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Being a Patient Patient

7/21/11 4:01pm by makeupgal
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When you use Intrathecal drug delivery therapy, your pain medication is delivered directly to the fluid around the spinal cord, called the “intrathecal space,” via a drug pump.  The drug pump is connected to a thin, flexible catheter.  Both the pump and the catheter are fully implanted under the skin.The medications that are used in IDDS are strictly limited to those that your physician decides will be the most effective in your particular situation.  Morphine is the most common medication used in Intrathecal drug delivery systems.  Read more >

The Six Words I Never Wanted To Speak

6/1/09 11:00pm by makeupgal
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We all have some phrases, chain of words, or saying that just makes our hair stand on end, our heart beat raise a bit, and our mouths get dry. These are the dreaded things we must say at times to move on in life. I have had six words that I knew I would have to speak soon, and I also knew the time was coming much faster than I pictured it; yet two decades ago when I became a nurse, I never thought I would have to say the phrase.  Read more >

Paula Abdul's Pain Journey and Others Speak Out

8/30/08 1:58am by makeupgal
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I was fortunate enough to run into a recent online ABC interview with Paula Abdul, concerning her battle with RSD and the resulting pain that she has endured for 25 years. Also , her use of Opioid medications so she could get out of bed and have as productive a life as her pain allows her to.  Read more >

Shauna's Life in Pain and Other Fun Things

7/20/08 11:10pm by makeupgal
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008 My Chronic Pain is Showing I suppose for as many of us that understand every day pain, there are just as many that have either no idea what it is, or many in my life that have no idea that I deal with it daily. Or at all.  Read more >

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Shauna's Life in Pain and Other Fun Things

Living every day with severe back pain. How it is working as a nurse full-time and going to school with the pain. Information on medications, alternative therapies, and just tips that have worked for me to cope with Chronic Pain better.

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