undiagnosed pain condition

I have for the past 3 year have had chronic pain that no doctor has been able to figure out. It starts in my hips and gradually works it's way down to my feet. In the morning and night is when it is worse. It feels like how your muscles feel when your stretching your legs, the tugging feeling. I'm always in pain if I don't take my meds. I also clean for a living, so that doesn't help at all. Anyone else have these experiences??

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"Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. Remember, O LORD, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old. Remember not the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you are good, O LORD."
...Psalm 25:4-7

I don't. But i know what can make you better: go and see a rehab therapist.

I would love to, but I have no health insurance. I'm a single mother who cleans for a living, so I can't afford health insurance. I see a doctor who does a sliding-scale fee. So all I can do is treat the symptoms, not solve the probem. Very frustrating.

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"Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. Remember, O LORD, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old. Remember not the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you are good, O LORD."
...Psalm 25:4-7

Very sorry to hear that. From your description it could probably be a lot of things. You say no doctor has been able to figure it out -- what kinds of doctors have you consulted already? Maybe a good chiropractor would have some insights?

How is your health otherwise? How about your diet? Are you staying adequately hydrated?

Lem

Alright then, what do you do for (self) prehab and rehab?

well, I stretch everyday. That seems to help with the tugging feeling I get in my legs. I also try to incorporate lots of fruits and veggies into my diet. Not sure what else I can do myself. Any suggestions?

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"Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. Remember, O LORD, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old. Remember not the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you are good, O LORD."
...Psalm 25:4-7

Joint mobility, yoga and foam rolling.

I've had similar sounding pain in my legs off and on since early childhood. I've never been to the doctor about it, so I don't know what causes it but it can get pretty bad sometimes. Exercise, yoga and avoiding draft/getting cold help prevent the pain a lot of the time. But not always, so when I do get the pain, what I do is I put really warm socks on and a hot water bottle (or something similar) on the end of my lower back. That works much better than any painkillers. I don't know if your pain is something else, but that's something you could try.

I had terrible pain in my legs when my thyroid was acting up, so you may want to have blood work done. Also, many drugs' side effects include muscle pain, so you may want to research (on the net) the meds you are on, in particular, if you are taking cholestrol reducing medication. I pray you will find a solution very soon. God bless.

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I used to have chronic pain along with neurological symptoms. Nothing in western, mainstream medicine did anything for me. From my research, a lot of chronic pain, if not most chronic pain comes from stress and fear. It is amazing what fear does to our bodies.

What helped me was to take control of my thought life. The bible says to take every thought captive. When you are in pain, your thoughts seem to control you! That is what happened to me. I had to learn to trust God more, follow His word. I also believe many fear these days because there seems to be a breakdown in love, either in our relationships with God, others and ourselves. The bible says that those who live in fear have not been perfected in love.

I think it could be helpful for you to look at the stressors in your life. Do you run your own cleaning business? How are your relationships? What is your perception of God? Do you feel that He loves unconditionally? Do you deal with shame and guilt? Do you confess your faults with someone? Are you a perfectionist, people pleaser? I could go one.

I believe there is hope for you. If we find that Truth, we can be set free.