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88 opinions for Book review and give-away - Chronic Pain Care Workbook

• Karen Lynch
  Sep 24, 2008 at 12:32 pm

  What a great review, Marijke; good job. Thanks for sharing this book with everyone.

• Marijke Durning, RN
  Sep 24, 2008 at 12:41 pm

  You’re welcome Karen! :-)

• Book Giveaway at Help My Hurt: The Chronic Pain Care Workbook
  Sep 24, 2008 at 1:02 pm

  [...] — Marijke at Help My Hurt is giving away a free copy of The Chronic Pain Care Workbook: A Self-treatment Approach to Pain Relief Using the Behavioral [...]

• Lisa L.
  Sep 24, 2008 at 1:54 pm

  Chronic pain, depression, no one gets it..even the docs are stupid in my opinion. I need this book so bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  My pain has been with me for almost 9 years now. I remember the day I blew out my back. I lost everything. My job, my savings account, my ability to work. It has been HELL.
  I go to physical therapy (again) starting in October (as if that’s gonna help) LOL

• Denis Howard
  Sep 24, 2008 at 1:54 pm

  I have rheumatoid arthritis and this might be a helpful tool for me. Thanks!

• Meredith Rowe
  Sep 24, 2008 at 2:32 pm

  I have endometriosis and am always looking for a way to deal with the monthly chronic pain!

• Sonya Sparks
  Sep 24, 2008 at 2:59 pm

  I would like to try to win this book because I suffer from chronic pain. I have arthritis and fibromyalgia. I deal with pain daily and this might be something that could help me cope better. Thanks for the chance.

• claudia
  Sep 24, 2008 at 3:02 pm

  I suffer from constant pain

• Jennifer Greene
  Sep 24, 2008 at 5:15 pm

  I would love to win this book because I have chronic pain.. everywhere. Arthritis, fibromyalgia, hypermobility(joint disorder), IBS, chronic back pain, migraines, ect..

• Sandy
  Sep 24, 2008 at 6:28 pm

  hubs has chronic pain and would love to help him a little at least

• Cindi Aylor
  Sep 24, 2008 at 9:16 pm

  Thanks for bringing this book to everyone’s attention. I have Trigeminal Neuralgia and have been through 3 failed brain surgeries and take several medications. I am at the point where all I can really do is lear to “deal” with this chronic pain.

• Rosanne Morrison
  Sep 24, 2008 at 9:40 pm

  The doctors want to either cut or poison our bodies with presrption drugs. Would love to hear new ideas.

• Linda Lansford
  Sep 24, 2008 at 11:29 pm

  I need this book for my husband

• Jennelle Henderson
  Sep 25, 2008 at 7:02 am

  I’ve dealt with chronic pain for years and no one really understands and is unable to help me.

• Kathy Scott
  Sep 25, 2008 at 8:08 am

  The older I get the worse it gets.

• Mary Marlatt
  Sep 25, 2008 at 9:39 am

  My mother and I both suffer from fibromyalgia. I would like to win the book for both of us to read. Thanks!

• Karen Hannan
  Sep 25, 2008 at 10:33 am

  Thanks for reviewing this book. I suffer from chronic pain related to arthritis. This affects my ability to work and to sleep. I would like a copy of the book to learn lifestyle ideas that can help me reduce my pain. Thanks!

• Ellen S
  Sep 25, 2008 at 12:21 pm

  Hi Marijke,

  Fighting the good fight is what they call it.

  When a chronic pain sufferer must stand by and watch someone they love dealing with the pain of terminal cancer, there is an element of truth they can feel, that is missed by others. I know the agony of bone pain so severe that no drugs can take it away, and the lightning strikes of neuralgia. I have two of the so-called ’suicide disorders’, trigeminal neuralgia and chronic cluster headaches. The pain from lupus is excruciating and disabling, and adding Migraine to the top is enough for anyone to handle. When I see my FIL beginning his journey of pain so similar to what I’ve felt myself, I share an empathy for him that crosses the boundaries of “in-law” status. No one can take away his pain, but if I could pass along the gift of this workbook, maybe it would help to make his experience of it easier.

  Thanks for bringing this workbook up Marijke! Someone out there is going to see your review and it’ll make a difference in their life!

• Linda Peters
  Sep 25, 2008 at 1:10 pm

  I have been suffering for chronic pain for 30 years with not much help from the medical system, and thing that has helped i found on my own, so this would be another tool, thanks

• Susan Smith
  Sep 25, 2008 at 1:55 pm

  My Mom had pain so I would give this to her.

• marilyn kojkowski
  Sep 25, 2008 at 2:49 pm

  for 15 yrs i have suffered from a thigh pain (like a tightening of muscle) & neurologists have ordered MRIs and muscle relaxers, but NOTHING relieves. biggest problem? it inhibits my walking. the pain is only when i am standing; when walking i often have to pause & sit for a moment. this is not debilitating but it sure is a pain in the neck (thigh!). perhaps you’ll have something akin to this problem of mine. thanks.

• Lauralee Hensley
  Sep 25, 2008 at 4:18 pm

  I have been in pain for over 12 years now. I can’t get the Doctor’s to test me for hemochromatosis, or hematochromatosis which I believe, and I also want to be tested for Stojgren’s syndrome, but they won’t test me for it either. I try to avoid high iron foods because I know that they make me feel super bad for many days after I eat them. I use eye drops for my very dry eyes, drink lots of water for my very dry mouth. Yet, what can you do for the bone and joint cracking and relentless pain, if they won’t test you for things you believe you have, even though you’ve done your own medical research for years on end. I realize there are no cures for either of these conditions if I indeed have them, but maybe I could try some more appropriate meds then they have me on. Doctor’s just like to shove pills at the symptoms, and not really find out the true cause of the pain, that keeps you from ever getting any decent rest or relief. I would not wish pain on anyone, nor have I ever thought or said that someone was not in pain if they told me they were. Yet, I have known people, many of them in fact, that have said that- so and so really can’t be in pain like they say they are, because look at them they can do so much. Just because a person forces themselves to continue doing the daily things of life that must be done, does not mean they are not physically hurting. Of course, there are those who thing you are just a mental case or hypochrondriac, but they are not living your life in your body. We are not mental cases, we are those living with pain others do not feel.
  Good luck to all and continue to believe in your ability to get through each new day.

• Desmond
  Sep 25, 2008 at 4:26 pm

  Would be very helpful for my brither, who suffers from chronic pain.

• Linda
  Sep 25, 2008 at 4:29 pm

  sounds interesting

• Anne
  Sep 25, 2008 at 5:46 pm

  I’d love to read this book!

  I have psoriatic arthritis, fibromyalgia, pernicious anemia, depression, etc. I believe that my meds have cause me to have severe chronic mouth pain. I really have no pleasure in life anymore as I spend all day just trying to make it through another day.

• Nancy C
  Sep 25, 2008 at 6:08 pm

  My MITL suffers from TMJ that she can not afford to repair surgically and perhaps this will help.

• Allison Jacobs
  Sep 25, 2008 at 7:00 pm

  I would love this book. I have two chronic pelvic pain illnesses, Interstitial Cystitis and Adenomyosis. There are no cures for either and I’m always on the lookout for ways to help deal with it from day to day. Thank you for considering me!

• randi oaklief
  Sep 25, 2008 at 7:18 pm

  I really enjoyed your review, to hear a persons voice rather than just read what they say is often a deciding factor in a situation. I have RA & I would love to finds ways to cope with the pain other than more meds. Thank you for your reviews & the giveawy.

• susan varney
  Sep 25, 2008 at 7:43 pm

  i love to read

• Linda
  Sep 25, 2008 at 8:49 pm

  If it could help with my arthritis i would love to win it.

• Lisa Sheldon
  Sep 25, 2008 at 10:36 pm

  I suffer from fibromyalgia. My husband was injured in an accident about 9 years ago. He broke his neck, tore his shoulder and pushed out disks in his back. He had surgery, but his neck only partially fused. He is in constant pain and takes narcotic pain medicine that gives him little relief. I would love to have a book on how to deal with pain.

• djp
  Sep 25, 2008 at 11:11 pm

  this would be great for my sister in law

• Gary Osborn
  Sep 25, 2008 at 11:11 pm

  Wooo Hooo Make me a winner!

• Trish
  Sep 26, 2008 at 6:52 am

  I’ve had back pain now for a long time. After trying chiropractic, physical therapy and accupuncture with no relief, I need to educate myself on other alternatives.

• Jan
  Sep 26, 2008 at 7:54 am

  I have back pain everyday of my life - would love to know some new ways to possibly relieve it
  thank you

• Jason Hogue
  Sep 26, 2008 at 9:35 am

  This book would really help me with my back problems!

• Karen Gonyea
  Sep 26, 2008 at 11:32 am

  :) Enter Me Please !

• Susan C
  Sep 26, 2008 at 12:53 pm

  My boyfriend has chronic pain from diabetic neuropathy-would love to win this for him.

• susan varney
  Sep 26, 2008 at 5:20 pm

  i lie to read

• Polly Johnson
  Sep 27, 2008 at 12:06 pm

  As I age, more and more problems have begun to restrict my mobility. I would love to have a guide to help me minimize these effects of the aging process. Thank you.

• Alicia, Mental Health Notes
  Sep 27, 2008 at 12:14 pm

  Great contest, Marijke! If I had a copy of this book, I’d give it to my mom who has a lot of fibromyalgia pain.

• Tammy
  Sep 27, 2008 at 4:23 pm

  I suffer from pain because of a calcified blood clot in my chest and have to take Oxycontin 3 times a day. This book could really help

• Sandi Smith
  Sep 27, 2008 at 7:58 pm

  I am the “original poster child” for chronic pain. And yet, hope beats erternally in my heart that I will find something to banish the unwanted guest to my body.

• James Jenkins
  Sep 27, 2008 at 8:23 pm

  I’d give it to a friend to read

• Linda Gegenfurtner
  Sep 27, 2008 at 10:32 pm

  My lower back always hurts.

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• Latisha DePoortere
  Sep 28, 2008 at 12:04 pm

  please enter me I have medical problems and pain for so long and have tried everything which has not helped.

• Julia Magrath
  Sep 28, 2008 at 3:25 pm

  I really need this book because I’m in chronic pain in my neck/shoulder/back and now in my lower back too since I herniated a disc a couple of months ago.

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  Sep 28, 2008 at 9:01 pm

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• Erica L
  Sep 28, 2008 at 11:21 pm

  I have two busted discs, with scarring, which doctors will not touch. The shots do nothing for me. I’m in pain all the time, just different levels. This has gone on over twenty years, yet I must function as best I can–I refuse to spend my days drugged out. Any suggestions would receive serious attention!

• Bonnie Day
  Sep 29, 2008 at 11:31 am

  I really need this book I have 3 hernaited disks in my neck and 2 in my lower back I have tried chriopractics, accupunture, physical therepy and of course pain meds I need help and this book may be it

  Bonnie in FL
  blday50@yahoo.com

• Robyn R
  Sep 29, 2008 at 2:44 pm

  I used MSM, a natural sulfur compound found at natural food stores. It helped me greatly. It actually repairs nerves and muscle. It turned my blue feet pink and I was no longer bed-ridden after just one month of use. Do your own research on it and try it for yourself. I was skeptical before I used it but it was amazing!

• Mary
  Sep 29, 2008 at 3:46 pm

  I would love to have this book to help me work through my chronic pain. I suffer from migraines and fribro.

  For the last week I have been unable to get out of bed due to flareups of both of my conditions.

  I also suffer from depression that is related to my illnesses. I am currently in a terriblly depressive state. I would like this book to use as a tool help me cope with these things and to learn new ways to manage what all of these things. I know that I need the help because I’m not doing well on my own.

  Thank you for this offer.

  sincerely,
  Mary

• sarah
  Sep 29, 2008 at 3:49 pm

  I’d like to win this for my husband. He’s in pain almost constantly.

• Madam Pince
  Sep 29, 2008 at 6:47 pm

  I have fibromyalgia, which is complicated by being the sole caregiver for my husband, who is dying of kidney failure. Anything that could ease my pain and make it easier to face the challenges of my life would be MUCH appreciated.

• Somerleigh
  Sep 30, 2008 at 11:44 am

  I have fibromyalgia and find it difficult and exasperating to wait on doctors to determine a course of treatment. I want to have good days again! Where I can get out of bed and stretch and yawn instead of hobble up and try not to cry because everything hurts :(. I need a plan, I’ve tried many of my own regimens but it’s all guesswork. I need something I can use by myself, for myself, that is organized and laid out for me!

• Jo Hake
  Sep 30, 2008 at 11:59 am

  I have been researching my Fibromyalgia since being diagnosed in December of 2007. I have lost my job and such a big part of my life due to chronic pain. I was once considered overly energetic and always busy and on the go. Now my life seems to consist of minimal everything. I feel accomplished when I have done my stretches for the day.
  I am having financial problems as so many others are when they are hit with something not expected in life. I get all my information from online resources like livelywomen and chronicbabe, as well as WebMD support group. I cannot afford the things in life that I could when I was working. Now reading materials and anything that can help me make my life better are a valuable part of my existence. I have worked my entire life until the pain just finally shut me down and forever changed my life. I simply want a copy of the workbook in hopes that it will provide me with some ways of dealing with my illness and making some positive changes to help me feel better and hopefully make my way back into the working world or at least the land of the living again.

  Please help me by sending me a copy of the workbook, I need it and would feel so blessed! It would certainly be put to good use and I would gladley recommend it to all my fellow Fibro Friends.

  Thank you,

  Jo Hake Abilene, Texas

• anita
  Sep 30, 2008 at 2:56 pm

  I am currently embarking on a major journey of finally coming to terms with my pain (migraines and fibromyalgia) and I´m looking for all the helpful resources I can get my hands on.

• Mary B
  Sep 30, 2008 at 3:20 pm

  I have “mild” ms and my husband has back pain. Maybe this book can help us.

• Lynn
  Sep 30, 2008 at 5:03 pm

  I have fibromyalgia and I have found that some of the best care has been self care and lifestyle changes. (Although Lyrica is wonderful, too. :) ) I’m always looking for “workbooks” for the various conditions and pain and fatigue I have…and haven’t found one yet that I REALLY like. The Arthritis Self-Help book is OK, but it doesn’t have enough “worksheet” and “action item” type things for my taste. :)

  Thanks.

• Alicia
  Sep 30, 2008 at 7:53 pm

  Music

• Brenda Whiteway
  Sep 30, 2008 at 8:55 pm

  I have been in pain for the past 6 years. Several months ago I finally asked my doctor for a referral to a pain clinic (I guess I’d been in denial before then). I’m still waiting for that referral - maybe this book can help in the meantime??

• Shelley Slider
  Oct 1, 2008 at 9:21 am

  My dad has Rhumatory authritis and is in pain everyday - I would love to give him this book

• Jennifer
  Oct 1, 2008 at 11:26 am

  Hi Marijke,

  This book sounds interesting. I was put on disability at age 26 due to daily migraines, endometriosis/intense menstrual pain and chronic back pain. A year later I was also diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. These are my main health issues that I feel cause my pain. I know people say they have flares, but my pain is pretty constant.. I never have a “0″ pain day. On a scale of 0-5 my daily pain hovers around a 3. My “flares” put me into the 4+ range. I have tried numerous methods to get my pain under control but I have yet been able to do so. Anything to try and aid my health and understanding of my ailments would be beneficial. I would love to try this book. Thank you.

• Carolyn Ellis
  Oct 1, 2008 at 1:44 pm

  I have Multiple Sclerosis. I am an avid reader and anything that would help me deal with my situation is wonderful.

• Denise DiFalco
  Oct 1, 2008 at 10:21 pm

  My neurologist has me on Lortab 5/500 mg, Tramadol and Flexeril for tarlov cyst disease and
  RA throughout the spinal cord. Without medication
  I cannot move around during the day. Your book
  sounds like a “Ray of Hope” for those not only facing the
  physical pain but emotional toll that one faces
  with these types of conditions.

• Mary
  Oct 2, 2008 at 2:37 pm

  Fibromyalgia, arthritis, bad knees (waiting for surgery), chronic fatigue… Some days it takes me most of the day to get out of bed!?!?

• Paul Pitts
  Oct 2, 2008 at 6:41 pm

  My wife has terrible leg pain and we haven’t found any relief for her yet. Maybe this book could help

• Lori Downs
  Oct 2, 2008 at 8:45 pm

  I have cancer, diabtes, severe sleep apnea and being tested at the moment for luekemia, becuase of all of this and all the meds they ahve me on, i gain weight, whihc hurts my joints and i cant not get it to stop! pain meds hot tubs and sauans nothing helps, thats why i need this book!

• Shaun Davis
  Oct 2, 2008 at 9:31 pm

  I would give it to my Mother. She has cronic pain, swelling and general sickness. She can’t seem to get very much help from her dozens of doctors. I would really like to help her.

• Maureen
  Oct 2, 2008 at 11:03 pm

  Like all the other entries before I could list a bunch of the chronic illnesses I suffer from and the pain they create for me daily. I am always on the lookout for good resources, both for myself and for all my chronically ill friends, and this sounds like a good one. I hope whoever wins it, it provides some help. Thanks for the chance, and the knowledge that this book is out there.

  Maureen
  Http://Beingchronicallyillisapill.blogspot.com

• Felicia L
  Oct 2, 2008 at 11:15 pm

  In listening to your book review, I can really relate to the fear of pain. The fear of what is coming makes me tense and sometimes brings on headaches that last long after my knee stops hurting, thank you. If I win, I will for sure give a review.

• Vicky Pickens
  Oct 3, 2008 at 2:14 am

  I have Fibromyalgia and live with constant pain.

• Kristi
  Oct 3, 2008 at 4:14 am

  I have fibro and osteoarthritis and neuropathy and right now, a severly busted up ankle where I went tumblin down a hill. Oh boy. Thanks for the contest.

  Fibro is the absolute worst.

• Pamela Hansen
  Oct 3, 2008 at 9:10 am

  please enter me I suffer from RSD also known as Chronic Regional pain syndrome and my life has been a nightmare since diagnosis …it is only getting worse and all they offer is stronger pain meds Please Help

• Cynthia Hagood
  Oct 3, 2008 at 10:44 am

  I would love this book for my darling daughter who suffers so with pain on a regular basis.

• Joy Venters
  Oct 3, 2008 at 3:07 pm

  the older I get - the more aches and pains I have - sure would like to find out what to do for them

• Gianna
  Oct 3, 2008 at 5:01 pm

  My husband and I both suffer from chronic pain.

• Ed Nemmers
  Oct 3, 2008 at 5:56 pm

  For a family member

• louise
  Oct 3, 2008 at 7:32 pm

  This book would be a nice tool to help me. I suffer from constant pain from a hernia in my back from a kidney removal surgery,arthritis and an only kidney that is full of cystine stones.so good luck all and ty 4 the great reveiw.:)

• Ada
  Oct 3, 2008 at 7:43 pm

  I work with a number of clients who suffer from chronic pain. In my work, I have found that there is no magic solution to relieve pain - every body is different and we often need to explore until we find the appropriate tool or technique to help relieve pain. As a result, I am always looking, learning and searching for better tools to help my clients, and I would love to learn more from Dr. Lewandowski in this book so I can help more clients find relief.

• Donna Kozar
  Oct 3, 2008 at 8:00 pm

  I think I have fibromyalgia, so I really need this book.

• Veronica Garrett
  Oct 3, 2008 at 9:01 pm

  I would like to win the book because both my husband and I suffer from backpain and we are not too hopeful that it will get better in the future. We would like to understand about this problem and how to cope with it.

• CHRISTINE KIDD PATTERSON
  Oct 3, 2008 at 9:29 pm

  CHRISTINE KIDD PATTERSON
  Oct 2, 2008 at 7:34 pm

  I would love to win a copy of the Chronic Pain Care Workbook. I have FMS-chronic fatigue syndrome-ostioporis-severe migraines-and low vision as well-i am disabled now but still try to do regular household things and i feel like maybe this book would give me the boost i need to stay on track AND dealing with all my aliments and still feel human to some degree and enjoy life and overcome these problems somewhat. thanks so much-GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND MAY YOU FIND COMFORT AND PEACE .-CHRISTINE IN KY.

• Michelle H
  Oct 3, 2008 at 11:06 pm

  I suffer with chronic migraines. I think our society has become trained to just pop pills as a solution to everything. The problem is that they often lead to more issues. I am always looking for alternatives. This book would be an asset. Thanks!

• Heather C
  Oct 3, 2008 at 11:33 pm

  My husband turns into Igor at least once a month from back pain. I’d gift this book to him. Thank you!

• Lily Kwan
  Oct 3, 2008 at 11:59 pm

  I would like this book because it sounds very interesting!

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