What is the worst physical pain you've ever felt?

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+1 Nerve pain. When I first herniated my L4/L5 disc it felt like Satan pinched my spinal cord. It hurt even more than when I ruptured the same disc. It wasn't too fun before the first surgery either; can't stand, can't sit, can't lay down, can't do anything to relieve the pain.

Sciatic nerve pain sucks too. My leg went numb for a couple weeks, but that pins and needles numb. The bad kind. Take care of your back. There aren't any great solutions to a messed up back.

[Rune Bivrin]

Originally Posted by MarkMgibson

Maybe we do. I've been taking Kapanol (morphine) for 15 years for cluster headaches. Before that, I tried a few different ways of offing myself. "Suicide headaches" is an apt description, that's for sure.

I've had'em since I was 12 or so. For me it's like there's a vice in my right eye compressing the ball. Not fun...

Luckily only a few attacks in sequence and then pauses for several years. Seems to be getting better with age for me; I haven't had a serious attack since 2009, I think.

For me Imigran (Sumatriptan) auto-injectors is the ultimate cure. When a full attack sets in I take a shot and the pain is gone in a few minutes. Wish I'd known about that when I was younger.

[Indiana Mike]

For you guys with cluster headaches. I watched a show a few years ago about this ,the man takes magic mushrooms every so often . Not daily as that would be nuts.

Actually they may be re-running it .

http://channel.nationalgeographic.co...room-medicine/



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[stratovani]

I had a bad case of sciatica back in the late 80s. At one point my right leg was hurting so bad that I couldn't get out of bed! I had to pop a ton of Motrin just to be able to function. I finally went to a chiropractor, and after a series of treatments to my lower spine the pain went away, and it hasn't come back since.

[klejst]

About six years ago I had a spinal tap (no not the band), honestly the worst pain I ever felt. The size of the needle they use alone just makes you hurt and cringe simply looking at it.

[kev b]

The worst pain I experienced was smashing my elbow into a sharp object with full force when a spanner (wrench) slipped, back spasms are pretty bad too.

My wife has had a botched cesaerean, a natural birth and kidney stones, she says the kidney stone pain was worst.

Posters on other forums seems to agree that the worst pain of all is stepping barefoot onto a lego brick.

[lunarpollen]

I've had broken bones, a couple dental infections, severe sinus infections, a bout with what was likely bacterial meningitis, and other really severely painful things, but the worst pain I ever felt was from kidney stones in the summer of 2004. I didn't know that pain could be so bad. On the proverbial "scale of 1 to 10," it peaked at 14. It's amazing how something so small can hurt so much. But I'm sure most people have had tiny splinters that have caused comparatively ridiculous amounts of pain; so when you think about it, it's not really always the size that matters so much as how the particular nerve endings are being stimulated.

Supposedly about the worst pain ever is from the symptoms caused by the sting of a Carukia barnesi, a really tiny (like pinky-nail sized) jellyfish. Just one of the reasons why I do not deliberately immerse myself in natural bodies of water.

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

Originally Posted by lunarpollen

Supposedly about the worst pain ever is from the symptoms caused by the sting of a Carukia barnesi, a really tiny (like pinky-nail sized) jellyfish. Just one of the reasons why I do not deliberately immerse myself in natural bodies of water.

Have you heard of the candiru? Of course, I haven't experienced that, but it doesn't sound funny to me.

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

Originally Posted by lunarpollen

I've had broken bones... and other really severely painful things

Me too (just once), but from my limited experience, I think that a dislocation is way more painful than a fracture. I broke three metatarsal bones of my left foot on January 1st, 2002 and, while putting my foot on the floor resulted in unbearable pain, it was practically nothing but the swelling as long as I kept it raised.

[SBassman]

Broke ankle and leg simultaneously in multiple places.
Brutal, brutal pain. Needed the meds very badly.

[pocketgroove]

I had to have surgery on my nose and sinuses to repair a deviated septum, polyps in my sinuses, and damage from a previous break. I woke up during the surgery, as they were arranging the skin flap and sewing up the inside of my nose. During the procedure, they inserted packing which had to be ripped out the next day, bringing scabs and skin with it. Definitely one of those two, for me.

[Ziltoid]

After reading this thread I've come to the conclusion: I've never felt real pain.

[LiamCohl]

Wish I could agree with you on that Ziltoid. I'm at over 20 broken bones, a couple torn ligaments. Cracking two discs in my back made it pretty awful doing anything for a couple months, but that one was easily trumped by a knee dislocation skiing , my right foot was pointing straight backwards and I had to drag myself a couple hundred yards out of waist deep powder in the woods, passed out as soon as I got out of the glades to the cat track. A Serious tooth infection and migraines are getting up there, too, both destroy any ability to be functional, but not as horror movieish as looking at a body part not where it is supposed to be at all. Any time I ever feel like I'm complaining about injuries too much I just read through Travis Pastrana's injury list, that guy is a super hero to still be alive and going. Muscle injuries hurt a whole lot more than a non separated fracture.

[Solarmist]

80's / Left arm torn from shoulder socket, and hanging down - car wreck.
80's / Broke left arm twice - right arm once, and two fingers - construction.
90's / Kidney Stones - twice.
90's / Hernia.
2012 / Pinched nerve in neck - excruciating pain in left shoulder, and left arm. (Just had surgery in my neck)

[Trayster2]

Ruptured the L5-S1 disc in my back. Worst pain ever for a year afterwards, and still suffer everyday (just not as bad).

[MEKer]

Man, there's a lot of hurting in this thread! Sheesh!

[Bassic Playing]

Horse kicked a rib through my lung

[Stilettoprefer]

Dislocated kneecap. Started spinning around after lifting up my girlfriend and I heard a loud pop. The next thing I remember is laying on the floor screaming while my girlfriend and buddy just looked at me wondering if I was in serious pain or not. I actually had to tell my buddy to call 911! Paramedics didn't give me any pain meds before relocating it, they just said to push my leg out while they pulled on it from my ankle. That part hurt much more than having pop out. Another kid in the room actually up and passed out while that was going on.

That definitely hurt MUCH more than breaking my arm in 2 places at the same time.

[Philonius]

Oh, there are some good'uns here. I can't compete, but years ago I broke my ring finger; it was twisted out of position. A buddy of mine offered to save me the cost of going to an orthopedist and set it for me himself. Right.

No way, Jose, I'm going to a real Doctor who will do the job with some finesse. Went to my appointment, Doc says "let me have a look at that..." SNAP!

Good thing he didn't warn me.

[Evil Undead]

I don't think I've had anything that can compete with some of the worst here! But the worst I've felt were

Splenectomy (open, not laparoscopic) - obviously I was out for the surgery but the weeks/months afterwards were hell
Wisdom tooth socket infection, landed me in hospital for a week
Infection up my nostril following a cauterisation
Ear infections and a perforated ear drum
The time I put my back out
And having a 2 feet tall stone ornament dropped on my big toe - the nail popped right off.

That's it really