Chronic Pain Support Group
Physicians and professionalsdefine pain as chronic if it lasts longer than three to six months and is persistent. It's distinct from acute pain that is a direct result of injury or trauma. This support group is dedicated to those suffering from chronic pain. Discuss treatments that have worked for you, find advice for your specific experience, and find support. You're not...
I just had my CP appt today and had to comment on how amazing I think these doctors are. I'm talking about the good ones who devote their lives to people like you and I.
I thought I'd see the NP this month as I saw my doc last month, but it was him. He was soooo tired, overdoing everything as he does to help CP patients. He is also so funny and sweet, and truly CARES, and THAT made me SO thankful!
He could've come in, sat down, asked me some questions and done an exam of my foot. But even though he had a full schedule he took the time to ask me how things were going, and then we just chatted and laughed for 20 minutes. He did the exam, of course, and all that he normally does, but today I saw another Pain Warrior. He is overworked and underpaid and admitted that he gave up a job as an anesthesiologist to do this.
He looked SO tired that I almost didn't mention my insomnia, but then when I did he was so sympathetic. He said he had it as a kid, too! He said that he had it till he was a resident and then they had to be on call so much that they just slept when they could and he hasn't had problems with it much since. It made me feel...normal, I guess, to hear him admit he had a similar problem.
We talked about a lot of things and it made me feel like a person, not just a patient sitting there waiting for a scrip. He is so thorough, and so kind, and I admire that he follows the rules of prescribing to a T. As he said at my 1st appt., he can't lose his license by prescribing one extra pill a day, even if he believes I need it. Because if he is gone, who will care for his patients? Yet he insists I tell him if the pain isn't controlled b/c he can switch me to a stronger, different med. So far, I think I'm okay with what I'm on. After 15 years it has begun to feel a bit like I could use a stronger dose now and then, but I'm not willing to go down that road unless I have to.
After we'd discussed politics and kids and traveling, he handed me my scrips and said goodbye. I heard him in the next room and I smiled wide when I heard him start to talk to a patient. I couldn't hear exact words but the patient was in a bad way in the waiting room earlier, and I could hear the doctor bringing out the best of himself to bring up this man's spirits. They were laughing in the exam room as I was leaving.
He reminds me of a pastor, in a way, Not preachy at all- just that we're kind of like his community, and he looks after us. When I left today I left with a smile on my face b/c he takes the time to make me feel special. And he contributes to the conversation, it isn't all 1 sided.
It's people like this who make the world a better place. :)
I thought I'd see the NP this month as I saw my doc last month, but it was him. He was soooo tired, overdoing everything as he does to help CP patients. He is also so funny and sweet, and truly CARES, and THAT made me SO thankful!
He could've come in, sat down, asked me some questions and done an exam of my foot. But even though he had a full schedule he took the time to ask me how things were going, and then we just chatted and laughed for 20 minutes. He did the exam, of course, and all that he normally does, but today I saw another Pain Warrior. He is overworked and underpaid and admitted that he gave up a job as an anesthesiologist to do this.
He looked SO tired that I almost didn't mention my insomnia, but then when I did he was so sympathetic. He said he had it as a kid, too! He said that he had it till he was a resident and then they had to be on call so much that they just slept when they could and he hasn't had problems with it much since. It made me feel...normal, I guess, to hear him admit he had a similar problem.
We talked about a lot of things and it made me feel like a person, not just a patient sitting there waiting for a scrip. He is so thorough, and so kind, and I admire that he follows the rules of prescribing to a T. As he said at my 1st appt., he can't lose his license by prescribing one extra pill a day, even if he believes I need it. Because if he is gone, who will care for his patients? Yet he insists I tell him if the pain isn't controlled b/c he can switch me to a stronger, different med. So far, I think I'm okay with what I'm on. After 15 years it has begun to feel a bit like I could use a stronger dose now and then, but I'm not willing to go down that road unless I have to.
After we'd discussed politics and kids and traveling, he handed me my scrips and said goodbye. I heard him in the next room and I smiled wide when I heard him start to talk to a patient. I couldn't hear exact words but the patient was in a bad way in the waiting room earlier, and I could hear the doctor bringing out the best of himself to bring up this man's spirits. They were laughing in the exam room as I was leaving.
He reminds me of a pastor, in a way, Not preachy at all- just that we're kind of like his community, and he looks after us. When I left today I left with a smile on my face b/c he takes the time to make me feel special. And he contributes to the conversation, it isn't all 1 sided.
It's people like this who make the world a better place. :)
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My 6mo twin DD's are EBF and just started rice cereal on the first. Everything has been going fine except this morning one of them had a diaper rash (lots of redness around her anus). I read this as one of the signs of an allergy. BUT I did just buy a different brand diaper yesterday (which they have used randomly before w/no issues). Do you think its the cereal or the diaper? Im ready to start...
very happy that you've found someone so caring and devoted.