Physical pain severity scale

[Winslow]

My hat's off to all you troopers who remain undaunted.

 

[Scytaic]

I'd say mine is averagely 5 and flare ups are a 9 bordering on 10. My condition is progressive though and the average is getting higher very quickly.

 

[1964dodge]

I'd say mine is averagely 5 and flare ups are a 9 bordering on 10. My condition is progressive though and the average is getting higher very quickly.

welcome to SF we are a community that cares but we don't judge. i'm glad you found us, there are a lot of people that suffer chronic pain me included so you wontbe alone in your struggle . feel free to look around at the different threads and post when you can. the best thread is usually jims café it opens every day. and like I said I do understand so feel free to message me anytime. mike

 

[1964dodge]

a great day im starting off with a 4, i'm going to be very active today so it will go up some. mike

 

[1964dodge]

@Nickithenothing here is one thread

 

[Nickithenothing]

Today I'm having a bad day, physical pain is at a 6\7 but my emotional pain is at an all time high 9\10, to all those who deal with daily pain I hope we can all get through this together ❤

 

[1964dodge]

Today I'm having a bad day, physical pain is at a 6\7 but my emotional pain is at an all time high 9\10, to all those who deal with daily pain I hope we can all get through this together ❤

I tagged a couple of threads about pain click on them if you're still interested. and if you are interested we can share our stories of pain, successes, coping etc. I live at around 5 or 6 with spikes to 8 or 9 and rarely 10 daily so I understand pain and how much youre suffering. there are things that can help . mike

 

[Nickithenothing]

Thank you for your help and interest, I read a post from you where you explained your situation and I truly understand what it's like for you, I know someone with copd and it's not a nice thing to live with. My pain levels are the same as yours but lately I've been experiencing spikes of 10 that truly take a toll on my mental health. I think that sharing my story might help but I don't think it will change anything, I honestly think that I'm a lost cause. I will try and check out the threads you tagged but I'm not very good on the site.

 

[1964dodge]

Thank you for your help and interest, I read a post from you where you explained your situation and I truly understand what it's like for you, I know someone with copd and it's not a nice thing to live with. My pain levels are the same as yours but lately I've been experiencing spikes of 10 that truly take a toll on my mental health. I think that sharing my story might help but I don't think it will change anything, I honestly think that I'm a lost cause. I will try and check out the threads you tagged but I'm not very good on the site.

just keep looking and posting, you are doing fine. and when pain level gets to 7 or 8 you can't sleep or stay still or relax for any significant time. 9 or 10 you can't do anything sit stand or whatever more than 5 or 10 minuetes. you can't think of anything but the pain no matter what you do. it's very important if you get these spikes to explain to your doctor so he/she understands how dangerous those levels are. that's when those bad thoughts come, be sure not to act on them, keep reminding yourself the pain will go down. and of course you can talk to me anytime. and there are a lot of people on this site that suffer as we do, so you aren't alone. mike

 

[Lisa the Goatgirl]

Keep moving between 8 and 9 today.

 

[1964dodge]

Keep moving between 8 and 9 today.

i'm sorry cynic I hope it comes down soon.

 

[Scytaic]

welcome to SF we are a community that cares but we don't judge. i'm glad you found us, there are a lot of people that suffer chronic pain me included so you wontbe alone in your struggle . feel free to look around at the different threads and post when you can. the best thread is usually jims café it opens every day. and like I said I do understand so feel free to message me anytime. mike

Thank you so much! Everyone is so nice here I'm happy that I joined.

 

[1964dodge]

so far i'm down to a 4 today i'm happy

 

[Nick]

Today went up to a 5+ or so, but it's about a solid 3 now. I'm good with a 3, 3-4 is really my baseline anyway.

 

[MusicMoggy]

6, really bad headache... been a while since i've had a bad one, usually goes on for days, nothing's working on the pain med front

 

[Kira]

Today's between a 7-8.
Spent about 3 or 4 days packing etc. The "big" move was Saturday and then spent Sunday resting. It's 3pm Monday and the strong pain killers aren't even doing anything except making me sleepy. Pain in back is becoming too much again. Still have to finish moving things from the old house and then give it a massive clean.
Need more pain killers but don't think the doctors will give me any. I'm so sick of this crap and my crappy body

 

[1964dodge]

6, really bad headache... been a while since i've had a bad one, usually goes on for days, nothing's working on the pain med front

i'm sorry to hear that. if you get a lot of headaches can your doctor give you something for it? mike

 

[1964dodge]

Today's between a 7-8.
Spent about 3 or 4 days packing etc. The "big" move was Saturday and then spent Sunday resting. It's 3pm Monday and the strong pain killers aren't even doing anything except making me sleepy. Pain in back is becoming too much again. Still have to finish moving things from the old house also.
Need more pain killers but don't think the doctors will give me any. I'm so sick of this crap and my crappy body

i'm sorry to hear that @Kira . doctors are very careful these days on prescribing pain killers. is there any way to call him explain your problem and ask for something stronger for a week or less.

 

[MusicMoggy]

Today's between a 7-8.
Spent about 3 or 4 days packing etc. The "big" move was Saturday and then spent Sunday resting. It's 3pm Monday and the strong pain killers aren't even doing anything except making me sleepy. Pain in back is becoming too much again. Still have to finish moving things from the old house and then give it a massive clean.
Need more pain killers but don't think the doctors will give me any. I'm so sick of this crap and my crappy body

wow sorry kira... that's a high level of pain... you have to rest a bit more, but i hope you can get some pain meds to help

 

[1964dodge]

I was 8 for most of the day because I over did it. i'm down to around 6 now so it's tolerable. should be down to a 5 tomorrow I hope. mike