The month of September has been declared Pain Awareness Month. Pain Awareness Month is a time when various organizations work to raise public awareness of issues in the area of pain and pain management. The first Pain Awareness Month was in 2001, when the ACPA led a coalition of groups to establish September as Pain Awareness Month.
Early on in my marriage I asked my husband to join me on many of my medical appointments. At the time it was to get a better understanding of my Bipolar Disorder but it continued and was critical when I became so sick with Lyme Disease. By having him in the appointments he could hear first hand what the diagnosis was and the treatment plan or lack of.
This information became critical, now I don’t have to explain what is wrong with me, he hear’s it first hand. I can now share what I’m going thru versus falling on ears who don’t fully understand.
I highly encourage you to include a partner or a loved one with you to critical illness appointments, it can make a world of difference. It has lifted a heavy burden of my back and I don’t wake up feeling guilty anymore.
Here are a few organizations who advocate and support chronic pain patients.
International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)
American Chronic Pain Association
Melinda
I’m glad you’ve got hubby by your side. You’re right, it makes a difference to have someone there that knows what’s what 💜
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I’m sure your parents are the same way. They’ve been there and seen what the doctor’s say and know as best they can what you’re going thru. I don’t feel like I’m complaining, it’s more like I’m just stating what I’m going thru. What’s new with you?
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