Worst pain in the world?
Discussion
s3fella said:
Pretty sure medically it is gall bladder pain, closely followed by a 'dry socket ' following tooth extraction.
Neither are terribly receptive to pain management. I had a dry socket and it sucked.
Dry socket is awful. Been there, done that Thought it was the worst ever after broken arms etc....but....Neither are terribly receptive to pain management. I had a dry socket and it sucked.
Raise you five ribs, broken shoulder and collapsed lung. Morphine had the same effect as Smarties!
P-Jay said:
Ouch, ive bruised mine once or twice, 4 days shuffling around the flat using a dyson as a zimmer frame.
There are many nerve endings in the area. Any, and I do mean any body movement, sends excruciating shooting pains up and down your body.In comparison, a snapped femur and broken patella were like a cuddle from a cute masseuse.
SL said:
I was told that I should be able to feel a sensation like "washing up in your tummy". In hindsight, I'm not 100% convinced that I was fully anaesthetised anyway because I had full control of my legs and I could feel things like my waters breaking and apparently that's not normal.
When a cow has a C-section she remains standing, if it's done properly. She's kind of dozy, but won't sit down. If it hurt, you'd know about it.A lumbar puncture is no barrel of laughs, not is meningitis, a broken neck, or shingles.
Speed_Demon said:
Cluster headache. They are nicknamed 'Suicide headaches', no prizes for guessing why. It ain't nothing like a migraine. It's been a long time since I've had one, thank god. Want to get an idea of how painful it is, check it out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNouKvGCqIM
Perosnally I couldn't move when I had an attack, any attempt to go anywhere resulted in vomitting. Spent most of the time screaming.
I am also a sufferer of cluster headaches and while I am on-the-edge I wish for a migraine as they can be almost calming after the storm.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNouKvGCqIM
Perosnally I couldn't move when I had an attack, any attempt to go anywhere resulted in vomitting. Spent most of the time screaming.
On a lighter note:
Pickled said:
Ozone said:
Stepping on the pins of a 3 pin mains plug - now that's pain!!!
This! Or a Lego brick...(why do they always go pin upwards?).
Willy Nilly said:
When a cow has a C-section she remains standing, if it's done properly. She's kind of dozy, but won't sit down. If it hurt, you'd know about it.
A lumbar puncture is no barrel of laughs, not is meningitis, a broken neck, or shingles.
It hurt. Trust me, it hurt a LOT. I just assumed that a c-section was meant to hurt and you were meant to be able to feel everything. It was when it felt like my spine was clamped in a vice and being crushed that I realised that the pain was not normal. I have a high pain threshold but this was something else entirely.A lumbar puncture is no barrel of laughs, not is meningitis, a broken neck, or shingles.
The anaesthetist came to see me on the ward afterwards and he said he thought the anaesthetic had worn off - otherwise he wouldn't have put me under. He said that if I have any operations in the future, I need to warn the anaesthetist in advance because of the issues (it also takes longer than normal for the anaesthetic to numb me up).
Also, I've had shingles before. It doesn't even come close. It's a 1/10 on the pain scale compared to the pain in that op.
elanfan said:
Slowed the wking tho'.
Seriously - how and did you manage to have it reattached - if so how much feeling and movement do you have?
Oh the wking was great, no feeling once reattached!!!Seriously - how and did you manage to have it reattached - if so how much feeling and movement do you have?
I was 16 and very lucky, the UKs top micro surgeon and his apprentice were on call the night i did it.
Went through the arm at the wrist leaving an 2 inch wide piece of skin that the hand flapped on so I suppose cut off was a very slight exaggeration!
Several hours of micro surgery, seven pints of blood and a surprising genetic defect later I was on the mend. I had an extra artery running down the back of my arm that kept blood flowing to the hand and helping long term recovery.
2 years of intensive physio and I was back playing rugby.
20 odd years on I have my two middle fingers on the same tendon that move together, muscle wastage around my thumb and other than that and the scar you wouldn't know.
Lack of feeling did mean that for a few years I would break fingers etc playing rugby and not know until binding for a a scrum!
Edited by Bit of a Unit on Friday 14th September 19:58
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