sometimes. Clouds Passing 5 hrs ago #60
Checking in on ya. Hopefully pain will lessen over the day. Don't do Too much! electric_blue68 5 hrs ago #61
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