Wedding Planning With Chronic Pain

I also have chronic pain ( back, neck, and leg pain from a car accident) and also getting married in October! My medication cannot be taken with alcohol so it has been on my mind recently with it coming up soon!


How I plan to manage it is that I have your typical Tylenol, and medicated patches to help. I also have been wearing my heels for 20min a day everyday that I can to help condition myself. But my secret is that I am gonna be wearing crocs 85% of the day. This is one thing that has helped me a lot!
My personal attendant also suggested we buy those instant heat warmer things ( people use them in the winter) and those instant ice packs so that while I’m sitting during dinner I can stick them or tape them to my body so I can get a little relief!
I hope this helps! I know chronic pain is not fun especially on your wedding day!

I don’t deal with chronic pain, but I do have chronic migraines and anxiety/panic attacks, and both have gotten significantly worse lately as our wedding gets closer. I do my best to step away when I’m getting too stressed and reach out when I need help (which I’ve never been good at). I don’t do meds because I have had very bad reactions in the past.
Are you on a pain management plan with your doctor? Is there anything they can recommend to help?
I’m sorry I can’t give specific suggestions to help you. Stress acts on our bodies in crazy ways, so maybe if you can reduce the stress that would help. I know a lot of people love the calm app, I like to meditate, write, or go for a walk and clear my head. Take care of yourself and I hope you find something that helps you manage better. Good luck!

View Quoted Comment I've had back surgery, so I understand how back pain can be. I love lidocaine rub and my TENS unit for that. I'm all about comfort! I plan on wearing my chucks for most of the day and flats for the wedding. My face is another matter. Unfortunately with atypical facial pain, the right side of my face droops, swells, can't open my eye, have crushing pain and feels like electric shocks through the entire side. The only thing that helps is meds, ice, and botox. Thankfully, I've scheduled my botox for September

View Quoted Comment My neurologist and pain management specialists are wonderful. They know about our upcoming wedding so hopefully can get these flares under control. I also get anxiety/panic attacks which is a flare trigger...along with stress, lack of sleep, over exertion etc. You know, everything that comes with planning a wedding. I've been trying to delegate (which isn't easy to ask for help), but with COVID it has become harder to work on projects with my bridesmaids and we are doing most things diy.

I’ve had chronic back pain nearly my entire life, and in times of stress I also get much worse. One thing I did was delegate where possible. It helped me tremendously with stress/aches... A few weekends here and there: I invite over our moms, the wedding party, whoever to help me with DIY wedding favors, signs, overall planning. All of them were delighted to help, and it made wedding planning more enjoyable. Plus a few extra set of hands makes quick work.