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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 03:34 PM Original message |
Poll question: I guess it's just a different way of thinking from myself. For those with chronic pain |
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Texasgal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
1. good for you. |
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kickysnana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
2. No matter how hard you try to "tough out the pain" it affects those around you. n/t |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
3. Ever had a tooth ache? |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 03:38 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Yes, that's pretty much how my right hip feels. But I'm getting another 15+ years out of this hip. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
4. Ever had a migraine headache? |
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livetohike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
6. Ditto on the pain of a migraine |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 03:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. And GlaxoSmithKline is happy to take as much of our money |
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livetohike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 03:54 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Me too. I've been using the Imitrex injections since 1995 |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
7. It doesn't make sense to live with pain if you don't have to, |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 03:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I just have never thought it makes sense to spend money on something that isn't going away |
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fed_up_mother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 07:54 PM Response to Reply #9 |
37. My bad eyesight isn't going away, either. Maybe I shouldn't spend money on glasses. :) |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
8. weighing of pros and cons in pursuit of a better quality of life. |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
11. I can't just "live with" my migraine pain |
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ChazII (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 05:15 PM Response to Reply #11 |
27. Being a mom to one |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
12. You're turning into a miser with more money than sense. |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
13. Ive had nerve damage in my leg for 10 years from an accident |
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Oak2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
14. A bad choice |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
15. I have a bulging disk in my back |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
16. I guess everyone's toleration level is different |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
18. are you afraid of the possibilty of addiction, or is it really *just* about money? |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 04:02 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. The money, if it were a sickness and a pill would clear it up then the result warrants |
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patriotvoice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
19. "I'm with you", but I would add that non-pharmaceutical options are appropriate, too... |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
21. My hip hurts every morning when I get up |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
22. depends on what was wrong with your hip.how bad the pain?, why drag other people into your frame of |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
23. Untreated pain kills |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 06:38 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. I don't feel any superiority because of it. It has nothing to do with anyone else |
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PDJane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
24. I suggest that mindfulness meditation is a help. |
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Allyoop (147 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
25. Another option? |
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ismnotwasm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
26. People have different responses to pain |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
29. Response to pain is genetic |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 06:45 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. I don't think there is any superiority of any kind because of either |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 06:46 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Yeah, thanks, Dad. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
31. I can't take narcotics, so pain's just something to live with. |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 06:47 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. No, it's when the periods of not being able to walk affect my ability to earn a living that |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 06:48 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. That makes sense. |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
35. If you can live with your pain you don't need meds. If you can't then you do. |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
36. I Save Painkilers For Rainy Days. Mmmmmm Vicoprofen.... |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-27-08 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
38. Depends on what the treatment is. |
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