The most painful thing you've ever suffered through?

[Miss Steaks]

Being raped in my grandmother's bed.

[Mega Lya]

I can't remember the most physically painful time because I distract all my emotional pain by physical pain. The emotional pain is the worst....My hardest time emotion-pain wise was when I got literally seconds away from attempting to kill myself back in December. I am doing SO much better than I was then, though. WAY better.

[Psykeiri]

ll-iBritt-ll

Crohn's Disease sucks. I've had it for 6 years now neutral
Sorry to hear about the pain you went through. My parents took me to the ER and they tried to take my apendix out when I had it and my mom freaked xD; Went to a gastrointologist or w/e the next day and she looked and me and was like: Crohns.

whoaaa! how do they make that kind of mistake - wanting to take out your appendix? that's nuts!!

getting diagnosed was like the longest process ever for me. blood tests (over and over.. once because the hospital lost the results!) and diet adjustments.
finally my doctor was like "it's probably colitis or crohn's, but you need to get a colonoscopy"
and then the specialist was booked solid for six months D':

[ll-iBritt-ll]

Petrosoap

whoaaa! how do they make that kind of mistake - wanting to take out your appendix? that's nuts!!

getting diagnosed was like the longest process ever for me. blood tests (over and over.. once because the hospital lost the results!) and diet adjustments.
finally my doctor was like "it's probably colitis or crohn's, but you need to get a colonoscopy"
and then the specialist was booked solid for six months D':



yeah ikr. they just looked at me and assumed cause id been refusing to eat for a few weeks(of course i ate some but just ended up on the toilet all night) and i was curled up like a ball. then when my mom refuses another doctor comes in to try to convince her and asks, did you even do tests? uh, no so they give me something they call lemonade ( IT WASNT scream ) and then theyre like... oh her appendix is fine... our bads =_= idiots

im sorry.
after the ER thing my parents got a doctor asap
i was pale and about 30-40 lbs underweight... was about 60 when i needed to be 90-100
she said she knew it was crohns but wanted a colonoscopy for her. and thats how i got diagnose...
it sucks that yours took so long /x do you have it under control now?

oh! and are you on remicade? i am heart

[Gma Wolf]

stare Being "Mauled" by a PITBUL! Thankfully the animal was put down that very night.

[White Trash Zombie]

The worst physical pain I've ever experienced was my kidney stone. It happened last year. I'd never had one before, so I had no idea why I was suddenly in excruciating pain. I have a pretty high physical pain tolerance. It never makes me cry. But my kidney stone did. I went to the emergency room and was left on a guerney for what felt like an hour, screaming in pain.

I had heard kidney stones weren't pleasent, but geez. I wanted to die so I wouldn't have to feel it anymore.

The worst emotional pain...probably when I was abandoned by my ex for another girl. We'd been together for 5 years. I'd just recently been layed off from a job I adored and was unemployed for the first time in 3 years. I had everything going for me before it happened. I had a wonderful job with people I loved, I was engaged and the relationship was actually going well. It was a beautiful time in my life and all of a sudden, I lost everything. I never thought he would cheat, but he did, and he just left me. Ignored my calls and emails. Like I was never anything to him.

Yeah, I'd take a kidney stone over that kind of pain any day.

[Psykeiri]

ll-iBritt-ll

yeah ikr. they just looked at me and assumed cause id been refusing to eat for a few weeks(of course i ate some but just ended up on the toilet all night) and i was curled up like a ball. then when my mom refuses another doctor comes in to try to convince her and asks, did you even do tests? uh, no so they give me something they call lemonade ( IT WASNT scream ) and then theyre like... oh her appendix is fine... our bads =_= idiots

im sorry.
after the ER thing my parents got a doctor asap
i was pale and about 30-40 lbs underweight... was about 60 when i needed to be 90-100
she said she knew it was crohns but wanted a colonoscopy for her. and thats how i got diagnose...
it sucks that yours took so long /x do you have it under control now?

oh! and are you on remicade? i am heart

i can definitely see how the ER would have sped things up!
though at the same time i'm grateful i was never in that much pain at any one point!

and yes! mostly under control anyway. it's been more or less in remission for a good while. comes back whenever i forget to eat properly though.

no remicade -- i take b12 supplements religiously and they're like miracle drugs for me.
whenever i see the specialist she suggests i go on the steroids but i'm not keen on it.

how are you now? 6 years later, how much have things improved for you?

[General Snicker-Doodle]

- What is the most physically painful experience you've ever suffered through? What caused it? How long did the pain last? Did you fully recover? Tell us about it.
I had a kidney stone when I was sixteen. I'd woken up that morning with a dull pain in my back, and by the afternoon it felt like someone was twisting a knife in there. I was writhing in pain and panting "make it stop" when we got to the emergency room. As I was lying in the ER squirming my way off the hospital bed, the pain suddenly stopped. Hands down the most glorious thing I have ever experienced in my life. emotion_awesome

- What is the most mentally/emotionally painful experience you've ever suffered through? What made it so stressful? How long did this pain last? Does it still affect you?
A few years ago a close friend of mine from out of state came to visit. When she showed up to pick me up, I didn't even recognize her. She had anorexia and was so skinny that, as I found out later that night, if she lost anymore weight she would surely die. I was confused, sad, hurt, and terrified for my friend. I've cried for her many a time and tried my best to help her. It was hard, being as she lived so far away. I prayed for her every night for two years. Happily, she has fully returned to her former self. My experience with my friend is partially what inspired me to study psychology.

- Did you learn anything from going through such pain?
Pain hurts. Also, I gotta watch how much salt I put on my food. gonk

- What is your thresh-hold for pain? How much pain can you handle mentally? Physically? Where does pain draw the line into becoming too much to bare?
I don't really know. I guess I'm pretty average when it comes to pain. I'm not super weak with it, nor am I super strong.

- Anything else you would like to add?
Yep. Pain blows.

[ll-iBritt-ll]

Petrosoap


i can definitely see how the ER would have sped things up!
though at the same time i'm grateful i was never in that much pain at any one point!

and yes! mostly under control anyway. it's been more or less in remission for a good while. comes back whenever i forget to eat properly though.

no remicade -- i take b12 supplements religiously and they're like miracle drugs for me.
whenever i see the specialist she suggests i go on the steroids but i'm not keen on it.

how are you now? 6 years later, how much have things improved for you?



well, they have to act fast if my appendix did explode or w/e xD
so i kinda understand, but i wasnt happy at the time considering i had just got out of the hospital like 3 weeks earlier for a leg surgery rofl. neither was my mom. she went like hair on fire at 1 AM O.O

thats great! :') it is different for everyone.

really? i take vitamins cause if i dont i get cold sores at the corners of my mouth... my doctor says thats because i cant absorb nutrients properly >.< ive went on steroids too, at the beginning of my crohns. everyone called me chipmunk cheeks cause my cheeks blew up like balloons =_=;; and my doctor and mother never mentioned to say anything
=_= they thought id refuse to take the medicine

ummm. well. ive found that getting a yearly flu shot has helped me a lot. remicade has been my best buddy for about 4 years and helped, but recently i have just went into a really bad flare-up. i usually have one about once a year and thats it... so its decently under control. always working on it though, yknow?

how long have you had crohns?

[Miss Middy]

- What is the most physically painful experience you've ever suffered through? What caused it? How long did the pain last? Did you fully recover? Tell us about it.
Lol. Gotta be my Mesentric Adentis. I was in the hospital for that shizzzzz. And my 3in. long dog bite. Ohh. When they put the numbing stuff in there.... crying But not a tear was shed.
- What is the most mentally/emotionally painful experience you've ever suffered through? What made it so stressful? How long did this pain last? Does it still affect you?
Rape and molestation for around 6months. My cousin thinks he is oh so mighty. Pain has ended, mental pain is still happening. I'm trying to recover. Too violent.
- Did you learn anything from going through such pain?
Don't trust anyone unless they prove to you they are trust worthy.
And don't get caught in the middle of a dog fight.
- What is your thresh-hold for pain? How much pain can you handle mentally? Physically? Where does pain draw the line into becoming too much to bare?
I guess I have a high tolerance for pain. When I'm hurting so much I can't even move.. Then we have a problem.
- Anything else you would like to add?
Nah. Not really.

[Psykeiri]

ll-iBritt-ll

well, they have to act fast if my appendix did explode or w/e xD
so i kinda understand, but i wasnt happy at the time considering i had just got out of the hospital like 3 weeks earlier for a leg surgery rofl. neither was my mom. she went like hair on fire at 1 AM O.O

thats great! :') it is different for everyone.

really? i take vitamins cause if i dont i get cold sores at the corners of my mouth... my doctor says thats because i cant absorb nutrients properly >.< ive went on steroids too, at the beginning of my crohns. everyone called me chipmunk cheeks cause my cheeks blew up like balloons =_=;; and my doctor and mother never mentioned to say anything
=_= they thought id refuse to take the medicine

ummm. well. ive found that getting a yearly flu shot has helped me a lot. remicade has been my best buddy for about 4 years and helped, but recently i have just went into a really bad flare-up. i usually have one about once a year and thats it... so its decently under control. always working on it though, yknow?

how long have you had crohns?

that's interesting about the flu shot!!
maybe i should get one.

i just assumed remicade was steroids. i've never actually heard of it. what is it?

as for how long, i've had digestion problems all my life, but it really spiked two years ago when i was being diagnosed -- stress-induced, i think.

going down to one flare-up a year sounds pretty great!

[ll-iBritt-ll]

Petrosoap

that's interesting about the flu shot!!
maybe i should get one.

i just assumed remicade was steroids. i've never actually heard of it. what is it?

as for how long, i've had digestion problems all my life, but it really spiked two years ago when i was being diagnosed -- stress-induced, i think.

going down to one flare-up a year sounds pretty great!



it helps a lot; especially if you have a weak immune system.
fish oil is also nice... i dont like taking it though
heard it helps with sex benefits in women though wink

ah, i see. most say its caused by stress / genetics. im thinking i might have been stressed induced though... i was kinda freaking out with all the pain and spasms and hw i had to make up lolz

it is nice, but flare-ups are a b***h. toss you like a rag doll.

haha, forgot about remicade almost. its an iv infusion that is applied every 4-8 weeks depending on your crohns. i used to be 8 weeks, but with the recent flare-up went back to 4 weeks >< remicade doesnt work with everyone though; im a lucky few. steroids are okay... but when i was first diagnosed i was at 22 pills.. had to take like 8 steroids. i remember i used to see how pills i could take at one time without choking... >> glad i never actually.. choked.

oh! and i wish your health to be as good if not better than mine biggrin
i understand how bad it can get =_=
dont let anyone tell you youre lying either; they're full of crap >:O
(people do that all the time to me and im like, you have no effin clue, eff off >:O)

[Elizabeth of York]

Well, one of them was rape and emotionally abuse relationship. There's something else, but I'm not going to mention it.

[Seruubi]

Physically- When I was little and riding my bike- I took a sharp turn and skidded my whole leg.
My whole leg was an entire giant scab. I showed it to show-&-tell when it healed up enough.
I'm so pissed there isn't a scar from that- but I get an ugly scar from a dirtbike burn, what the hell?!

Emotionally- my father's passing. Time healed it enough to where when i think of memories of him, I smile instead of cry, but it still causes suffering for my brother and mother. So his death will haunt me until i get out of this house.

yay for boo-hoo stories.

[Celestial Nightmares]

- What is the most physically painful experience you've ever suffered through? What caused it? How long did the pain last? Did you fully recover? Tell us about it.
When I sprained one ankle and twisted the other one within five minutes. I was tripped/pushed in a soccer game. I didn't fully recover, my ankles are super weak now because I was stupid and insisted on fishing out the game. It sucked. I was a stupid child. Trying to play with the big boys (I played on a co-ed team, I was the smallest and one of three girls.)

- What is the most mentally/emotionally painful experience you've ever suffered through? What made it so stressful? How long did this pain last? Does it still affect you?
When my uncle died. I was 13. It was really stressful because it was 2 days after my birthday and I had to put on a happy face because we were having my family birthday party that day. I think it was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. This pain, it lasted a really long time, it's been nearly four years and I'm still not completely over it. So yes I am still affected by it.

- Did you learn anything from going through such pain?
That I was a stupid child and loosing people is tough, but I can get through it.

- What is your thresh-hold for pain? How much pain can you handle mentally? Physically? Where does pain draw the line into becoming too much to bare?
I have a pretty high thresh-hold for pain. I played soccer for a full hour with one twisted and one sprained ankle, without getting subbed or complaining. I can handle a lot mentally I normally I just shove it all to the back of my mind and try to forget it. It's how I deal with things. I hide them. It becomes too much when I can't get away from the pain and I breakdown.