Life in Pain: Hope
(Editor’s note: In her last column, Amanda wrote about her first week of treatment with Calmare therapy at Pain Relief of Oregon in West Linn,…
Articles Written By: Amanda Siebe, Columnist
This author has written 10 articles
Life in Pain: How Calmare Therapy Helped Me
Living with pain every day is kind of like living next to an airport. After a while you don’t hear the jets flying overhead anymore.…
Life in Pain: One to Ten
I have been a chronic pain patient for 2 years, 16 days, 1 hour, 10 minutes and counting -- ever since I sprained my ankle…
Life in Pain: Waiting for Closure
There are so many things that I used to take for granted. The other night I was able to have Steven take me by wheelchair…
Life in Pain: Moving Forward
Having any disease can be frustrating. With my Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), I have exhausted all of the treatments that are available in Portland,…
Life in Pain: Great Expectations
We live in a world where seeing is believing. This can be a challenge, especially when you live with an invisible disease. My Complex Regional…
Life in Pain: Another Trip to the ER
Most of my life I’ve been in and out of emergency rooms. Migraines, broken bones, and infections have landed me there more times than I’d…
Life in Pain: Dealing with Work Comp
Workers compensation is both a blessing and a curse. Sure, I have no out of pocket expenses for the treatment of my Complex Regional Pain…
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