Help My Hurt

July 13th, 2008

Call out for Company’s Calling participants

Company’s Calling, a popular Monday feature, hasn’t appeared for a while because I ran out of volunteers who wished to be interviewed. I would love to get the feature going again because I get emails (and comments) from people who appreciate learning how others have dealt with and who are dealing with their issues of […]

By Marijke Durning, RN -- 2 comments

July 10th, 2008

A readers asks us about interstitial cystitis, IBS and vaginal bleeding

Yesterday, a reader posted this question for us in one of the comment sections:
Is anyone experiencing I.C. (interstitial cystitis), IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) & vaginal bleeding? You are not alone. I’m on Elmiron, have been suffering for many years. I’m already past menopause. As if these are not enough, also I’m on medication for high […]

By Marijke Durning, RN -- 0 comments

April 28th, 2008

Company’s calling… what’s wrong with this picture?

My lady isn’t home. There was no-one to visit with.
Please keep her company next week - if you have a story to share, email me and we’ll get going on it.
For those of you who are new to the Company’s calling feature, here are some previous Company’s calling interviews:

Company’s calling - living with the pain […]

By Marijke Durning, RN -- 3 comments

January 24th, 2008

Pain drawing to help you and your doctor

Describing pain can be difficult - areas of pain can be vague, as can descriptions of the pain itself.
The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation has published this drawing for physicians to use to help them to better understand their patients’ pain. Click on the drawing to go directly to their site’s image to […]

By Marijke Durning, RN -- 1 comment

January 21st, 2008

Company’s calling - living with the pain of interstitial cystitis

This week, we welcome Sandy Robinson, a wife and mother, from Pennsylvania. She talks to us about her life with interstitial cystitis, which is her third chronic illness; she also has fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. She has her own website at http://www.fightingfatigue.org, and forum, http://www.fightingfatigue.org, for people with CFS, fibromyalgia and interstitial cystitis.
Can […]

By Marijke Durning, RN -- 9 comments

January 10th, 2008

Do you think your doctor could do a better job of managing your pain?

Uncontrolled pain makes life very difficult sometimes. Feeling that your doctor isn’t helping manage it properly is frustrating. Besides changing doctors or trying to educate your doctor about what you need, there isn’t much you can do.
One of the problems with doctors and adequate pain control is the fear of using opioids or narcotics. The […]

By Marijke Durning, RN -- 0 comments

January 8th, 2008

Interstitial cystitis - little known but causes lots of pain

 
Interstitial cystitis (IC), often called painful bladder syndrome, is a bladder condition that affects around 1 million people in the United States; 90% are women. A study done in 2005 estimated that up to 12% of women in the US have symptoms of IC.
According to the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse, “Interstitial cystitis (IC) […]

By Marijke Durning, RN -- 2 comments