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spoonie-living
Dec 25,2018

Add “distress” to your pain scale Pain scale? More like pain in the booty. No two people seem to read it the same way, and chronic folks tend to downplay their pain. So here’s an idea: when asked to rate your pain, provide a number to rate your distress levels in addition to your pain levels.

Some examples:
“I'm at a 5 on the pain scale, but my distress is basically a 1
because this is my usual.”
“I'm at a 3 on the pain scale, but my distress is a 7 because this is
new pain and affects a part of my body that’s very important to
my work.”

It’s a great way to consider how your pain is impacting you—and to get a doctor’s attention where it’s actually needed.

adizzycollegekid
Dec 25,2018

OP is a genius

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