Information and opinions on health from Michelle 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/75107/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/75107/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/75107/index http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/75107/41142/body Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:12:39 -0400 Michelle My body's like a train that just shuts down.My body's like a rollercoaster going round and round.It feels like I have a boxing ringinside me and people are fightingIt feels like the people are screaming and crying.   My body doesn't like to listen to what I sayIt just does whatever it wants each and everyday.It's almost like a person whose drunk and doesn't know which way to go, or a crazy river that doesn't know which way to flow.I... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/75107/41142/body http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/75107/41141/monster Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:11:41 -0400 Michelle The monster inside me, taking over me,but I can't kill the monster because it's a monster you can't see.Making my eyes close, I can't get out of bed, the monsters holding me down, taking over the thoughts inside my head.   Beating me up I feel the pain throughout my body, and I'm just so tired. Lifeless, strained, I'm lying there, asking God why, why?Take this monster away-- it's not fair. Tears rolling down my cheek because I want to... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/75107/41141/monster http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/75107/41140/frustration Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:10:36 -0400 Michelle Feeling like a car without gas in the middle of nowhere,My body's screaming, crying, and yelling on the inside without any care.Fed up with the pain inside of me,People don't understand because it's pain you can't see.Like a bird with a broken wing who can't flyTears rolling down my cheek because I started to cry,Doctor's who don't know why, people who keep telling me to try.As the frustration floods my body I'm starting to drown, as my smile... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/75107/41140/frustration http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/75107/41139/pain-poem Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:09:23 -0400 Michelle Pain Pain is like a blue roseShe's like one big mystery that nobody knows.   She likes to kick, scream and cry But you can't get her to stop no matter how hard you try.   Pain is like a tilting flower you can't straight. She's the one person that everyone hates.I wish she would just go away and never come back another day.   She's like a big dark cloud that you see when it rainsShe's sneaky and smart but at the same time... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/75107/41139/pain-poem