My Story: Post-Surgical Pain Needed More
I made a comment on Twitter about my own experience with post-surgical pain last week that had people encouraging me to write a first-person account.…
My Story
Using Opioids and Having a Job—It’s Not Easy
By Denise Hedley Those of us with chronic pain are well aware of the new laws that have labeled the opioid crisis and thus punished…
My Story: Advocacy Works, if YOU Work It!
I am from the great state of Missouri. We are the only state without a statewide PDMP (prescription drug monitoring program). We have county PDMP’s…
My Story: Living with Fibro
I was a healthy 22-year-old, I worked 50 hours a week on night shifts at a heavy job that I enjoyed because it kept me…
Treating Chronic Pain - A Success Story
All through the month of April, I had been in more pain than usual. I was trying to build up my muscles against the day…
My Story: Why I’m So Passionate About Alternative Pain Treatments
Many of my posts in the National Pain Report, on my blog and Facebook pages that promote alternative pain treatments are often met with anger…
Exercising Caution with Online Support Groups
By Katie O’Leary. If there is one thing I learned the hard way from 2018, it is taking accountability and agency for your friendships through…
My Story - Stuck Between Pancreatitis and a Hard Place
By David K. Lord. Acute pancreatitis is primarily treated with supportive management in the hospital. Generally, patients receive intravenous fluids and pain medication. In up…