Hi everyone…I was wondering if anyone else has experienced chronic pain? I’ve been sober since July of 2022, and in that time, I’ve experienced a slew of painful problems. After returning from rehab, I first had peripheral neuropathy, with pain and stinging so bad that I couldn’t stand for any length of time or use my hands for pretty much anything. That acute episode ended, but since, I’ve found that I have widespread body aches that can be crippling. It’s so unfortunate, because I want to be able to do everything that I’ve missed out on for so long, but there are times when pain has me bedridden - exactly where I don’t want to be. I’m not sure yet if it’s arthritis, an autoimmune issue, or something else. Whatever it is, it sucks! I was wondering if a lot of us go through this? I’m seeing a doctor soon to get to the bottom of it, but I’m curious to see if this is a common outcome and for those of you who have sought medical help, if it was a matter of alcohol having masked other disorders or a development of recovery? I thank you all for your input!
Thank you so much! I’ll be sure to update after I get results. I’ve been down that autoimmune road too, and know that it can be trying to narrow down the underlying issue. Be well! 
I’m sorry you’re feeling rough! I know how that is. I have a few health issues as well. Sending you a hug 
I have rheumatoid arthritis, the autoimmune disease. I think that I drank to help mask the pain after having gone to the doctor with every major flare. Then I was diagnosed 10 years ago. They do a full autoimmune panel to rule other things out. I hope you get some answers and feel better soon.
Hi Free. I hope your issues are resolved soon enough. I had chronic pain for like 5 years and it just randomly went away in the last couple weeks. I have a pretty moderately herniated lumbar disc and I have been bed ridden, walked out of a job, and pretty pessimistic about the future until I learned to deal with it to make it go away. I did go through the worst magnitudes of pain while getting sober though and relapsed so that was a big wake up call that when the chips were down, I was indeed more weak in my resolve than I postured myself to be. Since then it hasn’t been that bad but I have taken each day in anticipation that I may be tempted to fold due to pain management. I’m currently over 130 days but I try too imagine that any given day I could lose it all, so I do the best I can to keep that from happening. I hope you find your reasons to get stronger and stay strong while you go through everything. I have arthritis in my spine as well so I know how bad arthritis can be. Good luck, seriously.