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Friday, November, 21, 2008

Ways of getting my mind off the pain

by  Scooter
Friday, October 03, 2008
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I've had chronic pain since 1999. I've had five low back surgeries...

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I have a few different ways of trying to get my mind off of my pain, but I'm getting bored with them. Anybody have any new ideas? I read a lot. I've listed all the books I own and have read on my computer. The number is now over 800. Sometimes I read more than a book a day. I also am on the computer almost every day. I've played hundreds of games on there. I read the news on there etc. I watch TV almost every day. I also cross stitch. I walk my dog when my pain levels are low enough to do so. My problem is that I'm getting bored and need new ideas on what to do. I don't have any extra money so I need to do something that doesn't cost much. I can't do very much physically. Sometimes the pain is too severe to do anything, but when my meds actually help I need something to do. I'm going stir crazy. Before the pain I was very active. I've been on disability now for almost three years. I went from working full time to nothing. I need something new to do. It would be great if I could get some ideas.

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