I am not a medical doctor (but the character I stole the name from was on TV).

My nom de plume is derived from:
Being a chronic pain patient.
Using humor in coping/dealing with, and writing about, chronic pain.
Being a science fiction aficionado.
Being a child of the '60s... man.
People calling me "Doc" most of my life.

Adding them up, I chose Dr. Zachary Smith of the '60s TV show, LOST IN SPACE, whose apt trademark was... "Oh, the pain... THE PAIN..."

I have been disabled with chronic pain and chronic headaches (both migraine and cervicogenic) for seven years and change. I started developing non-diabetic peripheral neuropathy (dx & cause as yet unknown) about a year ago.

My laundry list of maladies includes (but is not limited to)
Chronic (more than 15/month) cervicogenic and migraine headaches; DDD (c5-c7 and l5-s1) with bulges, stenosis, and one known crack/tear (l5/s1); bone spurs (entire spine); osteoarthritis (systemic); nerve impingement (both shoulders); IBS (remission); edema and idiopathic peripheral neuropathy (both feet)

.... so I'll be skulking around primarily in the chronic pain and neuropathy groups.

Some time ago I wrote an article on day-to-day coping with chronic pain and associated depression and stress, which I'm constantly expanding and improving.
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Doc Smith
Oh, the pain... THE PAIN...

Welcome to NT

Hello and welcome to NeuroTalk. Happy to see you have come to be with us. Just let us know if we can be of any help.

Sorry to hear about your conidition. There are great number of fellow members here to assist you. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around.

Darlene