Information and opinions on health from Optomistic Jean at HealthCentral.com. 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/profiles/c/744/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/744/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/744/index http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/744/8145/pump Sun, 01 Apr 2007 17:58:00 -0400 Optomistic Jean I am new to this site, so I am not sure that I am doing this correctly.  It seems that there are a number of posts about getting the pump.  I'm attempting to put them all in one location, but am not sure if this is the way to do it. I have had an intrathecal pump for almost 2 1/2 years. This was after spending 8 1/2 years lying on the couch.  Sitting was almost impossible and standing was only acceptable for about 10 minutes.  I... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/744/8145/pump http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/744/7960/pain Tue, 27 Mar 2007 02:01:00 -0400 Optomistic Jean I have been living with pain for 11 years and one of the most important things to do is to find ways to distract yourself from the pain.  I'm interested in what you all do to accomplish this.  I mainly do 2 things.   I craft and also do relaxation CD's.  The CD's allow me to craft more.  I really try very hard to take care of myself and the pain so I can enjoy the rest of my day.What do you do?  This is the latest quilted... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/744/7960/pain