I've attempted to search it online but it just confuses me. Does anybody here know?

you know that phrase? “Out of spoons”
Or maybe you’ve heard people call themselves “spoonies”?

(It’s not the same as being “spoony,” an adjective which means “silly.”)

*Spoonie* is a noun, and folks with chronic illness use it.
Spoon Theory was created by a woman named Christine Miserandino, who used spoons to represent units of energy—the energy we expend throughout the day doing the simplest of things.

Getting out of bed.

Taking a shower.

Eating breakfast.

Getting dressed.

when every… read more

I am collecting information in an attempt to contact those that are making our laws about opioid addiction. I have already contacted some law makers. When the new proposals are announce, I want to be very ready to get active in trying to be sure that those of us in chronic pain are not ignored in the process. Please be very specific if you feel that you have already been affected by new state laws or the national CDC Guidelines for pain managers and their use of opioid. Thanking you all in… read more

Do people who take lots of meds find now they're causing problems, omeprazole/mepradec with ibuprofen? Is anybody else now getting gastric reflux, or indigestion?

How do you get your motivation back after a long fight with pain. The feeling of giving up when nothing seems to go right? When those you talk to say they don't wanna hear it anymore? When you have so much that needs done but your body won't cooperate and you feel overwhelmed.

Hi Ive just made the BIG mistake of insisting on going to what we have in Scotland called a Pain Management clinic
On my first visit I was basically made to feel like a fake and in less pain than I actually am . I will not go into that side of it too much .
My question to those with back pain and perhaps trapped sciatic nerves |> Do you or have you used the likes of a Morphine based Drug to help with said Back pain and did it work for you .

This "Doctor" informed me that I am mistaken… read more