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CaliforniaMama · 11-11-2006, 10:12 AM

The other night when I was perusing instead of sleeping, I came across this site on pain: http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/bo...ag/index2.html

The really sad thing is that when they talk about a painkiller being effective, the benchmark is 50% pain reduction. So, if we are in blinding pain, I guess that takes us down to barely tolerable pain?

Gee, watch me jump for joy :P

Still, it was interesting reading, especially when it gets into how to read statistics and discovering that gee, the reason why pain blocks don't work on most people is because they really just don't work on most people.

I cancelled my pain block appointment. With the luck I've had with medical treatment, I'd probably have an allergic reaction to the durn stuff.

Now all I have to do is convince my Primary that I really am having reactions to my pain meds and to convince her to try something else. The Oxford site explained just why I am reacting and what is going on, so at least I know it is not my imagination!

But, weirdly, the Chinese herbs I'm taking, stuff I can't even pronounce, seems to be doing the most good of anything I've tried in the last two years.

And I'm not even taking it for my back! Strangely, it has gotten me to the point of actually being able to drive this week. That is a HUGE triumph for me.

You are lucky that your family is so supportive. That makes a big difference. Plus having a great GP. I didn't know there were any out there.

Now, rumors have it that our insurance is changing, so who knows how that will affect everything . . .

You think the things a 3 year old does is scary, wait until he is 7! My crazy son keeps trying to jump from higher and higher structures. I'm just waiting for one of those bones to go *snap*. Somedays I think he is an Evil Kneivil (?) in the making.

11-11-2006, 10:12 AM	#6
CaliforniaMama I wonder . . . Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Left Coast, a pretty good place to be. Posts: 1,278	The other night when I was perusing instead of sleeping, I came across this site on pain: http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/bo...ag/index2.html The really sad thing is that when they talk about a painkiller being effective, the benchmark is 50% pain reduction. So, if we are in blinding pain, I guess that takes us down to barely tolerable pain? Gee, watch me jump for joy :P Still, it was interesting reading, especially when it gets into how to read statistics and discovering that gee, the reason why pain blocks don't work on most people is because they really just don't work on most people. I cancelled my pain block appointment. With the luck I've had with medical treatment, I'd probably have an allergic reaction to the durn stuff. Now all I have to do is convince my Primary that I really am having reactions to my pain meds and to convince her to try something else. The Oxford site explained just why I am reacting and what is going on, so at least I know it is not my imagination! But, weirdly, the Chinese herbs I'm taking, stuff I can't even pronounce, seems to be doing the most good of anything I've tried in the last two years. And I'm not even taking it for my back! Strangely, it has gotten me to the point of actually being able to drive this week. That is a HUGE triumph for me. You are lucky that your family is so supportive. That makes a big difference. Plus having a great GP. I didn't know there were any out there. Now, rumors have it that our insurance is changing, so who knows how that will affect everything . . . You think the things a 3 year old does is scary, wait until he is 7! My crazy son keeps trying to jump from higher and higher structures. I'm just waiting for one of those bones to go snap. Somedays I think he is an Evil Kneivil (?) in the making.