A member asked:

Please share an interesting fact about living with ongoing pain.

26 doctors weighed in across 16 answers
Dr. Ryan Phasouk answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Ignore: Ongoing pain can be a symptoms of depression or lead to depression.

Answered 3/27/2014

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Ignore: Chronic pain can be mentally as well as physically draining. Meditation helps many patients.

Answered 2/7/2015

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Dr. Keshab Paudel answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: Pain medications, pain clinic and exercise are important for chronic ongoing pain.

Answered 4/27/2014

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Ignore: Seek alternative therapies, mediation, relaxation. massage and aroma therapy.

Answered 5/27/2014

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Dr. Sue Ferranti answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Keeping: Keeping yourself distracted can actually decrease your chronic pain. Immerse yourself in a hobby!

Answered 7/21/2014

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Dr. Aurea Tomeski answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: Pain is redemptive. It helps to save souls for God which is our destiny. Pain become Bearable.

Answered 6/24/2014

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Dr. Lawrence Greenfield md answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional. Be active -try yoga. Eat whole food, plant based diet.

Answered 1/15/2015

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Ignore: Acceptance of a new "normal" is crucial to remaining optimistic and as active as possible.

Answered 9/29/2016

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Dr. Donald Collins answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Ignore: Learn to cope by keeping active and having a positive attitude. This is better than medicine!

Answered 4/24/2015

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Dr. Robert Vanderbrook answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Ignore: Keep moving, stay positive, eat healthy and sleep well. You can live well in spite of chronic pain.

Answered 10/17/2014

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Ignore: Engaging in activities that keep you active and relieve stress can help manage pain symptoms for many people.

Answered 1/16/2019

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Ignore: Avoid having your life revolve around your pain.

Answered 5/20/2015

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Dr. Laurence Badgley answered

Specializes in General Practice

Cannabis: Cannabis is a premiere analgesic medication; taken both systemically and topically.

Answered 10/24/2015

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Ignore: Living with ongoing pain varies from person to person as everybody have a different pain threshold.

Answered 12/14/2015

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Ignore: Be mindful of your mental health. Depression is very common amongst chronic pain patients.

Answered 1/14/2016

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Ignore: Have a good diet to reduce inflammation and quit smoking if you are.

Answered 2/23/2017

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