When you have a chronic illness or live with chronic pain there are a million products out there that target your illness. It’s hard to figure out which ones will work and which ones will be a waste of money. Which is why I tried out some products for you. I tried medical food from…Continue reading Improving pain and sleep with Physician Therapeutics
Category: Pain
Finding comfort when you’re having a bad pain day
Bad pain days take everything out of you. They suck your body and soul dry. You feel empty and destroyed. You try to distract yourself so you can have a better attitude, but the pain is so overwhelming you can’t get past it. You wish you could go to sleep and then magically wake up…Continue reading Finding comfort when you’re having a bad pain day
8 reasons why people with chronic pain feel misunderstood
Living with chronic pain isn’t easy and it doesn’t help that many pain suffers feel completely misunderstood. Here are some of the things that people in pain regularly hear, and why they are incorrect. 1. I know what you deal with now because I’ve had (insert minor ailment here) this week. Having the flu or…Continue reading 8 reasons why people with chronic pain feel misunderstood
What is chronic pain and why is the definition changing?
I am in pain every day, every hour, every minute, and every second. I haven’t had a pain free moment in 9 years. The current prevailing literature says that’s because I’m just being emotional about my illness, or that I’m not meditating enough, or that I just want to be in pain. But despite what…Continue reading What is chronic pain and why is the definition changing?
How to make your morning with chronic pain easier
One of the most difficult parts is the morning when I have to get up and get ready despite my chronic pain. I often tell my husband I have enough energy to go somewhere, but I don’t have enough energy to get myself ready to go. It’s just too hard to shower, get dressed, do…Continue reading How to make your morning with chronic pain easier
Finding strength when you live with chronic pain
I had a moment of peace the other day. It came at an odd time, certainly not when I would have expected it. I was riding my bike on the way home from picking my son up at school. I do this everyday because there are no sidewalks for him to ride on,and it’s not…Continue reading Finding strength when you live with chronic pain
You know you have a chronic illness when
Having a chronic illness isn’t easy. It comes with forgetfulness, fatigue, pain, social consequences, crazy amounts of doctor appointments, depression and anxiety, and big life changes. Not everyone experiences all of these things, but there are certain hallmarks that everyone with a chronic illness experiences even though they may have a variety of illnesses. So…Continue reading You know you have a chronic illness when
10 fascinating tools on my chronic pain wish list
Every day there are new devices and tools are emerging to treat chronic pain. I’ve been lucky to try a few of them, but of course, I don’t have unlimited money. So I’ve developed a wish list of things I would love to try in a world where money was no object. Here’s a list…Continue reading 10 fascinating tools on my chronic pain wish list
Absolutely no one with chronic pain medicates to zero pain
No one with chronic pain medicates to zero pain, despite what doctors and internet trolls believe. Despite this being a myth, the common view is that the opioid epidemic was caused by pain patients demanding that they never be in pain ever, and so they medicated themselves into painless zombies. This is absolutely ridiculous, and…Continue reading Absolutely no one with chronic pain medicates to zero pain
The truth about chronic pain, depression, and suicide
A conversation on my Facebook page about the side effects of living with long term chronic pain reminded me that I needed to address this topic. I’ve avoided it because I don’t like getting too personal or emotional on my blog, and talking about depression and suicide gets really emotional. However, the more discussion I…Continue reading The truth about chronic pain, depression, and suicide