Re: Re: Speaking of Pain - Judi

August 7, 2004

Hi Judi,

You are so right! I have never thought that I should put it to my doc this way.

My knee is always

at least a five, but if I go out an walk anywhere, it will be up to a 10 in

nothing flat along

with fever and swelling so it limits my life. My hips, lower back, and tail bone

may not be

hurting but if I sit in an uncomfortable chair for more than an hour, the pain

will start moving

up. This really limits me being able to go to any kind of meetings or on car

trips. This was a

section on the Social Security form where you tell them how your disability

affects your life but

I don't think that they paid to much attention to that the first 3 times I

applied. To me, quality

of life and the limits that you are under should hold as much credit as the pain

scale. See the

things we learn here! Hugs to you. Iris

--- nonny46 <nonny46@...> wrote:

> ,

>

> Interesting article. We were discussing the " 1-10 " pain scale in the

> pain support group I attend here in town. We all felt that in

> addition to that, doctors might add the question " how is the pain

> affecting your daily life? " because so many of us have different

> kinds of pain in different areas, it's often difficult to scale it.

> For example the pain in my left hip might be a 10, right hip a 4, but

> the nerve pain from the lipomas may be firing off at about a 14 this

> morning, whereas last night it was quiet.

>

> Patty has severe back pain, but her pain is mostly at night when she

> lies down, so by the time she is at the doctor, it's usually a 3-4--

> she says they rarely give her the chance to get to the part about the

> night time pain!

>

> Judi

>

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