Pain Blog
If we feel pain we need to go to doctor?

I work in a supermarket which involves me being on my feet all day long. As part of my job I lift, carry and push heavy loads.

Within a few hours of work, my left foot is in agony. I haven’t mentioned about my ankle problem to any management yet.

When I am at home, I rest it as much as possible. I have to take pain killers such as ibuprofen to keep the pain at bay. I cannot be taking painkillers like this forever. My left ankle is always is bigger than my right.

Due to the economic climate,, it’s difficult for me to get another job as I was unemployed for 4 months before this job.

I have tried ankle braces. All they do is to cut into the skin where they end, even with me buying a size larger than required.

Is there anything I can do? What do you think my problem is?

By: jumpycheese

Any advice would be extremely appreciated. I’ve just gotten to the point where I am fed up with this and just want to exercise without being in pain every single time. Okay so… I used to be very active in sports, ever since I was little and I’ve always been in good shape. About 2 and a half years ago, I began getting a bothersome pain in my lower abdomen either on the right or left side (it fluctuated every time, but never on the same side at the same time) whenever I ran with my team. It got increasingly worse and I would have to stop running and just walk the rest of the way.. it was very frustrating. The only way I could stop the pain a bit was to hold my side that was in pain very tightly (that no longer works). Well, ever since then i’ve just basically kept putting off this problem. I am no longer involved in a sport (I went about a year with not near as much exercise as I used to get), I am still thin, but I would like to be in better shape like I used to be. I am exercising regularly at a gym.. but the problem is, the pain still comes back… EVERY SINGLE TIME. I can barely go a mile without being in severe pain, and the pain has just recently began building up behind my ribcage and sometimes a little below. What is going on? I asked a doctor once but he was not very helpful and didn’t know why this was happening. It just hurts so bad, and the frustrating thing is that I know I can run and be way more in shape if this wasn’t holding me back It used to be just running that made this pain start, but now it’s even when I simply walk at a fast pace! Any ideas? I’ve researched like crazy and I still can’t figure this out.

By the way, this pain only happens during cardio exercises (running/jogging/fast walking), I only remember a couple times it hurt when I wasn’t exercising.

By: Peanut