Have I been in pain and not known it??
Recently got diagnosed with both heds and mcas (which I guess is a win? We know what is causing all of my many issues now which is nice I guess...) but in researching these diagnoses I am realizing that I may be in more pain than I realize. I have moments of "clear" pain- like I know something hurts and it's abnormal, etc. But what my mom and other family members have thought, is that I have been in pain basically my whole life and just not realized it because it's my normal. Is that something that can happen? To be fair there are also things where I don't or didn't realize something was abnormal or what something was. For example I didn't realize I was dizzy a lot until my mom and my sister explained to be what dizzy was and what it could feel like.
I've recognized that I've had knee, ankle, wrist pain and I had a bad time with my back a few weeks ago and I KNEW that something was abnormal and wrong. But I guess that's my big question, could I be in far more pain than I think I am? Could I be in pain and just not realize it?