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Wanna Chat Online? Yes, Please.
I remember that first time as if it was just yesterday. It has been nearly nine years since I entered my first online chat room. I had never used a chat room before and I was nervous I would not be able to figure it out. The overwhelming...
Me and Mam-ma both have Ouchies!
(Written with Teresa's grandson) Many of us have had to deal with the fact that we live with pain. We've had to accept that our pain has stolen from us: our energy levels, our careers and sometimes family and friends. Over time, we may have figured out how to explain...
Failure to Show (& Feeling Guilty)?
(Written with a lot of help from the TPC online community) What runs through your head when you have the best intentions and dare I say are looking forward to a planned event only to cancel at the last minute because Bam............Mr. Ugly comes to town (aka pain...
Chat Room Please Take Me Away…. Say What?
I just have to say for the record that I confess. I never realized how much fun, how much camaraderie and how much support a chat room can be. You see in the past, I was familiar with online chats as an invited expert guest to the then existing PainAid. Those few...
I Am Not a Criminal!
I have lived with pain for half of my lifetime and I will live with pain until I die. Living with pain due to an illness, disease or syndrome and utilizing pain medications as a part of my pain treatment does not make me, or others like me, a drug abuser, addict or...
On the Record: I Must Get This Off My Chest! – Part Two
See also - On the Record: I Must Get This Off My Chest! - Part One I am so tired of professionals, the media, and the public constantly linking opioids and addiction with little evidence to support this. There may be correlation; however correlation does not equal...
On the Record: I Must Get This Off My Chest! – Part One
Recently, there was a discussion on a listserv about functionality, the assessment of it, and an emphasis on the NRS (numerical rating scale-0 to 10). One letter provoked some strong feelings in me which I did respond to; however it is still distressing me. It was...
TPC Comfort Cookin’: Sourdough and More
When you say “Sourdough”, people often think of San Francisco, the ‘49ers “Sourdough Sam” or the Yukon Gold Rush. Did you know that Sourdough has been around since the time of the ancient Egyptians and came to the American west coast by way of French bakers? When I...
Clean Up On Aisle One
As caregivers we all have been in that spot where our loved one is sick and needs us more than usual. Living with daily pain takes so much out of our loved ones and friends. Add on the flu and you have a mixture of violent waves of nastiness with epic proportions’....
Never Say Never
A blog written by Charlie P. Reznikoff, MD was shared by Medscape on March 16, 2015 titled 10 Scripts Never to Write. It gave me pause, enough so that I shared it with respected colleagues in the pain management field for their perspectives. It was suggested to me...