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Not all cancers cause pain, but many of them do. Many patients accept the pain as a course of the disease, but cancer pain can often be controlled, if not eliminated completely, if it is treated properly.Cancer.org has this information for people who are living with cancer and need help understanding cancer pain control: Cancer pain and you.
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Tags: chronic pain blog, pain blog, cancer pain, cancer pain control
“Every human being should be entitled to relief from pain”
That line is part of a speech given by Outgoing President Troels S. Jensen of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) when he spoke at the 12th World Congress on Pain in Glasgow, Scotland at the beginning of the week. He called for palliative pain relief to be made a human right.
This isn’t a new issue - it’s one that the palliative care movement has been fighting for and working on for a long time now: AIDS, Cancer, and Palliative Care in Africa and 7% of World Population Suffering Unnecessary Cancer Pain.
It seems like such a simple thing: “Every human being should be entitled to relief from pain,” and yet so many people around the world are suffering needlessly. You can read more about Dr. Jensen’s speech: World’s Biggest Event On Pain Calls For Palliative Care To Be Made A Human Right.
What can we do to help raise this awareness? Is there something we can do? Or are we powerless?
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Tags: chronic pain blog, pain blog, palliative care, cancer pain, relief from pain
a piano!
My parents gave me their piano, which has been in their house for about 40 years. I like the piano and want it, but now that it’s in the house, all I can smell is pipe and cigar smoke. Either it’s really strong or I’m really sensitive - but either way, I have to find a way to neutralize the odor somewhat.
Any suggestions? It’s solid wood, a light brown that’s darkened to a dark honey. I have no clue what type of wood it is though.
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I found this press release and it has some great pointers:
10 Ways You Can Take a More Active Role as a Hospital Patient
TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ — In our changing world of medicine, patients are encouraged to learn about their diagnosis, ask questions and take an active role in their healthcare. Our doctors at Sound Inpatient Physicians (Sound), who have over 100,000 patient encounters a year, embrace their role as educators. As experts in the field of hospital medicine, our hospitalists (hospital-based physicians) have created a list of 10 ways to improve your inpatient experience and contribute to your rapid recovery and timely discharge.
1. Learn about your illness. A lack of knowledge can increase anxiety and lead to feelings of helplessness. Ask your physician to write down your diagnosis and list your medications (if necessary) and provide you with an educational brochure, or recommend a website. Don’t hesitate to take notes.
Some people even keep a health journal with dated entries.
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Tags: chronic pain blog, pain blog, active role in health care
Race Against Pain is a website and community for people living with chronic pain. There are links for resources, finding specialists, and forums where you can discuss various issues.
Have a look - and let us know what you think.
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Tags: chronic pain blog, pain blog, pain, race against pain
For those of you who like to use or who want to try homeopathic remedies for those itches, aches and pains that come along with summer time fun, here is a press release that outlines what types of products may be able to help you:
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — Summer vacations are in full swing and travelers are packing up the first aid kit in their suitcase. The big question is what should they bring to help with all scrapes, bug bites and irritated skin? The Vitamin Shoppe’s Homeopathic Expert, Carrie Plumley, has some suggestions for travelers this summer.
“Homeopathic products are great for everyone; parents giving them to their children, mature adults, and weekend warriors looking for natural solutions.” said Plumley. “The FDA regulates these products and requires that Homeopathic drugs meet specific standards for strength, quality and purity.”
Image: Newscom
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If you are living with lower back pain and/or sciatica, you may be having a hard time describing the pain to your doctor. If this is the case, you may find this questionnaire very handy.
This questionnaire helps you describe the type of pain you have and there’s a section where you can outline where the pain is and where the worst of the pain is located. Upon completion, you print it out and bring it to your healthcare practitioner. There is one page where you are encouraged to enter your personal information, but you don’t need to do so; you can just click on the “continue” button and the questionnaire will bring you to the final pages.
To complete the questionnaire, go to: Lower back pain & sciatica questionnaire
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Tags: chronic pain blog, pain blog, lower back pain, sciatica, back pain
I found another Lyme disease story and it is so frustrating to read how someone can lose a year of life because of misdiagnosis. It’s a matter of doctors not being aware of the possibility of Lyme disease and the fact that this may be what is causing their patients’ problems. There still needs to be so much work done in Lyme disease awareness.
The article, Lyme disease takes toll: Year lost without diagnosis, discusses the life of a teenager before diagnosis.
Here at Help My Hurt, we’ve discussed Lyme disease as well:
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Tags: chronic pain blog, pain blog, lyme disease
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If you live with headaches, you may be interested in taking this quiz. You can review the type of pain, where the pain is, symptoms, and so on.
Upon completion, you print it out and bring it to your healthcare practitioner. This questionnaire is useful because it can help you describe to your doctor the type of pain you are experiencing. There is one page where you are encouraged to enter your personal information, but you don’t need to do so; you can just click on the “continue” button and the questionnaire will bring you to the final pages.
To take the quiz, go to: Headache Pain Questionnaire
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Tags: chronic pain blog, pain blog, headaches, headache pain
Sometimes people approach me about writing a guest post, sometimes I ask others. If you know of someone who would be a great fit for the site, why not ask him or her to stop by and see if they’d like to write a guest post for us. Or - why don’t you? If you have an idea for a guest post, just email me (email is in the sidebar) and we can talk about it.
Here are some of the guest posts that have been posted over the past few months:
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