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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: near Allentown, PA
Posts: 209
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: near Allentown, PA
Posts: 209
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lori lee,
i used to work for a man who, if u said 'i have a dumb question', always answered, "there r NO dumb questions, only dumb mistakes that could have been prevented by asking a question".....we all loved his attitude, and we all learned lots from him too......so ask away....there r NO dumb questions!
i think everyone tackled this, but i'm going to add my bit -- stress makes your pain worse....no doubt, no question, no ambiguities.....stress, emotional or physical, can HURT.
smoking?.....some doctors foam at the mouth on the subject (in relation to rsd, not just overall health) and tell u that u won't improve till u quit.....but nobody seems to know for sure and the fact remains that nicotine is a powerful pain reliever.......it's hard to quit something that makes u feel better, if only temporarily.....my pain doc says we will discuss this at great length when he has something genuinely useful to offer me.
i think most of us have had to deal with some level of depression with this rotten disease......aside from the pain, there r so many losses associated with this -- job, friends, hobbies, independence, often a whole way of life.....a friend of mine from this group once said 'i feel like i stopped to tie my shoelace and the race just went on without me'.......it's very simple -loss can be very depressing.
i hope everyone's answers are helpful to u......but i'm still not betting anything on 'final jeopardy' because i truly don't feel like i have many of the answers!
best to all,
liz
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