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'm just curious. I learned early on that reading and watching movies/tv helped me to get my mind off my RSD pain. 2 weeks ago I discovered "Once Upon a Time" and I watched 2.5 seasons in that time. Now that I'm awake with pain, I don't know what to do.
I'm out of my favorite series' books, all my favorite authors have no new books, and I can't get into any of the books on my Kindle. I've updated my Facebook, watched the few tv shows that I still like, and can't find any new movies.
I discovered this route of taking my mind off the pain when I lost my 1st baby. I was in the hospital the day after the birth and death of my son, and I developed a kidney stone. (Insult to injury.) I had to stay in the hospital almost a week so I had my DH bring me the 1st season of The Sopranos on DVD, which I'd never watched. By the time I went home I'd gone through 3 seasons and was ready for the 4th. Or was it 4 and ready for 5th? Wherever they were in Spring 2003.
What do you do to distract yourself? Pain meds don't always work, especially in the cold weather. Just curious. Maybe I can pick up a new habit. :)
I'm out of my favorite series' books, all my favorite authors have no new books, and I can't get into any of the books on my Kindle. I've updated my Facebook, watched the few tv shows that I still like, and can't find any new movies.
I discovered this route of taking my mind off the pain when I lost my 1st baby. I was in the hospital the day after the birth and death of my son, and I developed a kidney stone. (Insult to injury.) I had to stay in the hospital almost a week so I had my DH bring me the 1st season of The Sopranos on DVD, which I'd never watched. By the time I went home I'd gone through 3 seasons and was ready for the 4th. Or was it 4 and ready for 5th? Wherever they were in Spring 2003.
What do you do to distract yourself? Pain meds don't always work, especially in the cold weather. Just curious. Maybe I can pick up a new habit. :)
My son, Jack, has been an avid fan and user/player of Minecraft for quite a while... for most of that time, it was the bane of our existence as he was constantly focused on Minecraft rather than on his school work or studying... if he wasn't playing it, he was talking about playing it, in GREAT detail, to Lynn or me or anyone else who who just happened to wander by...
He finally convinced me to play it one day... and WOW... I really enjoyed it, especially when I realized that Minecraft is uncannily able to draw my focus so completely that I've actually been able to "forget" most of my pain while I've been playing it...
There's something satisfying and strangely hypnotic in breaking those little blocks of materials apart or laying them down to create structures or landscapes or pretty much whatever you like...
Just thought I'd put that out there for whatever it's worth... now I'm most likely going to log in and play some Minecraft... or maybe I'll just veg out with Netflix... Tough call! :)
Peace,
Dave
My work concists of a small part time Management and Bookkeeping job/then I have a few Private Accounting Clients to keep up with. So I have to meet with them once a week and make sure all is still running like well.
If my son is home we spend the weeken out fishing/hiking through the woods during the days, and watching movies and playing board games at night.
The pain is there, I can tell the exact minute I need to take my LA Med, I can open my eyes in the morning let the pain wash over from different parts, look out the window and know whether I'll need to use BT meds that day. It's always there....but trying to and in fact making myself stay busy in spite of it is the thing that allows me to be able to survive.