Thanks for finding this. I once tried to explain to a physician my opinion of expressing a qualitative phenomenon with quantitative means and he was downright rude, presumably because my opinion threatened a cultural truism. Great pain is symphonic, rarely if ever silent, rumbling in the bass register when not shrieking with penetrating peaks, and perceived over time defying enumeration. Not Bach, but a troupe of monkeys clattering about the orchestra pit. Numbers, however, are a fiction of the business model, and I have never bothered to express an opinion until now.
....agree about the “out of ten scale”. - my 8 might be same pain level as spouse and he will say 3...... however not sure if Emerge dept at local hospital will appreciate the portraits 🙂
Just want to clarify it's not "mine." Facebook meme I just shared it.
I have another issue:
I have different levels of pain in different parts of my body! For that, I'm thinking Salvador Dali!
Thanks for finding this. I once tried to explain to a physician my opinion of expressing a qualitative phenomenon with quantitative means and he was downright rude, presumably because my opinion threatened a cultural truism. Great pain is symphonic, rarely if ever silent, rumbling in the bass register when not shrieking with penetrating peaks, and perceived over time defying enumeration. Not Bach, but a troupe of monkeys clattering about the orchestra pit. Numbers, however, are a fiction of the business model, and I have never bothered to express an opinion until now.
"Not Bach," you say... I wish! But WAGNER... Today my pain is Wagner + the monkeys.
Thank you for your most amusing and articulate response!
I never understood how a number could be put on our pain. And what is an accurate way to figure it?
And some days I'm a Jackson Pollack!
This certainly gave me a chuckle! 🤭 Thanks
@mikaylar
You’re absolutely right, it’s ridiculously hard, you’re in severe pain and they’re sitting there looking at you, asking in a scale…….🙄🫣😳
Sometimes…
Thanks for the chuckle!
@joybo99, I appreciate the artist’s rendition of the dreaded pain scale and the ensuing discussion.
Members may also appreciate (or be annoyed by or disagree with) this blog post:
- The Dreaded Pain Scale
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/adult-pain-medicine/newsfeed-post/what-to-expect-at-my-pain-medicine-appointment/
I like to reply, Crappy. That prevents any further questions about pain. Sidegate
Wonderful!!