- Chronic Pain Vs. Tissue Damaged painkilling by Karlin
12 y
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Blog: Path of my Life
note - "tissue damaged" means where a leg is broken, or a burn, a cut, has damaged bodily tissues, or a disease process is damaging tissues, as in MS.
PAINKILLING IS FOR REDUCING SUFFERING
The degree of pain in tissue damaged patients could be more or less severe than the pain a chronic pain patient feels. For example, a tissue damage situation such as a hangnail might produce a lot of pain, or a little pain; Likewise, the chronic pain person might have a little pain or a severe pain.
The reason doctors prescribe a painkiller is to reduce the suffering of the person in pain.
The painkillers provide the same relief to both patients.
Therefore, there is no reason to give the chronic pain patient less painkillers when their pains are equal or greater than the tissue damaged patient.
A tissue damaged patient's pain is said to be a "useful pain" because it protects against further damage. Why would you want to take away "useful pain"?
A chronic pain patient's pain is said to be "useless pain" because there is nothing to protect so what is the harm in taking useless pain away? - unless, of course, continued use of the painful area will increase the pain - in which case that is just like the tissue damaged patient's pain. However, many Doctors do not believe that overuse of a chronic pain are actually makes the pain worse, but they are wrong, plain and simple, as I know for a fact that an area with a cramp will cramp even more if I continue to use it].
The bottom line is that in both cases, painkillers provide relief "after the fact" - once the pain has started, both chronic pain patients and tissue damaged patients feel the pain - and so the relief is just as valuable to both. There is no good reason to withhold pain medications for the chronic pain patient
Oh, except that in some cases,. the tissue damaged patient's damaged tissue will heal, and their pain will go away. That would mean only temporary use of painkillers is needed - or none at all, since short duration pain is tolerable, whereas chronic or long lasting pain tends to make people crazy.
Another distinction is made for cancer and noncancer pains - again, they both feel pain the same way, and their pains could be more or less severe in one than the other.... and, cancer patients might die, so give them all the morphine they want - it is like writing them off even though half of cancer patients do live.
The point is that it is utter hogwash to justify withholding chronic pain patient's painkillers on the basis that their tissues are not being damaged, or that they are not going to die soon [except perhaps by suicide]. We have to educate doctors better.
PAINKILLING IS FOR REDUCING SUFFERING and chronic pain patients suffer just as much as others.
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- Re: Chronic Pain Vs. Tissue Damaged painkilling by seansterb
10 y
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| Hi,
Natural pain killers actually works and natural treatments are best for number of ailments.for severe pain, i recommend "Levare" i myself experience this natural pain killer.this is just more than superb..
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- Re: Chronic Pain Vs. Tissue Damaged painkilling by Karlin
9 y
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THANK YOU Sean. Levare is something my doctor never told me about, keep up the good work bud!
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Karlin
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- Re: Chronic Pain Vs. Tissue Damaged painkilling by bernardj8
8 y
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Karlin,
I have been dealing with Arthritis to my lower back and neck, as well as Achilles injuries that have plagued me for several years since a car accident. Have been looking for ways to manage my pain that is affordable when I was referred to these forums for peer feedback.
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- Re: Chronic Pain Vs. Tissue Damaged painkilling by bernardj8
8 y
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Karlin,
I have been dealing with Arthritis to my lower back and neck, as well as Achilles injuries that have plagued me for several years since a car accident. Have been looking for ways to manage my pain that is affordable when I was referred to these forums for peer feedback. Have you heard of Deoxyhemoglobin Vasodilator?
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- Re: Chronic Pain Vs. Tissue Damaged painkilling by bernardj8
8 y
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| Have you heard of The natural phenomenon known as the Bohr Effect? This is why you are seeing a lot of focus on carbon dioxide therapy in medicine these days....???
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- Re: Chronic Pain Vs. Tissue Damaged painkilling by Karlin
8 y
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Bernard - I am sorry for taking 4 MONTHS to reply.
The Vasodilator effect has been helpfull to me for headaches, and also for Trigeminal Neuralgia.
I stumbled into a compounded substance called "Caf-Ergot" {caffeine and Ergotamine] which is a vasodialator. It is not generally available anymore unless you can find a compounding pharmacist.
I have not heard of the Bohr Effect but I am curious by nature so I will check it out.
DANG now I cannot see, or remember, the first question.
Thanks for reading my blog Bernard.
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Karlin
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- Re: Chronic Pain Vs. Tissue Damaged painkilling by bernardj8
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- Re: Chronic Pain Vs. Tissue Damaged painkilling by bernardj8
8 y
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Why not manage the chronic pain using your own body's natural processes? Under certain conditions, the body will "ring the alarm" and release oxygen into tissues...This improved circulation can be beneficial in some but not all chronic pain sufferers-whose pain is based in compromised microcirculation and macrocirculation.
Thanks!
bj
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- Re: Chronic Pain Vs. Tissue Damaged painkilling by #217693
8 y
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| If you are referring to ads for Deoxyhemoglobin Vasodilator popping up everywhere I would agree it's interesting technology but I thought CO2 was not good for the body? Five minute application that boosts your oxygen levels? Is that even possible?
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- Re: Chronic Pain Vs. Tissue Damaged painkilling by bernardj8
8 y
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This five minute treatment really has exceeded expectations. It's medical grade CO2 that goes directly on the skin like a mist. Their spiel is their safety profile and measured outcomes.
-J
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- Re: Chronic Pain Vs. Tissue Damaged painkilling by bernardj8
8 y
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Have you taken advantage of the research on deoxyhemoglobin vasodilator? In the cases of chronic pain there appears to be inversed relationships to sufficient bloodflow in affected area.
bj
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- Why is fixing Microcirculation Helpful with Neuropathy? by DBJackson
8 y
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- Re: Why is fixing Microcirculation Helpful with Neuropathy? by Karlin
8 y
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IT is associated with diabetic neuropathy - but as a symptom of neuropathy. So maybe microcirculation therapy can help avoid worsening of the neuropathy.
Kinda backwards, but ya.
Google it - quote "it is now recognized that microvascular abnormalities may contribute to the ischaemic aetiology of diabetic neuropathy."
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