Any tips for managing pain?

Hi @CatladyLiverpool31 - & welcome to this friendly & supportive community. There are many of us here that suffer with chronic daily pain. I have generalised OA; the result of having the hypermobile type of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS). It has been found that the pain many with hEDS suffer is like that of fibromyalgia, so I may have a little understanding of what you're going through.

Any immediate concerns you should discuss with your GP, or specialist.

That being said, many of us with chronic pain look at different 'coping mechanisms' to also help. Scope has some advice about this, & whilst it's about coping with pain during this pandemic, it's relevant to those with chronic pain at any time. Please see: https://community.scope.org.uk/discussion/69983/managing-pain-during-isolation#latest

Please look at the very top of this post, & the links given there.

The NHS website also gives some guidance on chronic pain: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/ways-to-manage-chronic-pain/

In my own case, I use exercise, relaxation techniques such as this: https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/resources/patient-information/therapies/abdominal-breathing.pdf , distraction (reading, gardening a little, watching a film, listening to music, etc, whatever you find enjoyable), mindfulness & visualisation....probably in that order. As we're all different, you just have to find what 'may' help you, & it's often a combination of things that can help make chronic pain that bit more manageable. Hope some of this helps.