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Hellobee Boards Topic: What was the most physical pain you've ever been in? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:24:38 +0000 ChitownRo on "What was the most physical pain you've ever been in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-most-physical-pain-youve-ever-been-in/page/3#post-2280932 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 21:03:53 +0000 ChitownRo 2280932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Another vote for kidney stones. All of the vomiting from pain made it worse than labor MamaB on "What was the most physical pain you've ever been in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-most-physical-pain-youve-ever-been-in/page/3#post-2280823 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 18:56:41 +0000 MamaB 2280823@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Kidney stones at 37 weeks pregnant. Unmedicated labor felt like a walk in the park compared to that. erinpye on "What was the most physical pain you've ever been in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-most-physical-pain-youve-ever-been-in/page/3#post-2280805 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 18:34:53 +0000 erinpye 2280805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @rachiecakes: oh my GOD! That sounds so painful! :crying: JoJoGirl on "What was the most physical pain you've ever been in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-most-physical-pain-youve-ever-been-in/page/3#post-2280410 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 11:42:23 +0000 JoJoGirl 2280410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 17 hours of unmedicated labor for sure.. alleyflowers on "What was the most physical pain you've ever been in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-most-physical-pain-youve-ever-been-in/page/3#post-2280392 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 11:31:53 +0000 alleyflowers 2280392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Recovering after emergency C-section / exploratory laparotomy for internal bleeding after car accident. I had a vertical incision and pain meds did literally nothing. Throwing up when you have staples up and down your abdomen is the worst feeling I've ever experienced. It was so painful I didn't want to live. That being said, I've also had the pleasure of experience dry socket, a UTI AND SHINGLES (I thought only old people get that???). All were extremely painful as well. Umbreon on "What was the most physical pain you've ever been in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-most-physical-pain-youve-ever-been-in/page/3#post-2280110 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 08:48:35 +0000 Umbreon 2280110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I haven't had a baby yet, so I can't say labour, although I'm sure it'll be up there when the time comes. 1) When I was on the pill, it gave me IBS. Those stomach cramps were by far the worst thing I ever felt. It's hard to imagine that labour will hurt more. There was one time it hurt so bad I almost called for my husband because I thought I was going to faint. I know labour will be worse because the contractions will last longer. The peak of those IBS cramps were probably only about 10 seconds. 2) I slipped on some concrete stairs and landed on the edge of a stair, right on my butt. I felt fine after, but the next day I hurt SO bad. I could barely walk. It lasted about 2-3 days. I must have really hurt my tail bone. Chillybear on "What was the most physical pain you've ever been in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-most-physical-pain-youve-ever-been-in/page/3#post-2280109 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 08:48:19 +0000 Chillybear 2280109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Here's my top 3 1. Kidney stones while 20 weeks pregnant 2. Root canal but they didnt get it all so 2 days later a 2nd emergency root canal 3. Popped a stitch during recovery from my tonsilectomy, that didnt hurt so much but the stomach cramps from swallowing blood and discomfort of waiting in the ER with my mouth gushing blood did a number on me. funny... labor didnt even come close to to making the list DesertDreams88 on "What was the most physical pain you've ever been in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-most-physical-pain-youve-ever-been-in/page/3#post-2280094 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 08:37:40 +0000 DesertDreams88 2280094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've never been through labor and recovery so that can't be my answer. I had C diff for about 6 weeks, which is a deadly intestinal infection that causes uncontrollable bloody diarrhea. The first few weeks when it was undiagnosed, I took anti-diarrhea meds bc I didn't know. During testing and after diagnosis, though, you can't take those, bc it traps it in your system. I kept calling the nurse line sobbing, the cramps and pain hurt so bad. The pain continues even if you have nothing left in your body. My poor DH... this was the first year of marriage. Astro Bee on "What was the most physical pain you've ever been in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-most-physical-pain-youve-ever-been-in/page/3#post-2279942 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 05:41:31 +0000 Astro Bee 2279942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The pain during labour of going from 0.5 cm to 10 cm in 2 hours was excruciatingly. I was shaking so bad at the end from the pain. I'd asked for an epidural shortly after I was brought to a room (at 2.5 cm), but progressed so quickly that I was fully dilated before the anesthesiologist came. Luckily, baby was still high, so I had time to relax before starting to push. Cluster feeding at 2 weeks, when I was already so raw, and a severe strep throat both warrant mentions. YouGotMe on "What was the most physical pain you've ever been in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-most-physical-pain-youve-ever-been-in/page/3#post-2279940 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 05:26:30 +0000 YouGotMe 2279940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @wrkbrk: it was! It took almost a year to heal so every time I sneezed/touched my face the wrong way it hurt rachiecakes on "What was the most physical pain you've ever been in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-most-physical-pain-youve-ever-been-in/page/2#post-2279930 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 04:59:35 +0000 rachiecakes 2279930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @erinpye: I was told it's worse if you're over 30. They had to break a part of my jaw to get them out. ETA mine were impacted - though one had just broken through the skin after my son was born. Navy_Mommy on "What was the most physical pain you've ever been in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-most-physical-pain-youve-ever-been-in/page/2#post-2279852 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 22:05:58 +0000 Navy_Mommy 2279852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 1) The exact moment DS2 herniated a disc (of mine) while I was pregnant with him. I felt it pinch and pop and I actually blacked out from the pain. 2) The three weeks following that incident where I refused pain meds and tried to just deal with it. 3) Mastitis. But not the mastitis itself, recovering from the spinal tap because I was having such an intense immune response they thought there was no way it was mastitis and had to rule out meningitis. (It took 4 days in the hospital with IV medication for my white blood cell count to get below the damn-she's-dying level lol) Mrs. Sunshine on "What was the most physical pain you've ever been in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-most-physical-pain-youve-ever-been-in/page/2#post-2279851 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 22:05:30 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2279851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Waiting to push with a med free birth. I had to wait for my OB but my body was screaming at me to push that baby out! Mastitis was pretty bad for me too, especially the migraine that came along with it. Stomach virus while 10 weeks pregnant. That was no joke and I had to crawl around the house to put on clothes to get to the ER because I hurt so badly. erinpye on "What was the most physical pain you've ever been in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-most-physical-pain-youve-ever-been-in/page/2#post-2279849 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 22:02:05 +0000 erinpye 2279849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Rubies: @rachiecakes: you poor things! I had no idea wisdom teeth extraction could be so painful! I had all 4 of mine done at once, and besides being a little swollen and hopped up on crazy pain meds initially, I was fine! They were impacted-- I wonder if that makes a difference, vs. pulling teeth that have come in? Rocker2014 on "What was the most physical pain you've ever been in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-most-physical-pain-youve-ever-been-in/page/2#post-2279761 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 20:21:49 +0000 Rocker2014 2279761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pitocin contractions without any breaks between. I basically had one long contraction that lasted an hour until I got an epidural. I had been given sleeping meds beforehand, as hours of pitocin had done nothing, so they stopped it and gave me meds to sleep with a plan to restart in the morning. Of course, then I go into full on labor and I'm so groggy and sedated that I was completely unable to manage the pain. Gallbladder pain and pre-diagnosis celiac cramps were both very close seconds. akcoffeebean on "What was the most physical pain you've ever been in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-most-physical-pain-youve-ever-been-in/page/2#post-2279739 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 20:08:28 +0000 akcoffeebean 2279739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My appendix ruptured when I was a teenager and my doc thought I had the flu (?!?). The couple hours at home before my parents took me to the ER were the most painful of my life. Like blacking out intermittently from pain. Labor is a very distant second. And it was still so very painful. MrsStar on "What was the most physical pain you've ever been in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-most-physical-pain-youve-ever-been-in/page/2#post-2279737 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 20:05:04 +0000 MrsStar 2279737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Back labor during my pain-med free induction with dd Rockies11 on "What was the most physical pain you've ever been in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-most-physical-pain-youve-ever-been-in/page/2#post-2279723 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 19:47:44 +0000 Rockies11 2279723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Kidney stones. Ouch. SleepyMonkey on "What was the most physical pain you've ever been in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-most-physical-pain-youve-ever-been-in/page/2#post-2279708 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 19:36:48 +0000 SleepyMonkey 2279708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Toothache that needed an emergency root canal is right up there with labor. mrsrain on "What was the most physical pain you've ever been in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-most-physical-pain-youve-ever-been-in/page/2#post-2279697 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 19:30:20 +0000 mrsrain 2279697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Crushed arm and shoulder in a car accident when I was in college. I guess inmedicated childbirth comes second, but since the pain passes so quickly afterwards, it doesn't seem that bad (looking back, anyways!) yellowbird on "What was the most physical pain you've ever been in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-most-physical-pain-youve-ever-been-in/page/2#post-2279677 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 19:14:35 +0000 yellowbird 2279677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 1.) labor with ds. I have never screamed so loud and uncontrollably in my life! I felt like my body was being sawed in half. 2.) trying to walk again after breaking my ankle and being off of it for so long. 3.) abscessed tooth about a year after I had trauma to it. 4.) labor with dd rachiecakes on "What was the most physical pain you've ever been in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-most-physical-pain-youve-ever-been-in/page/2#post-2279674 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 19:13:45 +0000 rachiecakes 2279674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 4 wisdom teeth when I was 32, worse than back labor & episiotomy. I couldn't eat solid food for almost a month and to take some serious pain meds. Mrs. Oatmeal on "What was the most physical pain you've ever been in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-most-physical-pain-youve-ever-been-in/page/2#post-2279671 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 19:09:46 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 2279671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It's a toss up between labour and recovery. Back labour was absolutely horrible, but there was a baby at the end. With my recovery, my 30+ stitches got infected and the internal exam to see what was wrong was still the worst pain I can remember. Tidybee on "What was the most physical pain you've ever been in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-most-physical-pain-youve-ever-been-in/page/2#post-2279655 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 18:57:31 +0000 Tidybee 2279655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ A back spasm while in labor with DD2. I was sweating, puking, couldn't breathe. Rubies on "What was the most physical pain you've ever been in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-most-physical-pain-youve-ever-been-in/page/2#post-2279634 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 18:31:28 +0000 Rubies 2279634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 1. No meds labour with DD2. 2. All 4 wisdom teeth pulled when I was 17. I thought I was going to die. pinkb on "What was the most physical pain you've ever been in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-most-physical-pain-youve-ever-been-in/page/2#post-2279628 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 18:25:40 +0000 pinkb 2279628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My second labor with DS. It was insane, 10X worse, compared to my first labor with DD. erinpye on "What was the most physical pain you've ever been in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-most-physical-pain-youve-ever-been-in/page/2#post-2279624 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 18:23:41 +0000 erinpye 2279624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 1) Pitocin- induced labor, a failed epidural that confined me to the bed and forced me to lay down, and going from dilated 7cm to 10cm, in 45 minutes. Felt all of it, couldn't get up and move through it- so horrendous all I could do was whimper, while my body shook violently. 2) Having my broken arm reset without any pain meds. buttermilk on "What was the most physical pain you've ever been in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-most-physical-pain-youve-ever-been-in/page/2#post-2279575 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 17:36:23 +0000 buttermilk 2279575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Is it ridiculous that only 2 weeks post partum I already can't remember if pushing or contractions felt worse? I almost can't remember the pain at all. Only what I was telling ppl it felt like at the time. Dandelion on "What was the most physical pain you've ever been in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-most-physical-pain-youve-ever-been-in/page/2#post-2279573 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 17:34:11 +0000 Dandelion 2279573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Gallstones in my pancreas. CakeLady on "What was the most physical pain you've ever been in?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-most-physical-pain-youve-ever-been-in/page/2#post-2279544 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 16:48:48 +0000 CakeLady 2279544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I slipped a disk in my back at work (while sitting in my desk chair?!?), passed out from the pain and slid onto the floor. When I came to I couldn't move my legs and had to be taken by ambulance to the hospital. It didn't help matters that my veins were collapsed and the EMTs were beating on my hands to find one to give me pain meds.