• Daily Life,  Lifestyle,  Medical,  Pain

    Define Your Pain

    In my opinion, perhaps the most important part of your medical record is a daily log of your most important symptoms. Pain is my number one and is considered part of your vital signs (along with respiratory rate, heart rate, blood pressure, etc) by medical personnel. I don’t know about you, but I tend to tolerate higher levels of pain than the average person. I’m sure it comes from being in almost constant pain for the past 10 – 12 years. However, when a physician’s office staff asks me for my pain level and I say “3,” my “3” isn’t equal to your “3” or the next person’s “3.” It…