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Re: Standing in the need...cannot sit.

Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:38 pm
by carolynm
MEDS MEDS MEDS! Getting on the right medication allows us to live and think about something other than the diagnosis and the pain. I hope you can continue to keep your pain levels low and enjoy life. That is what we all strive for .

cm

Re: Standing in the need...cannot sit.

Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:52 pm
by gracie
Hi,

How much do other folk's pain scale range?

In response to your question...My pain is mostly a constant annoyance, but some days it is worse. I wish I could figure out why it is so random. A constant annoyance doesn't sound so bad and I do consider myself lucky, however I just wish this annoyance was my knee, elbow, leg...anything but vagina! When I do have a flare up of pain, it seems that my gabapentin and a hot bath works to lessen it. I know I am different in the sense that heat helps, but that is just what does it for me.

I hope you find a good Dr and some meds that will help you.

Best wishes,
Gracie

Re: Standing in the need...cannot sit.

Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:43 am
by Violet M
Not sure what pain scale you use but I find this one to be the most descriptive: http://pudendalhope.org/node/18

Using that scale my pain was a 7 or 8 without meds -- between a 4 and 7 with meds.