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Originally Posted by kittycapucine1974
I have trouble deciding what type of pain I have. If it was intractable, doctors would take me more seriously instead of acting like my pain was in my mind and all I needed is a shrink.
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Not necessarily. Here's another definition:
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intractable pain
Etymology: L, intractabilis, hard to manage, poena, penalty
pain that is not relieved by ordinary medical, surgical, and nursing measures. The pain is often chronic and persistent and can be psychogenic in nature.
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedic...tractable+pain
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I'm not saying I don't believe you; I do. I'm just trying to illustrate how these definitions can differ, and this one acknowledges that intractable pain
can be in one's head. Other sources will point out that this
does not make the pain any less real!
If I may suggest, google:
definition intractable pain, read the entire site I quoted in my previous post, download Dr. Tennant's
Intractable Pain Patient's Handbook for Survival, and peruse his other site:
http://www.foresttennant.com/
I know, lots to read & learn, but we have to in order to help our doctors help us. FWIW (and if it helps), September is
Pain Awareness Month:
http://www.painfoundation.org/get-involved/pam/
google:
pain awareness month
HTH,
Doc