chronic pain

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it’s official…I now have chronic wrist pain.

When I was 16, I had a motorbike accident. Right shoulder, both wrists and both knees were affected.

In my mid to late 20s I started getting shoulder pain and wrist pain when working out. At the time I was also a ballroom dance teacher so had even more pressure on my right wrist, so the pain got worse.

Going to the gym was always a problem for me as the wrist would cop a lot of pressure from weightlifting. Anyway, I over the years the pain has come and gone but now it is here to stay!

Living with chronic pain wears me down emotionally, even though it’s early days with the pain being there all the time.

At the moment I’m working on using my left arm as much as possible. This helps so much.

My Aunt has been living with pain most of her adult life and I’ve learnt a lot from her.

Gavin.

Chronic epididymitis (Men’s problems)

I’ve had Chronic epididymitis for approximately 20 years now.

The pain is very similar to being kicked in the balls. I’ve dealt with the pain (usually once a week, with masturbation) to relive the buildup of sperm fluid. The problem is: I really HATE masturbation with a passion, as it is very painful for me. Since my mental health has improved so much, I recently decided to tackle this problem in a different way. Instead of waiting the end of every week (when the pain is unbearable), I’ve decided to put up with a smaller amount of pain every day. So far this is working, and I’m really noticing a huge difference in my wellbeing. I just hope this continues to work. Gavin.

Epididymitis is an inflammation of the coiled tube, called the epididymis, at the back of the testicle. The epididymis stores and carries sperm. Males of any age can get epididymitis.

It’s been two weeks now and I feel like I’m no longer self harming (with masturbation). Very grateful for this. G.