Monthly Archives: March 2012
Why Not Try Just Laughing Today? What Pain?
Chronic Pain Blog Chronic Pain Blog Sue Falkner-Wood Life with Chronic Pain: A How-to Guide March 22, 2012 Folk Tales for Silly Folks With Chronic Pain If you’re not feeling silly, you probably shouldn’t read this. So … Continue reading
Chronic Pain and You–It’s your nerves–More research needed, and intervention for your PAIN, SCARY?? Don’t wait to get the RIGHT HELP at the RIGHT TIME from the RIGHT DOCTOR! ugs and safety versus intervention therapy.
In case you have pain and the doctor just doesn’t believe you…..Then find one who does after viewing this.
You finally admit to yourself that you do have a disability…. and then the doc says to start resuming your normal life. When times seem tough but the sun keeps coming back each day, where do you go from here? Pain can be be over-ruled. Perhaps this story will be an inspiration as it it was for me.
At the prodding of my friends I am writing this story. My name is Mildred Honor and I am a former elementary school music teacher from Des Moines , Iowa . I have always supplemented my income by teaching piano … Continue reading
What the Heck IS Occupational Therapy? Silly Games or Satisfied Strength?
So, How do you motivate yourself to do your exercises? Simple, remember your early childhood and just enjoy it. Haven’t you always wanted to be a kid again?
Why Not Think About a Spinal Chord Stimulator As An Alternative To Drugs?
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Where are MY Broncos? Manning and my operations are similar in needed time to heal.
The relatively small scars on the front and back of Peyton Manning’s neck are straight lines, but they serve as the biggest question marks in the Broncos bringing the four-time NFL MVP to Denver. Manning, who has had multiple neck … Continue reading
In the beginning… There was a miracle !
With the result detailed of no pain or use of opoids needed, Dr. Williams danced and asked if he could pray. He said that he had 3 degrees, was a Hopkins doctor and these things , just don’t happen with … Continue reading
BIONIC MAN–Second Stimulator needed for numbness in hands and pain in arms! . Could we make a movie now? Perhaps even a govt. grant for being environmentally green.. powered by bionics.
Aftter 3 Stellate Glanglia nerve blocks and no relief after the 4th Johns Hopkins doctors recommended a second spinal chord stimulator be placed at C4-C6 of MY NECK! Well, the disclaimers for this were much more scary than for my … Continue reading
How did we get this far.. from a simple broken wrist?
We had a year in 2010 where both my wife’s my mother died so we decided to take a dream bicycle trip to California and ride the coast along Big SUR! We trained a bit then started in late October. … Continue reading
Here’s looking at ya…
Symptoms of RSD (CRPSI) Thermal allodynia is almost always present Pain is constant, but varies in intensity Pain is circumferential, around the entire limb Change of position of the limb does not worsen the pain Tapping on nerves (Tinel) will … Continue reading
Second Stimulator implant needed– CRPS returns after broken wrist– OUCH!!!
I will be writing from Johns Hopkins again. I have a spinal chord stimulator implant surgery scheduled. It is a St. Jude System. It is mt second system. Cervical 4/5 to stop the pain in hands, arms and shoulders! I … Continue reading
CRPSless - Coping With Chronic Pain and CRPS/RSD for Improved Quality of Life 