Chronic Health Ailments- How Do You Learn To Adjust/Not Let Symptoms Affect You?

[bluefortress]

Do any of you have any chronic bodily/health issues going on which you can always feel and make you more irritable?

I have ongoing non allergic sinus disease/polyps and although its mostly managed by meds I am still always have some sinus sensation of some sort all day and night.  Whether its one nostril blocked, narrowing or a feeling of discomfort. 
 

Seen ent doctors there is not much point in surgery as its the immune system at fault. It makes me feel unhealthy all the time and just wabt to get through the day and go to sleep. Theres nothing else to take medically apart from prednisone but its dangerous long term. 
 

I am trying to find ways to be at peace/not hyperfocus on the symptoms and feel healthy

Does anyone have daily symptoms and how do you manage to ignore them?

[Peter Pedant]

Yeah - called Albatross syndrome - you have the same symptoms but  have learnt not to complain to the doctors as their treatments are  awful

( to do with killing the  albatross in STC's ryme of the ancient mariner)

[Hazlinny]

I recently experienced the onset of tinnitus in my left ear which can be extremely irritating - the ringing/buzzing has lessened but i am still aware of it.  Currently, there is no known cure so I try to ignore it and hope that it might eventually go away - keeping busy allows me not to concentrate on the noise too much.  Thankfully,  it does not affect my sleep. 

[jourdain2]

Gosh, yes!! Which one first?

Occasional tinnitus - ignore.

Trapped sciatic nerve (20 yrs. and counting) ignore as far as possible.  Adapt distances walked and not carrying weights, allow time for painkillers to take effect after exercise.

[jourdain2]

^^ I hit 'answer' by accident, sorry. 

Asthma - acquired in the last 10 years and is a da**ed nuisance and makes me ill when, as now, I get it on top of a chest infection and carry the inhalers.  

I used to be so fit!

Basically - you have one life, live it and deal with it as best you can - and ignore that which does not incapacitate you, is my best advice.  

[davebro3]

To quote the great man - "Just keep *** on!"

[davebro3]

rhymes with muggering

[jourdain2]

Exactly, davebro.

[rowanwitch]

Rheumatoid arthritis, and depression, also osteo arthritis

Can't ignore them but have adapted to living with the restrictions, learning good pacing helps, and focusing on the things I can do rather than the things I can't do any more.

There are things I miss ( a lot) but I have joined groups connected to my hobbies, and on good days I take a chance and do things  like a bit of birding, or a bit of real world shopping.

[bluefortress]

Thanks all ^ useful replies. It is also how we deal with things that determines quality of life too. Im still working on this as time goes by I realise how much unhelpful thought processes let me down. 

[Smowball]

Where do I start! Fractured spine in 2 places which has left permanent 24-7 pain in everything from walking to sitting down /bending/laying down,tendinopathy, osteopenia, asthma, chronic IBS..... 

If I didn't laugh I would cry, a lot! So I muddle on, keep working from home, do the very best I can to plod on every day and try not to make it obvious just how bad I feel because when someone asks you how you are feeling the chances are they don't actually want the real full blown answer lol.

[bluefortress]

Thanks smowball, sounds rough but hou have good mindset

Yea when people ask if you are ok the correct answer is yes of course!

[Khandro]

 

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[Khandro]

^^ ignore the 'newer edition' which comes up on that link.

There are many books on Buddhist meditation but Kathleen McDonald's is the best I've found.

[bluefortress]

Thanks Khandro. I thought of trying meditation but doesn't it encourage you to focus internally.. therefore bodily sensations become more prominent : /.
 

Or maybe I just dont understand how it works. I'l def take a look tonight though, thanks