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What is the WORST pain you've ever had?

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AbsentmindedWoman · 28/07/2021 18:51

Personally, toothache (constant background throb with searing white hot stabs that made me feel like I was being electrocuted in my skull every few seconds) gets the award for absolute worst ever. Two frozen shoulders, and adenomyosis that used to regularly have me puking and fainting and almost hallucinating on the bathroom floor are strong contenders - but miles behind. There is just something about vicious toothache that makes it the worst.

Contemplating this as just back from the dentist, where at least for now, things were ok this time Grin

What about you?

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PegasusReturns · 28/07/2021 18:51

Gall stones.

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FreeSpirits · 28/07/2021 18:52

Child birth

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Wakemeuuuup · 28/07/2021 18:52

Sciatica

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Mustardbay · 28/07/2021 18:52

Birth

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132orbust · 28/07/2021 18:53

DD1's head crowning - oh my....

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lanbro · 28/07/2021 18:53

Gallstones, much worse than childbirth

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Needaholiday101 · 28/07/2021 18:53

Gallstones, childbirth

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StarryStarrySocks · 28/07/2021 18:53

Period pain, I used to get severe cramps when I was younger.

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AnyFucker · 28/07/2021 18:53

Spinal headache after an epidural

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tiredvommachine · 28/07/2021 18:53

Burst Kidney cyst

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Cupcakegirl13 · 28/07/2021 18:53

Kidney stones and child birth jointly

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BadgeronaMoped · 28/07/2021 18:54

3 natural births, they weren't great pain-wise, maybe 7/10 at points.
Ovarian torsion however, fuck me, that was something else. I wouldn't like to feel anything worse than that Sad

Never broken a bone so I've not got that to compare either pain to. Labour is a sort of ache pain, sharp near the end, torsion was searing/sharp.

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Schrutesbeets · 28/07/2021 18:54

Migraines, and burst ovarian cysts.

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tnetenba · 28/07/2021 18:54

Not very serious but honestly stubbing my toe. Can you imagine that level of pain but sustained over hours, horrific! The saving grace is that it only ever hurts for a short while.

I do get some funny looks when I describe labour as 'not as bad as stubbing your toe' Grin.

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sugarapplelane · 28/07/2021 18:54

Trigeminal neuralgia pain - awful

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rubyslippers · 28/07/2021 18:54

Crushed sciatic nerve
Persistent Nerve pain is intolerable

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breakfasty · 28/07/2021 18:54

Removal of infected ingrown toenail, the anaesthetic being injected.

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KurtWilde · 28/07/2021 18:55

Trigeminal neuralgia

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HavelockVetinari · 28/07/2021 18:55

Appendicitis. Followed by a tooth abcess.

Both loads worse than childbirth!

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Matilda1981 · 28/07/2021 18:55

It’s a toss up between severe tooth ache and sinusitis- that was horrific - have had 4 children and would rather go through childbirth any day!

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breakfasty · 28/07/2021 18:55

Closely followed by ovarian cyst.

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LordFoofingtonismyMaster · 28/07/2021 18:55

Endometriosis and adenomyosis. Would regularly think I might die from the pain until the wonderful Doctor removed my uterus. It's like a whole new world!

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Blueskytoday06 · 28/07/2021 18:55

Child birth and broken ankle

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HavelockVetinari · 28/07/2021 18:55

@KurtWilde

Trigeminal neuralgia

Actually that wins the thread (at least my doctor friend reckons so)
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peachpearplum01 · 28/07/2021 18:55

A twisted fibroid - much much worse than childbirth!

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