Chronic pain

Miss Selvin, look into Stem Cell Therapy. Look up and research all your options just like you researched this forum. I had it done 2 months ago. It is a very good option for you. EV

Hi Sophie. Have you seen a physio? You might be better off going to see one as they can advice you on what exercise you can and can't do. As you could end up doing yourself more damage if you just jump in and don't get any professional advice. I have had chedonic pain for nearly 20yrs so I feel your pain. Hope this helps.

I truly hope that you have some adult help or can seek someone out who can help you. You are so young n shouldn't have to go thru this alone. Hopefully u can start with a doctor who is a specialist in chronic pain, from what I know exercise is always a good solution to helping pain, as long it is done properly, scour the Internet for help ( not scams).  I use meditation to help with my pain, however it needs real concentration. Please, seek professional help, I hate hearing your in so much pain for so many years.  Healing prayers blowing your way..... ??????

Sending peace and love to you....... I'm so proud of your ability to communicate your needs and reach out for help.  You are older than your years.  Most of us with these terrible knee problems can relate to the time we first started to realize that something was wrong. On your own, without professional help which is sometimes hard to get, even for we older folk who seek it, you will face the frustrations of which you speak. Gaining weight is what we all have experienced when we are not as mobile as we would like to be. But at your age, I know it is even harder to realize and try to work with. You might try water movements on your own, but even there, you will not want to twist your knee the wrong way while suspended when you don't really feel the pain and then get out of the pool to discover you may moved that mal tracked knee in a way that is now hurting even more. Of course, I am just old, and not a doctor nor have medical training, but I have your patella problem along with more bone spurs and a particularlly bad rare disease as well. As I look back on my history, I can remember thinking that I ignored it all for a long time. Fortunately, you are smart enough to get out there and ask questions and I hope computer search all you can to keep informed.  Answers will come and I hope that you can have at least one good session with a physical therapist so that you can write down the exercises and repeat them confidently at home.  In getting your problem diagnosed, you must have encountered some kind of ortho guy. Did that person offer any solution to your problem?   Or were you just left hanging as many of us were in our experiences. "Where there is a will, there is a way!"  Be assertive and pro-active and continues to seek answers from your adult community. Haviing been a teacher for 43 years, it comes to mind that if your adult community is not supportive, perhaps a teacher-mentor can step up and seek help for you.  We are all in different countries and ortho help is quite different, but the driving force of getting help is the patient, himself/herself.  Once again I compliment you on your attempt to reach out and ask. Chronic pain can be relieved with various salves and ointments temporarily and certain pills called NSAIDS etc.  We usually don't  like to see young people having to resort to constant relief from them, so you see, you do need professional advice before trying them on your own. Do not compare yourself to any other young person who seems to be so active and content.  All people have problems to bear, some seen, some unseen, some solvable and some not so solvable. Your young friends are not you.  You, my dear, are something very SPECIAL !!