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Mayo Clinic Pain Rehab Center (PRC) - What’s Your Experience?
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Nov 19 1:12pm | Replies (116)Comment receiving replies
I'm sorry to hear that your pain prevented you from having your second appointment. That must have been frustrating. I think it's good that you're really thinking through all this ahead of time to make sure it's the right program for you and what you need rather than just pushing forward and finding out once you're in it. I hope once you get your second appointment that it will provide the clarity you need whether to move forward with the program or not.
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Yes …I’m really hoping they have a contingency plan for situations when people just can’t physically function on a particular day. I’m sure everybody feels that adapting to the schedule will,be difficult. In the vast majority of cases , it will be overcome by will power and just pushing through the symptoms.
However ,pacing in chronic pain is almost a mantra, so pacing may be required to actually get to and participate in the program. In my case , I’ll be keen to participate all parts of the program and can see that , with support , progress will be made . It’s actually physically getting there that will be the biggest challenge for me .
Thanks for the support .I wonder if anyone who has been to a PRC program can comment . How do they deal with folks that can’t make it on a bad day …or are late for good reason ? How common is it for people to “fail” and have to leave because of the functional demands ?
All questions I’ll be asking when I eventually get another appointment!