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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

hedgehog

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7. That's why i like the verbal description of how much the pain interferes

Reply to NightWatcher (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 16, 2014, 08:08 AM

Nov 2014

with your life. Sometimes I don't know how bad it is until I break down, take some ibuprofen, then find myself relaxing as the pain fades.

Pacing is also a sign that it's pretty bad.

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Here's one of the better pain scales I've seen: [View all] hedgehog Nov 2014 OP

you're right. i'll use that. postulater Nov 2014 #1

There is a better one than that. Warpy Nov 2014 #2

Oh man UglyGreed Nov 2014 #5

I've wanted to give that to my doctor - but I'm old enough to hedgehog Nov 2014 #6

Dontcha love when you are 4-5 so long that you mistake it for baseline 1-2? NightWatcher Nov 2014 #3

That's why i like the verbal description of how much the pain interferes hedgehog Nov 2014 #7

better than the one UglyGreed Nov 2014 #4