doctors who take your pain seriously and are able to really help you, give thanks.

Sorry for rambling - life with chronic pain can be complicated. I’m sorry too for your chronic pain and hope you find relief! You are not alone!!

much pain I’m starting the day in to determine if I need meds. Sometimes I can work through the pain, and sometimes not taking meds ahead of time - like when it first sets in - means it gets much worse. A lot of it is listening to your own body and learning by trial and error. And if you have

For me, it has been a day by day process, and not usually predictable. I rest as often as I can. I know some movement is absolutely essential or my pain worsens. On good days I risk overdoing it, and then need time to recover. I have to gauge how much energy I will need to spend for this day, how

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