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[furtech]

While I wait for some goop to dry, I'll toss this question to the crowd:

What is the worst pain you ever experienced?

Mine was a scratched cornea: don't let anyone tell you there are no nerves in the eye! Writhing pain, with the added nastiness that you can't really don anything but wait until it heals (4-8 hours, typically). And there is no "comfortable" position! Closing your eyes has 'em rubbing on the lid; keep them open and the pain makes tears (salty water open wound=*aieee!*).

A close second would be when I had (unknown to me at the time) a compression fracture of my foot and a helpful salesman jammed my foot into a formal shoe. A magnificent pain that had me hallucinating, blacking out and hearing opera all in the space of a split-second.

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Migraines are special

[kvogel.livejournal.com]

Nasty head, fireflies in the eyes, nausia, and the worst part is that it doesn't stop. A bad case goes on for hours without the blessing of shock or endorphines. And you feel every second of it.

Re: Migraines are special

[nicodemusrat.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you speak from experience. Sympathies to a fellow migrainer!