Living with pain - some thoughts which could make a difference

Reported

I am dismayed to see that keepingquiet has reported my post - and am very sorry if it is in some way out of order. I posted it in the hope and wish to help others and do not understand why it needed to be reported. But if it is inappropriate or could cause harm, I hope GN will remove it. Otherwise, i hope it will help someone somewhere.

I think the post is fine and could be helpful.

The OP is not trying to sell magic potions, she is giving links to articles which could be of help to others.

The op has been on this forum for at least 7 years I think.

I personally do not think she needed reporting.

Applegran has been a regular poster for some time.

No need to report. Applegran is not a new poster and is trying to be helpful.

The links are to a range of approaches to coping. Chronic pain may not come with a clear diagnosis and not be eased by medication/surgery. That doesn’t mean the pain isn’t real and sometimes it can be helped by a range of other approaches as I have discovered over the last 35 years.

Thank you all for your reassurances.

Thank you

Applegran, thank you for sharing, I too support someone who lives with chronic pain as a result of an accident.

Apologies but it seemed like advertising to me.

I have no idea how long individual posters have been here, and I thought advertising by providing links was not allowed.

At least it wasn't promoting Amazon!

I very rarely report posts and will certainly not be doing so again.

Lesson learned- maybe there should be an indication as to how long posters have been on the site, because it would seem length of time here makes a difference?

I take pain killers but only when I feel that I cant manage without them. You don't have to take the full recommended dose.

At least it wasn't promoting Amazon!

Shhh, don't tell anyone but the books are available on the Big River website if you are unable to get to an actual bookshop.

Other retailers available too.

I was in chronic pain for 10 months whilst waiting for surgery, I had to be clear of infection before they could operate.

I was on a cocktail of drugs and felt dire.

I managed to continue to work through most of it and I still had 1 child at home so I was very busy, I think for me that was the key.

I ate well, didn’t drink alcohol and tried to get some exercise although that was a challenge.

When I finally had the surgery and came off the drugs, I cannot tell you how different I felt, it really was like a miracle.

I hadn’t slept properly in all the 10 months so having a full nights sleep was absolute joy.

I have never taken good health for granted since.

keepingquiet I do a search on user name if I’m not sure.

I live with chronic 24/7 pain that doesn't respond to painkillers.
I will have a read. Thank you for posting this.

keepingquiet

Apologies but it seemed like advertising to me.

I have no idea how long individual posters have been here, and I thought advertising by providing links was not allowed.

At least it wasn't promoting Amazon!

I very rarely report posts and will certainly not be doing so again.

Lesson learned- maybe there should be an indication as to how long posters have been on the site, because it would seem length of time here makes a difference?

If you put a posters name in the search engine you can see previous posts they have made throughout the years.

I want to say to keepingquiet that when she reported this post she was doing what she honestly believed was appropriate and I am really fine with that. As it turned out she had misunderstood the rules - something any of us could do. I hope keepingquiet will feel ok about it and not stay too quiet for too long. I wish her well.

I agree. It was a genuine mistake. And we do get so many posts that are pure advertising these days.

Nanato3 I do hope something in those links helps you. I know your pain is very real and much real pain which is ongoing does not get resolved with painkillers - those links in the post could make a real difference for you and I greatly hope they do.

It must be so exhausting and depressing to suffer chronic pain, and any ideas that might aid in reducing pain should be available to people for whom this is a serious issue.

A Report by British Journal of Medicine suggests that research has demonstrated music can be helpful in decreasing pain. Obviously, it cannot be the only tool to alleviate pain but, for anyone interested, this is the link:

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3782778/

Jaxjacky

keepingquiet I do a search on user name if I’m not sure.

Wow! Didn't know you could do this! Can I search myself?

correction: British Journal of General Practice

Thank you Eloethan I just clicked on the link you provided and have skimmed what it comes up with and it looks really interesting and helpful - well worth a read for anyone with on going pain.

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3782778/