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"Fascinating" Stephen S. Hall. writer, N.Y.Times magazine. "Hard to put down." A.C.P.A., American Chronic Pain Association.
Thursday, September 3, 2020
A Pained Life: Don’t Throw Out the Bathwater — Pain News Network
A Pained Life: Don’t Throw Out the Bathwater — Pain News Network: By Carol Levy, PNN Columnist In 1976, my trigeminal neuralgia started. In those days, the environment regarding chronic pain was very different. My doctor had only one agenda: He wanted to stop or reduce my constant debilitating and disabling pain. He couldn’t cure me, so he ordered opioid pain m
Monday, August 3, 2020
What If You Can’t Wear a Face Mask? — Pain News Network
What If You Can’t Wear a Face Mask? — Pain News Network: By Carol Levy, PNN Columnist Of all the possible repercussions of trigeminal neuralgia -- all the things it keeps me from doing because of the pain -- I never thought it could make me a possible danger to others. But suddenly I am. Because I cannot wear a face mask. Because of trigeminal neuralgi
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
A Pained Life: The Language Barrier — Pain News Network
A Pained Life: The Language Barrier — Pain News Network: By Carol Levy, PNN Columnist Many years ago, I was in Brazil. I only spoke “pigeon” Portuguese. I walked into a diner, looked at a menu and saw something that looked good. The counterman came over. I thought I said, “I would like the egg sandwich.” But I must have said something bizarre, because
Sunday, May 31, 2020
A Pained Life: What Price Would You Pay for a Cure? — Pain News Network
A Pained Life: What Price Would You Pay for a Cure? — Pain News Network: By Carol Levy, PNN Columnist I recently had my deep brain stimulator removed. The implant made my trigeminal neuralgia pain much worse. As much as I hated the implant for the entire 7 months I had it, I knew I had to give it a try. I was obsessed with finding a cure. I was looking for so
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
A Pained Life: Hold On Hope
A Pained Life: Hold On Hope: By Carol Levy, PNN Columnist If I didn’t know better, I would think the lyrics from Peter Allen’s 1976 song “Taught by Experts” were specifically for the chronic pain community: I've been taught by experts in the art of cruelty Now I'm giving lessons free All it takes is three I'll teach you to ma
Sunday, July 8, 2018
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