Tenderness

Webster's definition of tenderness is that of soft, delicate, fragile, physically weak, fond or loving.  Tenderness seems like a gentle word to express someone in mild pain.  The bruise was tender to touch however she was able to still able to walk.  It somehow is not an expression of extreme, chronic or severe.  Therefore, my skin could be tender to touch somewhat like that of when a fever is in the body.  Yet my pain is severe.  It's doctor day today going to have to explain my degree of pain.  Need a different type of medicine to heal my body of this rheumotoid arthritis.  Hoping for the best today. Lord have mercy...will return later.