Last night

Last night I gave both of my dogs a treat. One of those dingo bones they love so much. They have eaten these things for years without any issues. Well last night the bacon part of the treat unraveled and got stuck in one of my dogs throat. He was literally chocking. So I rushed over to him and tried to fish out the thing from his throat. My dog was panicking and he ended up clamping/biting down on my right index finger.

The pain was unbearable. I thought he had bitten the entire tip of my finger off. I wrapped my hand in a towel and raced out the door to the neighbors house. My husband had just left on a business trip a few hours earlier. I literally collapsed in pain at my neighbors door. They were ready to call 911 but I begged them to look at my finger first.

The finger was still in tact. My dog had bitten down in a way that one of his back teeth lodged under the finger nail. I was so embarrassed that things were not as bad as what I was emotionally projecting. I was screaming in agony. I can only summize that the fibromyalgia made me feel the pain 100 times worse than it actually was. Today, my finger is throbbing and swollen and still causing way more pain than it should under normal circumstances.

Has anyone else experienced an accident where their FM escalated their pain like this?

I'm sure the adrenaline rush from the dog choking escalated your pain as well. And dog bites, no matter how minute, hurt like hell. don't be embarrassed, it's all good right? Is your dog okay? I've had to go down our dogs throat before too...they freak out for sure.

I'd go over to the neighbors and thank them again for their help and let them know that "damn" that hurt! Cuz it did!!!

Fibro can grab ahold of just about anything painful and compound it.

Be sweet to yourself and I hope you heal up fast. Peroxide the heck out of the bite and keep an eye on it for infection...animal saliva carries lots of bacteria and that may be why your body is reacting so strongly to it.

Take care! (((BIG HUGS)))

Always~Laurel aka Northwoods G-Ma

Hi Kas

I have had pain escalated before from the fibro. I cut my finger peeling potatoes one day and thought i had cut my finger off.

I hope you and the dog are ok

oh dear, i hope you and your dog are doing better,,,love and hugggggs, suzie