Information and opinions on Chronic Pain from ajforever at ChronicPainConnection.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/16073 http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/16073/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/16073 http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/16073/18465/happy-year Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:16:00 -0500 ajforever HAPPY NEW YEAR!That is the first thing I want to wish everyone of my new found friends.  I know that in one respect we are all the same in that we all take stock in some sort of way before the new year comes in to do its own bidding.  For me, this year is going to be a "gentle" take stock because I have gone through so much I think I would get tied down into too many "woulda, coulda, shoulda's" that I would miss... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/16073/18465/happy-year http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/16073/18162/tis-season Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:41:00 -0500 ajforever     This time next week it will all be in the past. This holiday season will be a thing of the past with rememberances of what a good day it was.        You know what I mean. The wrapping paper will be in the disposal, the food preparations will be all eaten or stored for another day, and the decorations look like it's time to take them down. All the stress and strain of the holiday on the... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/16073/18162/tis-season http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/16073/17835/escape Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:34:00 -0500 ajforever I need to know if I am reading right! Been trying to get a grasp on what there is to look forward to since I am relatively new to the plight of the chronic back pain sufferer. Articles I've read give me the impression that once you have this ailment, you will always have it. Is this true? Is there no hope that something can be done where there will be no back pain anymore forever? Procedures they talk about in articles say that there is... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/16073/17835/escape