Pain was always a strange thing for me to put into numbers. That image of the pain scale in your article (hurts a little bit, hurts little more, etc) was absolutely useless for me. Especially after chemotherapy, which made my pain sensitivity go out the roof. (I couldn't clap without feeling I would die due to pain, and I wouldn't let anyone touch me even with the slightest finger poke, as that was excruciating too.) What helped me to finally put my pain levels into words was the Mankoski Pain Scale. For me it clearly defined the levels, and I was finally able to relate to and communicate my pain. Unfortunately painkillers don't help me much, Ibuprofen is killing my kidneys and I became allergic to Tylenol . The constant pain is making me moody and snappy (or maybe angry) but I'm still working through it.
Pain was always a strange thing for me to put into numbers. That image of the pain scale in your article (hurts a little bit, hurts little more, etc) was absolutely useless for me. Especially after chemotherapy, which made my pain sensitivity go out the roof. (I couldn't clap without feeling I would die due to pain, and I wouldn't let anyone touch me even with the slightest finger poke, as that was excruciating too.) What helped me to finally put my pain levels into words was the Mankoski Pain Scale. For me it clearly defined the levels, and I was finally able to relate to and communicate my pain. Unfortunately painkillers don't help me much, Ibuprofen is killing my kidneys and I became allergic to Tylenol . The constant pain is making me moody and snappy (or maybe angry) but I'm still working through it.
Sorry to hear about your experience with this. Hope you are getting some help. Thanks for reading.
It is amazing what we put up with until we don’t know any better. Well said! Entire article and perspective spot on!