Pain

No pain, no gain.

I have grinding and continious pain 85percent of the time, but in the emergency room i always say 1o in the pre-evaluation better service i have found when i need an iv of antibiotics

makes sense to me.

Having a baby - 10.
Dehli Belly - 10.
I was in a car accident and messed up my back etc. Until I saw a chiropractor, the headaches were brutal but then he cracked my jaw and it was all good. I still have back pain but it's a walk in the park compared to what it used to be, so I'd say, thankfully, it's a daily 2.
Nothing I can't handle.

Ceili! (listening)

If you have a lot of low level pain, does it add up to higher level pain? My neck, belly, back and one knuckle hurt - but each only hurts at level 2, maybe. Do they equal 2x4=8?

I don't know about adding, but low level pain that never goes away can be agonizing.

indeed.

So, guys, how are you feeling? Haven't heard a report for a while now.

hmmm...

I think it's more like "the straw that broke the camels back"

I can have a lot of 2's and 3's going on, let's say during some kind of medical procedure, then, and expected 5 or 7 is thrown in the mix, and you're still coping.

Then just a little 1 is thrown in there, and it make's all of those individual 2, 3's 5's and 7's each blast up to a 10.

To dys's inital post, I don't know who to really say "this is a 4, this is a 6"

If I'm having a 1 or 2, I'm not even gonna mention it.

For me a 10 was when I was having a chronic intestinal flare up. Picture Mel Gibson in Braveheart, having his intestines drawn out.

I guess it's more helpful to know "sharp pain, dull pain, burning pain. That sort of thing.

Let's see, let me think of pains associated with different stuff...

1-2 slight muscle stiffness
3 small burn on arm and hand from cooking, after the initial "ow" is gone.
5 - tendonitis in arm, falling and brusing a bone

above 5 I associate with the pain being so bad to induce nausea.

6 - slamming your finger in a drawer, intense, but goes away.
7-8 hemarrhoids
9-10 having intestines wrung out like a wet dish rag.

There are many different Pain scales

The green/yellow/red one at This site is pretty good.

Ask dys about his pills.

um... ok.

Hey, dys - wassup with your pills?

I don't have a clue, I haven't taken anything for pain since I came home from the hospital well over a year ago.

This is really funny. Until two years ago I had never suffered any real pain that I can remember. So any pain I feel is going to be terrible, horrible, ouchy-screamy. I find it annoying, now, to be asked that question, "Between 1 and 10, how would you rate your pain?" I tried, thought about it, and then I made up a number. How does anyone know this?

This worst pain I've had was during the birth of my first son. Now, nobody asked me what was the level of my pain then, even tho I was screaming it. It was just such a surprise. Someone should have given me a warning? Maybe, hey, your pain will be a number 10.

Should you be taking something for pain?

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Oh, wait, you have fucky fucky.

I do, ?

(I'm not sure I understand what you mean, osso.
I hope it's not something terrible!)