March 24th, 2008
This week, we speak with a retired surgeon from the mid-west USA.
Can you tell me about when you first started experiencing the pain and what kind of pain it was? What were you told?
I started having arm pain around five years before I had to […]
By Marijke Durning, RN -- 2 comments
March 17th, 2008
This week, Diana Lee, a disabled attorney & writer and editor of Somebody Heal Me, from Lawrence, Kansas, joins us to talk about her life with migraines.
Can you tell me about when you first started experiencing the pain and what kind of pain it was?
I had my first migraine at around age 6. […]
By Marijke Durning, RN -- 0 comments
March 10th, 2008
This week, we welcome Helen, a freelance writer from Kitchener, Ontario. She talks to us about her back pain.
Can you tell me about when you first started experiencing the pain and what kind of pain it was?
I started experiencing back pain in 1995 when I was pregnant with my second child.
Did you seek help right […]
By Marijke Durning, RN -- 0 comments
March 3rd, 2008
This week, we speak with Cynthia Boris, a writer in Orange County, CA. She talks about the knee pain she’s been experiencing for about a year now.
Can you tell me about when you first started experiencing the pain and what kind of pain it was?
I’d guess about a year ago, I started feeling this […]
By Marijke Durning, RN -- 0 comments
February 25th, 2008
Within a few weeks, the lovely lady who welcomes our visitors won’t have anyone to welcome:
When I began this feature, I asked people from different groups I belong to if anyone would be interested in participating. The response was great and I interviewed some incredible people. However, I only have a few more weeks left […]
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February 25th, 2008
This week, Catherine, a writer in Montreal, discusses her mother and her struggle with chronic pain.
Can you tell me about when your mother first started experiencing the pain and what kind of pain it was?
It started about 30 years ago, while she was making a bed and reaching across it. She had a sharp pain […]
By Marijke Durning, RN -- 0 comments
February 18th, 2008
This week, we speak with Beth Harriman, an Administrative Assistant in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Can you tell me about when you first started experiencing the pain and what kind of pain it was?
About a 1-1/2 yrs ago I started waking up with back pain if I stayed in bed too long. It’s pain in […]
By Marijke Durning, RN -- 2 comments
February 16th, 2008
It’s been a busy week here at Help My Hurt - lots of great information and a semi-popular contest. I had *many* hits on the contest, not so many entries. Maybe we’ll do better next time.
The most popular posts of the week were:
Recall: DURAGESIC, 25 mcg/hr (fentanyl transdermal system) CII Pain Patches
It’s time to legalize […]
By Marijke Durning, RN -- 0 comments
February 11th, 2008
Added April 21, 2008: Tricia passed away today. I’m still in shock and disbelief.
Read here for more on Tricia’s very untimely passing.
This week, Tricia Olson-Giles, a photographer in West Tennessee, discusses her journey with fibromyalgia.
Can you tell me about when you first started experiencing the pain and what kind of pain it was?
The […]
By Marijke Durning, RN -- 5 comments
February 4th, 2008
Pat, a full-time mom in Birmingham, AL, discusses her experiences with endometriosis.
Can you tell me about when you first started experiencing the pain and what kind of pain it was?
Horrible back pain, to the point that I was bent forward, could not stand up straight, had to go to bed
Did you seek help right […]
By Marijke Durning, RN -- 3 comments
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