Does it hurt here?
Aaaaaa... no, I have lower back pain!!!! Thankfully I can report this only happened once. Perhaps this Independent Medical Examiner was super thorough.
November 28th, 2011
6:27 am
November 28th, 2011
6:10 am
Poor excuses
Oh go on, let's have some fun. What's the poorest excuse you've heard from your insurer (or related body) and don't name names, but let's have a laugh... at their expense for a change.
November 26th, 2011
5:12 am
Why a flower?
Chronic pain is a waste of life’s precious time, its a huge hold up. But if you have to deal with it then you have to find a way to cope through the awful journey and survive it. Before my precious implant (Professor Teddy I love you!!), I couldn’t move much without pain, everything hurt and it hurt all the time. And yet, my gorgeous friends and family kept telling me ‘but you look so good for someone who’s in pain all day!’ (Uum… thanks??).
November 25th, 2011
1:00 am
Down the hole: a descent into painful isolation
Chia Moan's painting Shrinking World aims to shed light on the effects of living with severe and persistent pain. Moan was among artists who spoke to pain sufferers and says she remembers one patient who said she felt like Alice disappearing down the rabbit hole, with the opening at the top growing smaller and smaller.
November 24th, 2011
9:00 am
Case managers, how many have you had?
"Soula do you know how many people want to shut their business down and live off the Government payroll?" (!!!!!)
November 24th, 2011
6:33 am
Women’s Health and Research Institute of Australia (WHRIA)
Your symptoms & history indicate that the nerve in the pelvis, the pudendal nerve, may be responsible for all or some of your pain and other symptoms. The pudendal nerve runs from the lower back, then passes between 2 ligaments, then runs along the top of the pelvic floor muscles, then through to the base of the pelvis the pelvis and out to the perineum. Adjacent to the ligaments are muscles: the pelvic floor muscles (PFM) at the front and the obturator and piriformis at the back.
November 24th, 2011
4:29 am
Pain as an Art Form
Mr. Collen said the main goal of the exhibit is to raise awareness about the problem of chronic pain. However, he said he hopes one day to find a sponsor to take the exhibit on tour. “People don’t believe what they can’t see,” Mr. Collen said. “But they see a piece of art an individual created about their pain and everything changes.”
November 24th, 2011
2:59 am
Professor Lorimer Moseley
Who is Lorimer Moseley and what does he do...?
November 24th, 2011
1:22 am
Friends are saviours
A dear friend of mine sent me this card... it made me laugh. I have to agree though, your medication needs to be within reach, no point knocking yourself out to get [...]
November 24th, 2011
12:59 am
My clock
When your signals don't function properly you have to come up with new systems to get through the day. This is one I found very useful, it goes something like this: Don't forget to wee!