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Any experience with Residential Chronic Pain Treatment Programs?
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Jun 28, 2022 | Replies (32)Comment receiving replies
@alh123, @angusconn, @pwgrimes, @anne4u, and others...
Hi everyone - back in April, @alh123 began this discussion thread while searching for a residential chronic pain treatment program. It provoked good, forward thinking conversation.
Today, I'd like to circle back by presenting a new, exclusive inside look at the Mayo Clinic Pain Rehabilitation Center/Family Day video.
Dr. Sletten of the Mayo PRC has been gracious to share this deeper dive into the concepts of pain rehabilitation and management with Connect, and we are very grateful to be able to share it with you.
Mayo Clinic PRC - Family Day week 1:
https://youtu.be/8ZGlYqiz53Q
As a PRC graduate, I am thrilled for Connect members to be able to learn PRC concepts in a more intimate way. Regardless of whether someone attends the PRC or not, my hope is that the material provides positive reinforcement for a plan forward in managing chronic symptoms. I look forward to hearing feedback, and am happy to answer any questions you have. Have a wonderful day!
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Great video . Thanks for sharing it . Is it really true that all types of chronic pain end up going down the same common pathway in terms of treatment in a program like this ?
I have a very “ peripheral “ pain diagnosis ie a post surgical saphenous nerve neuralgia. It has put me in the classic chronic pain disaster mode described in the video but by the central / peripheral pain model , my pain is mainly peripheral . The reason is that a specific nerve in my leg can be tapped / touched / stretched etc to cause my pain , plus it can be completely blocked with 5 cc of local anesthetic . Cruelly , after 11 years , they still can’t turn it off .
So despite this peripheral nature of my pain , does the fact that I still must have some central component , put me in the same boat with every other chronic pain patient …ie im not special , you’ve seen it before ?
Rachel ,I notice that you are a volunteer mentor as well as a graduate of the PRC.
What is the role of a mentor in this context? Help in coordinating and directing the general conversation or individual help for people such as myself who are considering a jump into an evaluation and application?
I do have questions about the PRC process …some are about nuts and bolts , some about process and some about $$ .
I have the phone numbers of Rachel in Phoenix and Erica in Fl . Where best am I directed ? Demographically , I’m a 62 yr old male , ex Emerg Physician and type A personality ,still pretty bitter and twisted at the random circumstance that has landed me at the bottom of the chronic pain cycle of misery having been at the top of my game before a tiny little sensory nerve got tweaked during a routine ACL repair . Fickle finger of fate , indeed . As you say in the video ,I’m guessing I’m not special and you’ve seen it all before . Guess I have to tuck all that away somehow to succeed in your program …sounds very difficult.
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Thanks a lot for posting this. I am getting closer to making a decision on going to a program like this. There is no doubt on my end of the need. The question is still which one, how to make it cost efficient enough so my wife and I can still retire and most importantly, putting together a comprehensive program of support for when I come home so that I don’t just fall into the same old habits and situations. This is much appreciated and very well timed.