Eating me words

[teabellyjules]

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Hi there all style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bigsmile.gif

I am eating my words! I was sooo apprehensive yesterday when me and hubby went to pain clinic but I have to say we both came out of there feeling good.

The psychologist was listening to me and explianing about how if I have a lot of stress then I can not focus on the pain programme, she said that she wants to see me within the year and in the meantime to do one small arm exercise a day and one small leg excercise. she said to give myself 6 months 'time off' and that the pain clinic door is OPEN for me. She was realistic and said that they could not take the pain away but can support in managing it, I really appreciated that honesty cos I must admit I was thinking ( style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/doh.gif ) that they would do something like give me medication to help take the pain away.

So........................ i was happy with the appointment cos she LISTENED to me, UNDERSTOOD where I was coming from with the frustration etc and best of all THE DOOR IS OPEN FOR ME! I thought that door had been slammed shut in my face and locked and bolted after I saw that consultant there last time but the psych has opened it and given me hope style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wub.gif

Love, hugs and sending loads of pain free vibes to everyone and thank you all again for your support style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wub.gif style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/foryou.gif
Jules
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[helloos]

Hi Jules, I am glad that you feel your appointment went well, but I am a bit confused. You are not being treated by the pain clinic? You are going back within one year and left to do one arm/leg exercise a day?

Do they think your 6 months off will be part of their program?

I am left confused here - sorry - but maybe I am just misunderstanding you and if so, I apologize, the head is foggy today.

If that is what you mean, why would they not get you in there now to start their program?

[teabellyjules]

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sorry about the confusion, she feels that I am not ready for the pain clinic programme cos its intense and I have to be focused and less stressed. What she meant by 6 months time off is things like not letting myself be stressed and disappointed over doctors appointments and tests. If I need the doctor to obviously go but in so many words to not let myself get stressed out by the frustrations of being like I am now. I can't explain properly what I mean but it did make sense to me yesterday style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/huh.gif . Think I'm rambling now style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif . Also she was saying that if I wanted to go swimming then she would be quite happy if I sat on the side of pool and gently waggled my feet in water then went. I think what she was trying to say was to be kind to myself, not overdo it and avoid the stressful situations. I know I'm not explaining it as well as the psych did style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/doh.gif but me and hubby are happier after seeing her cos the door is open. I have to prepare for the pain clinic and reduce stress as much as possible so I think I'll move to a desert island, hope they got plug sockets on the desert island so I can plug me computer in style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif

Love and hugs
Jules
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[crm1209]

I'm glad you felt so good about the visit and glad the psychologist spent some time and really listened to what's going on with you. I'm a little confused, too, though. Are they not going to be prescribing any medication to help reduce pain for the next 6 months except in the event of an emergency (i.e., call the clinic if you absolutely have to, but not before)? What's so stressful about the pain programme that it requires 6 months of de-stressing and gradual exercise to prepare for? I would think part of reducing stress would be reducing pain (it's REALLY hard to relax when pain is severe).

On the other hand, they may want to see if your pain is reduced somewhat simply by reducing stress, relaxing more, exercising gently, etc. Those sure aren't bad things! And it's ALWAYS a good thing to be nice to yourself, right? style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif

At any rate -- you were the one there and you felt listened to and felt like the plan made sense, so it probably does! I'm happy that you got in quickly, that you felt like you hit it off with the psychologist, that you have a place to go to if the pain does get severe, and that you have plan to tackle things systematically in a few months. Bravo for you! Just knowing you can call the clinic if you need to be seen must be a real comfort. Please keep us posted on how things go; I'll be eager to hear.

Renee

[zara]

As halfpintfl always says:

stress=pain

I try to keep stress to a miniimum too because it always makes me feel worse. Good luck and I hope this strategy provides you some relief. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/foryou.gif

[Raglet]

pleased to hear you had a great experience

raglet

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[jude mack]

Hi Jules

I'm glad your appointment went well. And I hope the next six months are much less stressful
for you, less stress is something all of us could use. I'll be thinking of you.

Stay Well
Jude

[lisade]

Hi, Glad you felt good about your appointment.


Good lcuk