So this is what a doctor hears when I describe my pain in numbers? I wish they gave better guidance. If I was unconcious I would not be able to say 10. I guess the same with 9. I've had some 9 pain where I couldn't speak but called it a 10. So when I said I was at an 8 with the doctor I should have said between 6 & 7. I think I'll print this out and show it to the doc next week so that we are on the same page when we talk about my pain.