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Yesthatscorrect · 2021-12-01T23:15:31+00:00

Today I had a vacuum assisted breast biopsy which I didn't expect to be too bad. It wasn't until the anaesthetic wore off! The nurse told me to put a sports bra on tonight. Yeah that's not happening! I've taken some tramadol I had left over so hopefully the pain will wear off soon but this is definitely up there with appendicitis, severe ear infection and toothache. Giving birth and labour for 48 hours doesn't even feature in the top ten.

AnneTwackie · 03/12/2022 12:32

labyrinthitis when I was heavily pregnant, like being on the worst fairground ride for 3 days while vomiting and drifting in and out of consciousness. I remember just begging the hospital to hold me down.

superplumb · 03/12/2022 19:41

Having waters manually broken
Hormone drip to get me going
Womb biopsy. Felt like my womb was being extracted.
Cleft surgeries. Although young, I remember the pain in my mouth lip and nose

Sugarplumfairy65 · 03/12/2022 20:40

An abdominal tumor breaking my spine

Brigante9 · 03/12/2022 20:44

Bleed into my skull post clot and I was on anti-coagulants. Horrific. They gave me tramadol which made me puke all day. Fun times.

Bouledeneige · 03/12/2022 22:00

Gall stones and acute inflammation of the gall bladder. Thankfully you don't need a gall bladder and mine is long gone.

Yorkshirelass21 · 03/12/2022 22:04

My c-section started while anaesthesia had not. It was an emergency and they were trying to save the baby's life, for which I'm grateful. Will never forget being sliced.

fairydustt · 03/12/2022 22:07

When I was 14 I had a massive cyst boil thing in my arse crack and I couldn't physically walk it was so painful, I had to call in sick at school and stay in bed for days.. the relief when it was gone after using what the doctors gave me was like nothing I've ever felt before 🤣

Dogsinthecradle · 03/12/2022 22:09

Many many moons ago when I was about 14,my mother handed me a jar that she’d filled with boiling water-and told me to shake it
i did-the jar exploded and burnt my private parts
the pain was like nothing I’ve ever had-before or after-it burnt my pubic hair off and the area was raw
i had to walk to the doctors everyday for 3 weeks to have the dressings changed (and aged 14,I would rather have died than have to admit to having private parts-having to have them dressed was almost as bad as the burn itself) and to this day, (and 6 kids later) I still have scarring,the skin is very sensitive (I have to be careful what underwear I wear) and about half the hair never grew back
all my mother could say about this was ‘opps’
i get it was a genuine accident but ‘opps’ doesn’t really cut it

Strathyre · 03/12/2022 22:11

Perforated intestine. I was in so much pain I didn't care if I lived or died, I just wanted to be unconscious or for the pain to stop. Best words I've ever heard were "I'm one of the anaesthetists", I knew I was going to be out soon!

Popsicales · 03/12/2022 22:14

A dry socket after an infected wisdom tooth removal was the worst pain I’ve ever experienced. Second worst was a broken rib!

Ive given birth to two babies at home without any pain relief and it doesn’t compare at all to the dry socket. I felt like I wanted to die 🥺

abw94 · 03/12/2022 22:15

Induced labour from 4pm - 4am (when my waters finally went) my contractions had NO break it was a constant contraction. When my waters went I had an immediate epidural, I've never felt such relief

CatsMother66 · 03/12/2022 22:19

Having a smear after menopause with vaginal atrophy.
I never minded smears but now it is horrendous! I was well and truly traumatised afterwards.

MrsMigginsCat · 03/12/2022 22:24

Bleeding into a cyst on my thyroid. My god, the pain!

TheBirdintheCave · 03/12/2022 22:28

I dropped the butt end of a knife on the nail bed of my big toe. Never known pain like it 🤢 Giving birth was a breeze in comparison.

weegiemum · 05/12/2022 19:02

Kidney stones. Nothing else comes close, even a 37 hour back labour isn't as bad, but that's retrospectively! At the time it was bad!

overitalready · 05/12/2022 19:37

@lazylockdowner - This was me less than 2 weeks ago although at the time i didnt know what it was just that the inside of my bum hurt

My pain started on a Sat however, went to the pharmacy and got some meds which didnt help. Sat evening pain got even worse, couldnt eat, sleep etc

Called 911, was told doctor would call me back within 12 hours.

By Sunday morning i was on my knees in my kitchen with the pain.

In the end i went to A+E, was admitted that night to manage pain relief, had an MRI Monday and then the op for removal on the Tuesday

The utter relief afterwards once the pain had gone was beyond

Honestly the WORST pain i have ever ever ever experienced and you have my utter sympathy

Cherryjaffacakes · 05/12/2022 20:30

Mastoiditis was really fucking horrific. As long as I didn't move my head, breathe, swallow, talk, chew I was fine-ish. When my eardrum finally perforated it gave me some much welcome relief.

Pneumonia was equally as bad. It felt just like being stabbed by thousands of tiny little knives.

I live with chronic pain every day but I would rather than than either of those 2 again.

ThatSharonCurleysUpThePole · 05/12/2022 20:39

I've experienced many forms of severe pain. Labour, gallstones, broken bones, torn rotator cuff you know that sort of thing. However the absolute worst pain was the episiotomy given during ds birth. He had shoulder Dystocia and had been stuck for a long time. The doctor that came in to assist couldn't shift him and ds was practically purple. I physically couldn't push anymore and I felt myself fading. (I felt strangely peaceful bizarrely). Sudden I was brought back to my senses by what felt like acid being poured over my crotch. The doctor scissored me without anaesthesia or waiting for a contraction. Ds was born weighing over 11lb but was lifeless. I was being stitched up while sucking on gas and air and apologising to dh about the baby not making it again. What seemed like an eternity ds cried and he was whisked off to the NICU. I had to have over 130 stitches so couldn't go with him. I was absolutely shell shocked and just lay there in a daze. As he was born at 3.30 am dh was told to leave. I begged for him to stay but was told no. I had the grumpiest mw in the world. She asked if I needed help showering and as I was still trying to make sense of everything I took a little longer to answer her. She got in my face and asked again very slowly and loudly. When I burst into tears she rolled her eyes and started wiping me with bedbath wipes. I had no dh. No baby and she was so rough. I'd never felt so alone. When I went to the postnatal ward I was in severe agony. I couldnt sit so had to lay down. None of the other mums were asleep but the mw told me off for whining. I couldn't help it. She seemed really mad at me. I asked if I could have a hot drink and she told me where the kitchen was. I was in too much pain to move so I just lay there. When the new mw came on at 8am I cried with relief. She couldn't have been kinder or helpful. Luckily ds was returned to me later that day but 19 years on his birth still causes me severe emotional distress. Plus the stitches never healed properly and still cause pain and soreness. I also freeze whenever I hear the accent of older Irish women specially if they're called Mary and from Mayo.

Citycentre3 · 05/12/2022 20:43

tedsletterofthelaw · 01/12/2021 23:24

Labour on the drip

Trigeminal neuralgia

Huge Second degree burn from boiling water on my leg

Induced labour on a drip was hell on earth. Literally no one told me this intensifies contractions by three fold. Not too sure if it is a good or bad thing I was not informed before and it has been 5 years.

xYerDaSellsAvonx · 05/12/2022 20:52

I remember having a stomach ache as a 7 year old kid. It was so painful and unlike anything I'd expienced before. I was rolling around on the bed and crying my eyes out. Now my mum wasn't a particularly hands on parent. Very no nonsense. But I remember her putting me in the car and taking me to the doctors surgery. I have no memory of what happened next. I just remember the doctor telling my dad to floor it as he would get me to hospital a lot faster than waiting on an ambulance. My next memory is me being in school and me telling the teacher I had arthritis in my stomach 🤷🏻‍♀️and that I was fine now. I'm 53 and my mum has never cleared up or told me what happened, why I said the wrong illness but obviously mispronounced what it was and why I have no memory other than severe agony.

xYerDaSellsAvonx · 05/12/2022 20:55

ThatSharonCurleysUpThePole · 05/12/2022 20:39

I've experienced many forms of severe pain. Labour, gallstones, broken bones, torn rotator cuff you know that sort of thing. However the absolute worst pain was the episiotomy given during ds birth. He had shoulder Dystocia and had been stuck for a long time. The doctor that came in to assist couldn't shift him and ds was practically purple. I physically couldn't push anymore and I felt myself fading. (I felt strangely peaceful bizarrely). Sudden I was brought back to my senses by what felt like acid being poured over my crotch. The doctor scissored me without anaesthesia or waiting for a contraction. Ds was born weighing over 11lb but was lifeless. I was being stitched up while sucking on gas and air and apologising to dh about the baby not making it again. What seemed like an eternity ds cried and he was whisked off to the NICU. I had to have over 130 stitches so couldn't go with him. I was absolutely shell shocked and just lay there in a daze. As he was born at 3.30 am dh was told to leave. I begged for him to stay but was told no. I had the grumpiest mw in the world. She asked if I needed help showering and as I was still trying to make sense of everything I took a little longer to answer her. She got in my face and asked again very slowly and loudly. When I burst into tears she rolled her eyes and started wiping me with bedbath wipes. I had no dh. No baby and she was so rough. I'd never felt so alone. When I went to the postnatal ward I was in severe agony. I couldnt sit so had to lay down. None of the other mums were asleep but the mw told me off for whining. I couldn't help it. She seemed really mad at me. I asked if I could have a hot drink and she told me where the kitchen was. I was in too much pain to move so I just lay there. When the new mw came on at 8am I cried with relief. She couldn't have been kinder or helpful. Luckily ds was returned to me later that day but 19 years on his birth still causes me severe emotional distress. Plus the stitches never healed properly and still cause pain and soreness. I also freeze whenever I hear the accent of older Irish women specially if they're called Mary and from Mayo.

You poor thing. Have you considered counselling at all? I'm guessing you gave birth in Ireland. Do you live there?

LearnerCook · 05/12/2022 20:57

Sciatica. Right from my backside to my ankle. It was like my leg was on fire; I was hyperventilating at times and couldn't stop the tears.

JimBob61 · 05/12/2022 21:45

Brachytherapy for cancer.
The first two sessions were ok but on my third, and thankfully final- session they let my epidural wear off before removing the rods.
I was screaming for pain relief but gas and air were useless.
I was actually sick and in shock for several hours afterwards
It was nine years ago and I still regularly wake up crying after dreaming about it.

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