Guest guest Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 Seeing a counselor is one way to add another component to your treatment. Seeing a counselor doesn't mean that your pain is " all in your head " but chronic pain is a life long debilitating problem. Everything in your life is changed. Yes medication helps but counseling can help also. If counseling didn't help then why does this group help everyone so much? Daphne as a soldier you know to use everything in your power to fight. A good counselor can help with this battle. What have you got to lose? Kaylene >I went to a psych doc only once and that was when I was getting my >Spinal cord stimulator...they evaluate you to see if you have un real >expectations of what the treatment will do for you.. >I don't really know what to do about the days when I get really down >and just cry for no reason...out of the blue sometimes,...I guess I >am mourning my losses....I used to Dance and run and skip, and do >gymnastics, and I could walk for 20 miles...(I was in the >Army...marching is something we did a lot of...) >Now, walking even a half of a block at one time without stopping is >impossible... >My blood pressure is on the rise...and the docs want me to monitor >it yea right...gonna do that.... >my pain pills barely cover my pain for about three hours at a time >but I can only take them every six hours....and my SCS only works at >the original site of my RSD not other parts of the body that >hurt ....and by the way....I thought narcotic pain meds were supposed >to cause constipation....not here my friend....exactly the opposite >but that could also be part and parcel of my RSD...it all fits into >the diagnosis of a spreading disease... >Last week I was crying like a baby ya know why? I bought myself a >motorized scooter from e-bay and it looks like a motorized >wheelchair...right now it is in my living room where I see it every >day and my freedom of movement seems to be dwindling...This coming >from a person who has fought for freedoms all her life...for myself >and for others...I am just one of those people who believe so very >strongly that everyone has something important to say and I honestly >don't think Nanna that you or Sam or I or anyone else in this group >of lovely, open minded people are going crazy just because we hurt. >God Bless, >Daphne > > _________________________________________________________________ Persistent heartburn? Check out Digestive Health & Wellness for information and advice. http://gerd.msn.com/default.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 Seeing a counselor is one way to add another component to your treatment. Seeing a counselor doesn't mean that your pain is " all in your head " but chronic pain is a life long debilitating problem. Everything in your life is changed. Yes medication helps but counseling can help also. If counseling didn't help then why does this group help everyone so much? Daphne as a soldier you know to use everything in your power to fight. A good counselor can help with this battle. What have you got to lose? Kaylene >I went to a psych doc only once and that was when I was getting my >Spinal cord stimulator...they evaluate you to see if you have un real >expectations of what the treatment will do for you.. >I don't really know what to do about the days when I get really down >and just cry for no reason...out of the blue sometimes,...I guess I >am mourning my losses....I used to Dance and run and skip, and do >gymnastics, and I could walk for 20 miles...(I was in the >Army...marching is something we did a lot of...) >Now, walking even a half of a block at one time without stopping is >impossible... >My blood pressure is on the rise...and the docs want me to monitor >it yea right...gonna do that.... >my pain pills barely cover my pain for about three hours at a time >but I can only take them every six hours....and my SCS only works at >the original site of my RSD not other parts of the body that >hurt ....and by the way....I thought narcotic pain meds were supposed >to cause constipation....not here my friend....exactly the opposite >but that could also be part and parcel of my RSD...it all fits into >the diagnosis of a spreading disease... >Last week I was crying like a baby ya know why? I bought myself a >motorized scooter from e-bay and it looks like a motorized >wheelchair...right now it is in my living room where I see it every >day and my freedom of movement seems to be dwindling...This coming >from a person who has fought for freedoms all her life...for myself >and for others...I am just one of those people who believe so very >strongly that everyone has something important to say and I honestly >don't think Nanna that you or Sam or I or anyone else in this group >of lovely, open minded people are going crazy just because we hurt. >God Bless, >Daphne > > _________________________________________________________________ Persistent heartburn? Check out Digestive Health & Wellness for information and advice. http://gerd.msn.com/default.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 Seeing a counselor is one way to add another component to your treatment. Seeing a counselor doesn't mean that your pain is " all in your head " but chronic pain is a life long debilitating problem. Everything in your life is changed. Yes medication helps but counseling can help also. If counseling didn't help then why does this group help everyone so much? Daphne as a soldier you know to use everything in your power to fight. A good counselor can help with this battle. What have you got to lose? Kaylene >I went to a psych doc only once and that was when I was getting my >Spinal cord stimulator...they evaluate you to see if you have un real >expectations of what the treatment will do for you.. >I don't really know what to do about the days when I get really down >and just cry for no reason...out of the blue sometimes,...I guess I >am mourning my losses....I used to Dance and run and skip, and do >gymnastics, and I could walk for 20 miles...(I was in the >Army...marching is something we did a lot of...) >Now, walking even a half of a block at one time without stopping is >impossible... >My blood pressure is on the rise...and the docs want me to monitor >it yea right...gonna do that.... >my pain pills barely cover my pain for about three hours at a time >but I can only take them every six hours....and my SCS only works at >the original site of my RSD not other parts of the body that >hurt ....and by the way....I thought narcotic pain meds were supposed >to cause constipation....not here my friend....exactly the opposite >but that could also be part and parcel of my RSD...it all fits into >the diagnosis of a spreading disease... >Last week I was crying like a baby ya know why? I bought myself a >motorized scooter from e-bay and it looks like a motorized >wheelchair...right now it is in my living room where I see it every >day and my freedom of movement seems to be dwindling...This coming >from a person who has fought for freedoms all her life...for myself >and for others...I am just one of those people who believe so very >strongly that everyone has something important to say and I honestly >don't think Nanna that you or Sam or I or anyone else in this group >of lovely, open minded people are going crazy just because we hurt. >God Bless, >Daphne > > _________________________________________________________________ Persistent heartburn? Check out Digestive Health & Wellness for information and advice. http://gerd.msn.com/default.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 Daphne: Here--Here. Donna B. Daphne wrote: >I went to a psych doc only once and that was when I was getting my >Spinal cord stimulator...they evaluate you to see if you have un real >expectations of what the treatment will do for you.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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