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Chronic Pain | Last Active: Nov 25, 2020 | Replies (25)Comment receiving replies
@faithwalker007 @fourof5zs
Linda and I use the number system as a way for her to tell me to what degree she is suffering at any given time. Its subjective of course. It does not quantify the pain itself, just how bad her experience of the pain is at that moment. I know for example that when she is at what she calls a 4, she generally has more energy, appears like she is suffering less, and that is in fact what she tells me. I almost don't need to ask her her level when it's an 8 or 9. Its obvious just by looking at her body language and her face. It's not a perfect method, but it is a rough way for her to communicate to me how her pain is affecting her in the moment.
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@jesfactsmon @faithwalker Hi Hank and Renee, as far as using numbers to describe pain level, I have reversed that, and now try to estimate my current "comfort level." I use 1-10 as percentages, and I will say, well, today, I feel a number 6, or a 60% comfort level. I used that example because I rarely feel better than a 60% comfort level. Today, I am at about a 70% comfort level, and I have no idea why. Yesterday, I swear, all day, I was at a .001 % comfort level, and just prayed for death all day. There really is no rhyme or reason for my nerves acting the way they do. I can't figure them out any more. I only know if I had a day like yesterday, today, I would probably have called 911, and told them to dope me up with whatever they could to block pain, if it even exsists. Now, today, not so bad. Go figure. I think maybe God is watching over today, as I was in an utter state of despair. Who knows. I give up. LoriRenee1