Comments on Pain-Topics.org News/Research UPDATES: How Much Relief from Chronic Pain is “Enough”?

In response to the above, see the American Pain Fo...

2010-10-10T10:22:40.665-05:00

In response to the above, see the American Pain Foundation (http://www.painfoundation.org/) and the American Chronic Pain Association (http://www.theacpa.org/default.aspx). -- SBL

Hearing what you all have written before me both h...

2010-10-09T23:29:34.365-05:00

Hearing what you all have written before me both helps me to feel not so alone and at the other end of the sprectrum also brings me to that place of having no hope whatsoever. Suffering from several spinal diseases and having had my spine fused 4 years ago I am still searching for help with my chronic pain. My life has changed drastically and it seems like we are all on a vicious cycle of doctors

When will Chronic Intractable Pain laws be passed ...

2010-01-19T23:00:23.071-06:00

When will Chronic Intractable Pain laws be passed in other states as only a few have them now. Those laws help those of us who may not have cancer, but nevertheless, suffer just as badly and have no qulaity of life because the government makes the laws that say we cannot have the meds we need to be somewhat out of pain. Will the National Pain Act ever be passed is also a question I have? I

To a lot of you this will sound like the rantings ...

2009-12-04T23:18:02.466-06:00

To a lot of you this will sound like the rantings of a mad doper, to those of you who have suffered excruciating pain like myself for so long will understand.
There are so many drugs on the market that would make me feel like a real person again, yes they are very addictive. Tell me is it better to live for 15 years in shear misery, no quality of life at all? If you had the choice would you

How would a diabetic feel if their doc said 50% re...

2009-11-17T12:18:23.049-06:00

How would a diabetic feel if their doc said 50% reduction in blood sugar was all they could expect?
Or, if cancer patients were told 50% eradication of their cancer was good enough?
You might be thinking, well, diabetes and cancer are life threatening, & chronic pain is not.

My answer is: chronic pain ends your life as you once knew it. For many of us, even if we do all

Retired PT Peripheral Neuropathy both hands and f...

2009-11-09T19:34:15.865-06:00

Retired PT
Peripheral Neuropathy both hands and feet.Manual dexterity loss in hands is severe. Frustration with cannot button, turn pages, cut up food, etc.
I do hope more and more attention is given to this ever growing number of us having problems and so few places to turn for help and possible even a little bit of relief.

There are too few pain management clinics to cover...

2009-11-09T12:41:19.257-06:00

There are too few pain management clinics to cover all of us; therefore a plan for the PCP, who will be the one to handle pain relief is necessary. As a person suffering the consequences of constant pain, and pain relief medications, I know that I need some sort of rehab program EVEN IF medication is not successful in reducing my pain by reasonable levels. I don't know how to combat the

This is a great post, given the tendency I've ...

2009-11-08T23:18:38.092-06:00

This is a great post, given the tendency I've seen for people, particularly medical practitioners, to think that simply by reducing pain, other aspects such as disability and distress are also affected. The relationship between impairment, pain and disability is not straightforward even in acute pain situations, so why we would not focus on other aspects of functioning that are important to