Chronic Pain - People Who Are Living With Chronic Pain

mermaidme

posted 07/25/2008, comments (0)

Time line

Iam a person who almost always kept some type of diary. The ones I had as a teenager are now gone. The time line I am now working on starts in 1987. I am tracking my history for two different projects. One is my music/live performance history. The other is where I took a wrong turn in my life to acuire Peripheral Neuropathy (PN). When I... Read more Chevron

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syl c.

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posted 07/25/2008, comments (0)

Severe lower back pain and pain the feet

I am a 60 year old woman who has endured three back surgeries. After each surgery the pain is more intense. It has been 3 years since my last surgery and hope never to have another one. My pain can get to a level 10 with medications. If it were not for my primary doctor who is very sympathetic and feels my pain, I don't... Read more Chevron

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Deb

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Have Chronic Intractable Pain & try hard to keep smiling!

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posted 07/24/2008, comments (2)

Living In Pain But Smiling

About Me I live in constant severe pain due to being diagnosed by many physicians with Chronic Intractable Pain. This diagnosis comes from some of the top specialists in the country. We all are living in pain and that is why we are here. My roommate Lor has the same diagnosis for different reasons so we help to get each other through everyday... Read more Chevron

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MariaElena

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posted 07/24/2008, comments (2)

On this journey

Hello my name is maria elena. I'm 47 and married with three beautiful children and two grandsons. I recently was diagnosed with Fibromyglia. Seen several different kind of doctors and this is what they said I'm dealing with. I have a wonderful husband who doesnt think I'm losing my mind now. Though at times when the... Read more Chevron

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Andy@APF

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posted 07/22/2008, comments (0)

Doctor/Patient/Live

I created this art card as an example for a collage project where I'm doing bedside artwork with patients receiving chemotherapy. As someone who has lived through cancer, lives with chronic pain, and is a patient advocate for APF, this work is very meaningful to me--like giving back. Ultimately, good health care comes from good doctor-patient... Read more Chevron

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