Pain. Lots of it.

[baratron]

I have spent the day with much pain in my back, tummy and pelvis, and with heavy, aching legs. Yes, it is That time of the month (did you even need to ask?!). I was going to write a long rant about it all, but you see, menstruation kicks off the joint problems/chronic pain thing I have even in totally unrelated parts of the body, and my finger joints hurt too much for me to be bothered to type out a long LJ post. Don't need too much sympathy - I should be better tomorrow, and back to normal by Wednesday, but at the moment I feel ancient and arthritic.

Currently listening to a Very Strange CD. It's the soundtrack from a bizarre Japanese rhythm action game, but as well as all the music from the game itself, it has tracks which seem to be clips of people playing the game. Lots of Japanese talking and giggling with Dreamcast noises in the background. Most odd. I need to find someone who understands Japanese to figure out what it's on about. Might try it on Tim & Peter this weekend - except that Peter was saying something about their new flat finally being ready this weekend. Maybe I could take it round and we could listen to it while we help them move...

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[lizw.livejournal.com]

menstruation kicks off the joint problems/chronic pain thing I have even in totally unrelated parts of the body

Oh, eek. I remember getting hormone-related joint problems just after my first pregnancy - not fun.

[nitoda]

I *love* my new TENS machine ... it really helps with the period pains and I'm sure it would work for joint pains too?

Maybe you could find one to borrow for a while - if you decide it helps they're not too expensive to buy - I got a new one for about £40 IIRC.

A kinky friend was able to lend me one - he remains most disappointed that I have only used it for pain relief! *grin*

[baratron.livejournal.com]

I have one - but I can't find it :( I don't want to buy a new one, because the one I have cost about £100 - it's much better made than the ones you can get cheaply in Boots. It's lost somewhere in my parents' house...

[nitoda]

Bummer - but I wouldn't buy from Boots - a little googling will deliver lots of info on cheaper and better ones. I got mine from a company in Derbyshire - they posted it to me and didn't charge VAT either. Hope you manage to find yours in time for next month (or before you need it if things don't happen that regularly!)