Pain

 

It is hard to describe the pain and my suspicions of #Gadolinium Retention. Easier to explain once, then order some herbal remedy politicians don’t want Me to Buy, sort of.
Someday People will say Wow, They were Correct.
Long after I’m gone, My blog will last awhile,awhile.… https://t.co/PapVle9igc pic.twitter.com/Wlmu7mqdgf

— Mary Gerdt Parler:Alvarita1 (@marygerdt) May 19, 2024

Pain Is the other Vital Sign

 Pain

The final frontier 

On my journey to understand this severe unrelenting pain, I remembered being a nurse and hearing Pain is the Fifth Vital Sign.

Temperature 

Pulse 

Respirations 

Blood Pressure 

Hint: you can Measure these...

Pain, however, cannot be Measured 

It can be Assessed by Clinicians

Who will transcribe what they hear, the patient describing it

My pain is severe at times,

(I prefer Cannabis for pain.which was legal and available in Vermont.

Not here in Virginia. Guess they’re working on it. Wish they’d hurry.)

I attribute some of my pain to Gadolinium Toxicity.

11 MRI’s with gadolinium in 9 years.

I keep being told by Doctors that it’s not possible. That it all comes out after my test. A few people like me disagree. 

Funny, there are a few studies... How to tell my Doctors?

I’ll do my best, no expectations.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28495943/

Chronic Pain from a Patient’s Perspective Article

Excellent article by a Friend 

Thank you so much to everyone who took part in sharing their experience of chronic pain. Here is the completed article:https://t.co/oN8BtS9ME9

— Ann-Marie D'Arcy-Sharpe 🏳️‍🌈 (@LotusFl63450259) July 25, 2020

Gnarly

Gnarly 

Pain is twisted

Torsional Forces

Twisting 

Torquing 

The Wrong Way.

Make it Stop

It Won’t 

It’s 

Unrelentingly 

Strong.

How can something be 

Horrible 

And

Still be Better?

Rerun: Travelogue for the Universe: The Color of Pain

Travelogue for the Universe: The Color of Pain: Today before I even read the Psalm of the day on Psalm Challenge http://tagein-tagaus-athen.blogspot.com/ I wanted to post some Sunday th...

Such a #Pain

One thing is for sure, Pain Hurts.

You have one more day to submit Your Pain story...

Happy Pain Month 

It sure hurts 😢 

Share Your Story for Pain Awareness Month - U.S. Pain Foundation come on, twitter friends with #pain Share your story. I did 🖊😎 https://t.co/rsaYKZlYgl

— Mary Gerdt (@marygerdt) September 24, 2019

Take the Pain survey...

Take the Survey 🔜🔜🔜How Do You Define Pain? https://t.co/DpfUESYUP3 via @NatPainReport. Me? It’s a long never ending story https://t.co/BX99THBD79

— Mary Gerdt (@marygerdt) August 18, 2019

Rerun ... Pain Zentangle

Posting my Pain Zentangle again.  

Been going through the lessons again.

Forgot I had done this one quite awhile ago

My Pain no less distressing 

A constellation of angst.

Rerun... Travelogue for the Universe: the frowny face. :-(

Pain

Once again on my mind

The phony Pain Scale Just doesn’t cut it somedays.

Travelogue for the Universe: the frowny face. :-(: The frowny face made me smile, It was a tool for nurses to assess pain. Frown is pain, Frown plus tears worse,  smile means pain f...

Pain is...

Pain in Charge

Pain

Is running my post 

Today 

Deep and Persistent 

It Won’t 

Go Away 

Scarred Gnarly Nerves

Cut my skin like a Knife  

A Spike in my Thumb 

Cutting at my Life

I won’t scream

Nor Cry

No, I won’t Die

Of this Pain I endure

I’ll just Pray for a Cure.

Meg 2019

Crossroads

Pain Control in The Current U.S.

Opioids killing people 

Medical Cannabis at a Crossroads 

Some States have Legalized Medical Cannabis 

Some States have Legalized Recreational Cannabis 

Some States Illegal and All States Federally Illegal 

Patients in Pain

Searching for answers

Research badly needed 

Good research 

Research Illegal 

Patients in Pain

That hurts.

Surgeon General Advocates for Rescheduling Cannabis https://t.co/gk0STRePPb

— Mary Gerdt (@marygerdt) December 10, 2018

Tweets of Pain

Princess led me to write a poem tweet 
Inspired by painful observations 
In the new world of hurt

The Silent Scream 😱
A Dreadful Place
You may not hear it
Look at my Face.
12 over 10
I told the Nurse
She just kept typing
At breakneck pace.
No time to ask
Why I tolerated it so
She kept on typing
In her #EHR Database.#micropoetry https://t.co/orIeWWwWKi

— Mary Gerdt (@marygerdt) November 26, 2018

Cannabis: a patient pleads

Those who choose to keep Cannabis as an Illegal Substance, obviously do not know the Extraordinarily Distressed Suffering of The Pain of Multiple Sclerosis-Millions of Nerves, stripped of protective myelin. They don’t know what it’s like to sit on the neurologist’s table when your Doctor says, your Pain is part of Multiple Sclerosis. I could prescribe Opioids or write for Cannabis. 
Opioids are fraught with complications. 
What she didn’t know was what a hassle the state made for access. Rules, restrictions. Dispensary with limited supply, mysteriously dispensed, for absurdly high costs. 
Blue Cross? No, they would cover Opioids but not Cannabis. 
Medicare? Same Diff.
Where’s my denial with appeal letter? 
When my money goes dry, 
I’ll fade away on Opioids, 
covered since I’m past the donut hole.

Travelogue for the Universe: Themes of Pain

Thought I'd repost some of my Pain writings.
This as the Vermont legislature ponders with deep thought
Incremental legalization of #cannabis
Or Legalization Lite.
Painful Progress 
Meg


Travelogue for the Universe: Themes of Pain: themes of pain there is the pain corporeal, our aches, our pains significant. some block the pain, ignore the theme, the pattern of pains,...

What if there was a plant that could save your life...

Well, what if?

https://www.medicaljane.com/2015/11/25/study-topical-cbd-treatment-may-reduce-central-nervous-system-inflammation/

I was expanding my thinking about the effects of #cannabis #MedicalCannabis

When the discovery was made recently about

Lymphatic system in the brain. 

My awkwardly worded discussion with my neurologist,

What if the CBD-THC having greater Osmolality,

Draws Lymphatic Fluids away from inflamed nerve tissue,
Brain or elsewhere..?
He nodded,
Makes sense,
What if the lymphatic fluids are sent by and intended by the body to protect the raw nerves?
An unintended consequence is lymphatic fluid increasing pressure in a fixed space, accumulation of metabolites, cellular waste, irritating nerves further.
Had to write this down while fresh in my head.
More later.meg

Connection to Healing Knowledge #MS #MultipleSclerosis #Seizures #Pain

Our Bodies are Self-Healing 

Within Limits,

Breaking down 

Just when you thought you had it licked.

For Help understanding how your body handles pain,

Turn to this reference,

Link to Project CBD article: -raphael-mechoulam

More later...

Meg

Pain

Pain

Pain, pain, blow away,

Get lost you badass,

Go astray.

Don't come back another day,

You're not welcome,

Pain,

Pain,

Go

Away!

Philosophy of Pain

Pain,
In an illustration
A Zentangle.
By Mary. E. Gerdt