This is one of those "list" things that I am going to come back and add to as I come up with more of them. I may or may not date them as I go. So far the list looks like this...
You know you have Chronic Pain when:
1) Your medication never decreases it only increases.
2) Your pain medication collection rivals some drug dealers.
3) Your pain medication makes drugs off the street look soft.
4) When the doctor asks you to colour in the figure to show where it hurts, you circle it.
5) You giggle quietly under your breath when Panadol and Nurofen ads talk about "stong pain".
6) Your day is measured in milligrams rather than minutes.
7) The difference between a "good" day and a "bad" day is your level of consciousness.
8) The choice between one effective painkiller and another is how long you will be unconscious for.
9) A "zero pain" day is usually a "zero consciousness" day.
10) What you will do today, depends on how much you can afford to pay for it tomorrow.
Cheers,
Henry.
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