pain dairy/confusing

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hi all,What do we need to put in a pain dairy ?? Sorry if it sounds a stupid

question but i mean things like score.

From Miss Donna-marie rachel Griffiths UK south wales

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Donna wrote:

> Hi all,What do we need to put in a pain dairy ?? Sorry if it sounds a stupid

question but i mean things like score.

Donna,

If you do not need one, don't use it. I gave some links that have the

information you just put in.

Please type in Pain Journal in an internet search and you will find several

options.

If my pain is not being taken care of, I put in my medications, when I take

them, when they wear off, and this way my Doctor can see if it is the time of

the day, the type of medication, or what the pain

levels are when I took it and what pain level remains when I took it.

Pain medication to be effective should be reduced to under five. This is the

pain level they strive to maintain as functional

-Functional activity: I put down what I can and cannot do to let my doctor know

that the program we are doing is allowing me to function at. These are called

daily activity, I put in I lie in bed 8 hours a day as I cannot get up, when I

cannot. I put I can dress myself etch but cannot drive myself to appts, lift,

do gardening, shopping.

-Triggers: I put in that I did garden work for two days and caused be to over

exert myself, thus a trigger to make the pain med unable to control my muscle

spasm. Weather, Stress, and other information goes here.

-Other infor: I put in my stretches, heat, topical ointments and other things I

do.

This allows me to show my Doctor what I am doing to assist so he can adjust my

program. Yours will be different but these are common items.

I will be happy to send you a copy of mine if you would like to your home e-mail

and the links I gave give you ones already made up, you just type it in. Bennie

Here are the links I posted and the worksheet would help you but if it is

frustrating concept to you, and do not need it, don't use it. No score, just

documentation of how you are doing on your current pain plan and it allows the

doctor to have information about you to change it in the areas you need it

changed. Bennie

Some links http://drhadjian.tripod.com/id17.html

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/2791450/PAIN-DIARY-WORKSHEET