Refresher Course: Pain Management

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So you are having pain and are at wits end .. now is the time to take control

of the pain ..

before it takes control of your life!

I am going to give you some advice that is going to be really hard for

you to do, but if you don't I believe just the stress of being in pain

is going to cause your health to continue to spiral downwards.

You need to spend some time taking care of just you.

Stress of being ill has weakened your body and your body is behaving

like any machine. When a machine is used too often .. for too long a time

... without a resting and servicing period, the machine begins to break

down. It is not noticeable at first .. just a few creaks and squeaks. But

pretty soon, the machine is going slower and develops problems that begins

to affect its performance.

This is what your body is doing. The pain is not only aggravating ..

but it is a big warning sign. It is your body telling you it needs a break.

One thing you can do is to try and get the pain under control. Now,

I don't mean just taking one pain pill, or even a couple of pain pills

in a day. You need to break your body's cycle of pain. To do that you should

go on a full 24 hours of intensive pain medication, followed by another

two days of milder pain medication.

Most people when in pain .. want relief right now and when the pain

doesn't subside after taking one pill, they give up. Sometimes eliminating

that pain is not possible with just one dose of medication, especially

if you have been in pain for several days, or weeks. The body has trained

itself to be in constant pain. The muscles now think that to be in pain

is normal.

Do you know why an athlete trains and practices over and over? Not because

he needs to learn the skill, but to get his muscles to react automatically.

It is called muscle memory. Well, your body has trained itself to be in

pain.

So .. you need to break the cycle. By taking pain medication on a strict

time schedule for at least 3 days, EVEN if the pain goes away by the end

of the first day, you can break this cycle of everyday pain. Granted, you

may not get rid of all of the pain .. but at least the pain will be reduced

to a manageable level.

I strongly urge you to try this.. take 3 days for yourself.

Day one:

Take medications ON TIME. If the medication calls for taking it every 4-6

hours .. then choose 4 hours as your time interval. Use an alarm clock

if you have to .. but keep on schedule.

Double your water intake. By hydrating yourself, you will not become constipated

from all the pain meds.

Begin a pampering session for yourself .. with bubble baths, relaxation

tapes, anything that relieves stress for YOU.

Day two:

Continue taking the pain meds, even if you are having less pain.

If you have been in bed .. make sure you exercise your legs a bit to keep

your circulation from developing problems. The last thing you need right

now is a blood clot from being so inactive.

Day three:

Continue taking the meds.

If the pain is still there with a vengeance, then continue same medication

schedule.

If the pain is less, begin to cut down on meds. Still take them, just wait

a bit longer in between doses.

I mean .. really .. what have you got to lose by trying?

Good luck ..

"Rion"

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