Smoke,

As you start reading the threads, you will see that a lot of us use abbreviations, rather than typing out the whole thing. Unfortunately, new people can become confused. I will try to get a glossary started and maybe others can add to it.

SCS - Spinal Cord Stimulator. This is an electronic device that tickles the nerve bundle in your spinal column. Eventually, a doctor might suggest it as a treatment option. It would not be a bad idea to start doing a little research on this.

PCP - Primary Care Physician. This is your family doctor, Internist, etc.

PM or PMP - Pain Management or Pain Management Physician. Self explanatory.

PT - Physical Therapy - Large muscle treatment and rehab.

OT - Occupational Therapy - Fine motor skills and adaptive equipment/use, etc. Often concentrates on hands, arms, etc. and works a lot with life skills, like "how do I open a can of pop when my fingers don't work?"

I can’t think of others right now, but hopefully other people will join in.

Welcome to the forum.

Mike

good morning smoke. im glad that you found us. it does help alot to talk to others that know how you feel and how things get hard. like i said i work part time for out business and have two girls and like you take most of the grunt when i can of daily parent duties. and its hard it really is there are others that do this also we know how ya.

about your job that sucks i hope that they keep you on (fingers crossed) i live in TN and there is alot of industrial work here and a major car manuafactur where i live. the county next to me unemployment rate is 24% and ours is 12% were next in line .. this economy crap sucks to say the least

about being full body or not RSD is horrid whether you have one limb or all. pain is still pain .. dysfunction is still dysfunction.

hang in there you can pm when ever

carrie