[user104658]

I have a hereditary issue with my joints that mean almost all of them (ankles, knees, shoulders, wrists etc.) Click and crack quite often. Both of my shoulders dislocate very easily if I'm not "prepared" for force on them - basically it's not an issue with lifting / using my arm strength at all so long as my shoulder muscles are tensed, but any "surprise" push or pull on my arms will make them pop.

I get semi-regular aches in both shoulders, that I would describe as similar to having a pulled muscle and putting pressure on it (e.g. trying to walk on a pulled hamstring, but constant). My right knee is also pretty well wrecked - it only occasionally hurts but it clicks and makes a "crunch" sound constantly, I suspect there's very little cartilage and it might well become a problem later in life (i.e. need replaced).

Part of the same issue, I also occasionally have my lower back go out completely, when it goes it's hard to walk / move and I think twice has literally floored me (with all my strength I couldn't push off the floor, let alone walk). The most this is ever happened is twice in the space of a year and an "attack" lasts at most two days, with another two days of very stiff muscles. So its not really something I have to live with day to day... Just something that crops up occasionally. The pain is indescribable, though.

Both issues (general joint pains, shoulders, knee AND the back issue) are all alleviated quite significantly if I cut out inflamatory foods (gluten) and my shoulders and back are significantly better if I keep the shoulder, arm and lower back muscles strong with weights. However... Unfortunately... I'm quite lazy and never keep it up, and I also have a terrible weakness for everything wheat related! Pizza, pasta, bread, donuts.... Hahaha... Mmmm. I should really go totally gluten free as Ive never felt better than the one time I managed it for 2 months (no shoulder pain at all, which is otherwise a daily thing for me) but it's just impossible. The stuff is in every delicious food ever .

[mizzy25]

I have something called crohns disease I was diagnosed in 2009 and im on medication for it. I go for regular hospital checks. It is inflammation of your bowel and before I was diagnosed with it I thought it might be cancer. You cant get off the toilet and have constant diaroeahha and pains that someone once told me were worse than labour pains (I don't have kids so cant compare) I also take 1 codeine a day for it now but when it was it was really bad I was on 8 30mg codeine per day as well as 8 paracetamols.
Ive also got carpol tunnel in my hands and sciatica in my back oh and @ the moment ive got a fungal nail infection lol

[Nedusa]

Thankfully most of my illnesses or conditions are physical not mental. These are on show and are accepted by Society.

Mental Illness is hidden from the casual friend or stranger so it is more of a shock when you admit to people that you are mentally ill........most people react to that with shock and suspicion and then pigeonhole you into a category that means you are discriminated against from that moment onwards........!!!!

[Kazanne]

I am deaf in my left ear,have been since a small child and although it cant be seen it is sometimes extremely embarrassing especially when groups are talking and people talk in a soft voice,I can hear with my right one fine so do hear normal everyday stuff,but if say ,I lie in bed watching TV ,I have to lie on my left side so I can hear it, people with a certain tone of voice I find quite difficult and sometimes I get mistaken for being ignorant,I'm not I don't don't hear sometimes,and that tightness you get Vicky,does it feel like cramp? as I have it sometimes,I cant move but have always put it down to cramp.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

I am deaf in my left ear,have been since a small child and although it cant be seen it is sometimes extremely embarrassing especially when groups are talking and people talk in a soft voice,I can hear with my right one fine so do hear normal everyday stuff,but if say ,I lie in bed watching TV ,I have to lie on my left side so I can hear it, people with a certain tone of voice I find quite difficult and sometimes I get mistaken for being ignorant,I'm not I don't don't hear sometimes,and that tightness you get Vicky,does it feel like cramp? as I have it sometimes,I cant move but have always put it down to cramp.

..oh I had forgotten about my ear because I don't think of it as an 'illness' as such, it's something from a previous thing but it's a bit different from yours because it's a constant buzzing but when I'm tired or stressed or anything it gets much worse and can be very uncomfortable and difficult to sleep with especially..also, like you I have problems with certain noises/voices/pitches in that they are physically painful and make me flinch which can be really embarrassing...

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..oh I had forgotten about my ear because I don't think of it as an 'illness' as such, it's something from a previous thing but it's a bit different from yours because it's a constant buzzing but when I'm tired or stressed or anything it gets much worse and can be very uncomfortable and difficult to sleep with especially..also, like you I have problems with certain noises/voices/pitches in that they are physically painful and make me flinch which can be really embarrassing...

Do you have tinnitus ammi ? my deafness is due to a mastoid I had as a child,over the years and several operations later it left me deaf and I cannot have an aid due to there being no bone to support one,I could have one bolted to my skull but really don't fancy that,lol,I hear what I need to for now.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

Do you have tinnitus ammi ? my deafness is due to a mastoid I had as a child,over the years and several operations later it left me deaf and I cannot have an aid due to there being no bone to support one,I could have one bolted to my skull but really don't fancy that,lol,I hear what I need to for now.

..you never know, maybe an aid might be created that you could use because they're always being able to do new stuff..?...that would be perfect for you, I don't blame you for not wanting to have one surgically though because I would never elect to have any surgery unless I was forced to...it's not exactly tinnitus, it's kind of a throbbing sound and hard to explain..it was after surgery and due to a nerve being damaged and also some other stuff which is a bit too gruesome to describe but really it could have been so much worse and facial paralysis so I'm quite lucky..there are days when it's not so bad and others when it really gets me down and the worst is probably not being able to hear music as well as I could...

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..you never know, maybe an aid might be created that you could use because they're always being able to do new stuff..?...that would be perfect for you, I don't blame you for not wanting to have one surgically though because I would never elect to have any surgery unless I was forced to...it's not exactly tinnitus, it's kind of a throbbing sound and hard to explain..it was after surgery and due to a nerve being damaged and also some other stuff which is a bit too gruesome to describe but really it could have been so much worse and facial paralysis so I'm quite lucky..there are days when it's not so bad and others when it really gets me down and the worst is probably not being able to hear music as well as I could...

I listen to music usually through headphones,I love it although it's probably not the thing to do,that throbbing sounds pretty annoying,I don't think I'de like noises in my head,at least mine is quietit makes you good at lip reading though.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

I am deaf in my left ear,have been since a small child and although it cant be seen it is sometimes extremely embarrassing especially when groups are talking and people talk in a soft voice,I can hear with my right one fine so do hear normal everyday stuff,but if say ,I lie in bed watching TV ,I have to lie on my left side so I can hear it, people with a certain tone of voice I find quite difficult and sometimes I get mistaken for being ignorant,I'm not I don't don't hear sometimes,and that tightness you get Vicky,does it feel like cramp? as I have it sometimes,I cant move but have always put it down to cramp.

Nah not really. It feels like something really strong has you in a bear hug and keeps squeezing..sometimes it actually feels like your ribs are going to snap :S

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Nah not really. It feels like something really strong has you in a bear hug and keeps squeezing..sometimes it actually feels like your ribs are going to snap :S

I wonder if its the same thing then Vicky as it does bloody hurt when it happens,then again thinking about it mine maybe cramp as I've not felt my ribs could crack,that must be an awful feeling.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

I wonder if its the same thing then Vicky as it does bloody hurt when it happens,then again thinking about it mine maybe cramp as I've not felt my ribs could crack,that must be an awful feeling.

What does costochondritis feel like?
Costo is an inflammation of the rib cartilage, and is sometimes diagnosed by pushing on the sternum, (area at the top where your ribs join) or by pushing on any sore spot on your ribs. Either should cause intense pain. *However*, not everyone with CC will respond like that.

In the beginning, costo is usually worse,it feels like there is an elephant sitting on your chest, it hurts to breathe, ribs hurt all over with intermittent sharp, stabbing pains, and usually a few "sore spots" on your ribs, that you would faint if someone poked you there. You might also feel like you are having a heart attack. Eventually, it might go down to a dull, but constant ache, or simply the feeling of sore ribs. It hurts to wear a bra, and different motions, like picking a child up from the floor, can cause a flare up, with intense pain. When it is a chronic condition, it tends to wax and wane, come and go. It might be better for a while, then you will reach for something in the wrong position and bam!, it is right back again.

http://www.cfids-cab.org/cfs-inform/Ic/costomm.htm

Might be the same thing, could affect people dfferently. But I honestly just st and cry until the codeine kicks in.thats how bad it is. And I consider myself to have a high pain tolerance too

[Josy]

No physical or mental illnesses.

I have a couple of OCD tendencies but not full blown OCD.

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by Josy

No physical or mental illnesses.

I have a couple of OCD tendencies but not full blown OCD.

we are working on sending you loopy

[Redway]

Originally Posted by Josy

No physical or mental illnesses.

I have a couple of OCD tendencies but not full blown OCD.

Yeah, I think many people are OCD to an extent. Rituals/persistent checking and that.

[lostalex]

depression, anxiety, and addiction

[waterhog]

i have ocd to extreme
its bursting out of my every seam.
but open and honest under no cover
and that's why i love this is big brother.
everyone has big or small errors
its not at all surprising and brings no terrors.
its all about management and accepting
thats why we all need to have compassion and be a little less rejecting.

[LaLaLand]

General Anxiety Disorder/persistent anxiety attacks.

& an ingrown toenail... :P

[lostalex]

we can all drown in our misery on this site

we dance in a puddle of disease here. a puddle that slowly rises into an ocean.

[the truth]

I have various illnesses but I dont trust you all enough to share it yet. no offence , give me about a decade and we'll see xx

[Jords]

Im physically and mentally healthy... that I know of

[Nedusa]

I suffer from a mental affliction whereby I have an uncontrollable urge to make public comments on a whole range of issues and share these thoughts with a group of strangers. Sometimes I am afflicted to the point where I will actually publicly argue with these complete strangers..... as if it matters or will alter the outcome of the issue.

Strange affliction not sure what the medical term is to describe it...

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Nedusa

I suffer from a mental affliction whereby I have an uncontrollable urge to make public comments on a whole range of issues and share these thoughts with a group of strangers. Sometimes I am afflicted to the point where I will actually publicly argue with these complete strangers..... as if it matters or will alter the outcome of the issue.

Strange affliction not sure what the medical term is to describe it...

..a nuisance...?...(I'm joking of course, Nedusa....)...

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by Nedusa

I suffer from a mental affliction whereby I have an uncontrollable urge to make public comments on a whole range of issues and share these thoughts with a group of strangers. Sometimes I am afflicted to the point where I will actually publicly argue with these complete strangers..... as if it matters or will alter the outcome of the issue.

Strange affliction not sure what the medical term is to describe it...

I'm not a doctor but I will take a look

[DDRickyDD]

Social Anxiety Disorder.