Tuesday-Newsday #127

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this Thanksgiving Week focus on gratitude. Both posts were written by Laura Morris at A Grateful Road: “Living Life in Gratitude” and “Your Appreciation Challenge.”

Let Me Know: If you’d like me to watch for articles on your pain condition, just drop me a note in the comments section below. 

WARNING:  My goal is to provide the most up-to-date news I can, which you can then take to your personal doctor and debate the merits of before you try it. I do not endorse any of the docs, treatments, info, and meds in anything I post nor can I guarantee they are all effective, especially not for everyone. As is the case with any health info, ALWAYS get your doctor's opinion first!

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*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

Join Your Voice with 100,000 Others & Take the Fibromyalgia Survey for the Upcoming FDA Public Fibro Patient-Focused Meeting

This survey will help educate the FDA on how Fibro affects your life, what treatments & Rx help you, and is completely anonymous

Dreading pain can be worse than pain itself

Using bee stings to relieve pain

Pain and the Elderly

Study compares prevalence, impact of chronic pain amongst different ethnic groups

Reconceptualizing John F. Kennedy’s Chronic Pain

*MEDICATION NEWS

Opinion: Patients are becoming collateral damage in America's war on drugs: Tighter restrictions on pain medications would only contribute to needless suffering

Victims in meningitis outbreak hope for criminal charges against compounding pharmacy

Brain imaging reveals dynamic changes caused by pain medicines

AMA Opposes Legalization, Calls Marijuana ‘Dangerous Drug’

Medical marijuana use for rheumatic diseases associated with multiple risk factors

Painkillers May Ease Marijuana Side Effects

Patient story: Why I Turned to Medical Marijuana

Epidural Steroid Injections May Increase Risk for Vertebral Body Fractures

Commentary: The Quest for Alternatives to Opioids in Chronic Pain: The Role of The Interventional Pain Physician

Guideline for the Use of Chronic Opioid Therapy in Chronic Noncancer Pain: Evidence Review 

This report is from the American Pain Society and The American Academy of Pain Medicine 

*BACK PAIN

Predicting who will have chronic pain – Abnormalities in brain axons predispose people to chronic back pain after injury

Botox for backs: Chronic pain and epilepsy sufferers may get months-long relief

Fear Feeds the Pain: Suffering from Lumbago

Drug may reduce chronic pain for spinal cord injuries

The effect of propofol on the sciatic nerve

Opioid use prior to spine surgery not linked with increased postoperative complications

Analysis suggests saline shots may do just as well as steroids for lower back pain

Gel jabs in your spine can treat chronic back pain 

Bone Marrow Concentrate May Treat Chronic Low Back Pain

Study Examines Cost-Effective Approach To Treat Failed Back Surgery Syndrome

More Spine Surgery Complications for Medicaid Patients: Socioeconomic factors play a role, a new study shows

Curved soles 'no better than flats' for back pain

Low Back Pain Tied to Flat Feet: Study

Dubious Study Disclaims Vitamin D for Back Pain

Is Acute Back Pain Predictive of Chronic Pain?

Spine Injuries Raise Risk of Heart Attack or Stroke

Type of Doctor Influences Whether Treatment Involves Surgery

Do you suffer from iPosture? Tablets and smartphones are causing an epidemic of back pain as people hunch over devices

Yoga Gets Women With Back Pain Moving: Study

Easing chronic back pain with the Alexander technique

Five Back Pain Treatments to Avoid

Announcing a New Scoliosis Magazine

*FEATURED BLOG POSTS

Both posts are by Laura Morris at A Grateful Road:

~Living Life in Gratitude

~Your Appreciation Challenge

Tuesday-Newsday #126

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are: “‘Tis the Season – Don’t ‘Give’ til it Hurts” and “I Am Not a Slob, I have an Invisible Illness.”

Let Me Know: If you’d like me to watch for articles on your pain condition, just drop me a note in the comments section below. 

WARNING:  My goal is to provide the most up-to-date news I can, which you can then take to your personal doctor and debate the merits of before you try it. I do not endorse any of the docs, treatments, info, and meds in anything I post nor can I guarantee they are all effective, especially not for everyone. As is the case with any health info, ALWAYS get your doctor's opinion first!

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*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

Why Widows and Widowers Feel Less Chronic Pain

Future Doctors Unprepared to Manage Pain

Regular Exercise Helps Reduce Pain in Seniors

The effect of acupuncture on neuropathic pain

Medtronic Recall Does Not Involve Pain Pumps or Spinal Stimulators

Balky insurers threatening to make Spinal Cord Stimulation inaccessible to patients as a first-line treatment for certain types of neuropathic pain, including CRPS and Failed Back Surgery Syndrome

The Missing ‘P’ in Pain Management: Two psychiatrists think it’s Psychiatry

Why the student health center is not for chronically ill students

video: Preparing to meet with new pain doctor

I have also written a blog post on this subject which includes other helpful suggestions. You can read it HERE

*MEDICATION NEWS

Will Opioid Scrutiny Spur NSAID Overuse?

Confusion Over Why Youths Misuse Rx Opioids

Lawmakers urge greater oversight of compounding pharmacies

opinion: Why the FDA is wrong on restricting access to Vicodin

*COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME (CRPS) / REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY (RSD)

NY Pain Doctors Open First CRPS Institute in Manhattan

How to Apply for Disability Benefits with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Nerve Injuries and the Fixed Dystonias of CRPS

Packard Children's care teams train brain to defeat pain of CRPS

video: CRPS & Step Therapy - How to deal with Insurance companies

video: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Treatment: TMJ Connection - see part 2 of the video HERE

video: Barby’s story of Ketamine therapy putting her into remission

Incurable pain leads patient to hope: For himself, and for others

Pain management even after your injury is healed

Mystery syndrome which causes pain worse than childbirth AND amputation that's baffling docs

Power of Pain: 'Nervemember' video list

*MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

New MS drug Lemtrada approved by FDA, but it’s not for everyone

Acupuncture for Multiple Sclerosis - New Findings

Drumming Away The Pain Of Multiple Sclerosis

Neuroimaging Study Sheds Light On Mechanisms of Cognitive Fatigue in MS

Soil Based Bacteria May Cause Multiple Sclerosis

Trial MS medicine changed my life, says patient

New Therapy for MS on Horizon?

FDA Approves Multiple Sclerosis Stem Cell Trial

Imaging Shows Increased Iron in Brains of MS Patients

Controversial Theory Behind Possible MS Cause Refuted: Canadian researchers report that blocked veins in head, neck don't prompt autoimmune disease

*FEATURED BLOG POSTS

‘Tis the Season – Don’t “Give” til it Hurts

by Wendy of Transform Your Chronic Life

I Am Not a Slob, I have an Invisible Illness

by Lisa Copen of Rest Ministries 

Tuesday-Newsday #125

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are: “25 Ways to Manage Stress During the Holidays” and “Dealing with Stress (When You Live With Chronic Pain).”

Let Me Know: If you’d like me to watch for articles on your pain condition, just drop me a note in the comments section below. 

WARNING:  My goal is to provide the most up-to-date news I can, which you can then take to your personal doctor and debate the merits of before you try it. I do not endorse any of the docs, treatments, info, and meds in anything I post nor can I guarantee they are all effective, especially not for everyone. As is the case with any health info, ALWAYS get your doctor's opinion first!

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~* ‘PAIN MATTERS’ - Television Show Airs This Saturday *~

Watch Discovery Channel Documentary “Pain Matters” Chronicling the Burdens of Living with Chronic Pain on Nov. 16

*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

'Jaw-dropping' new form of gene therapy could allow scientists to modify human DNA and transform treatment of incurable genetic diseases

Using sound to manage chronic pain: Study finds women with chronic pain may be more sensitive to sounds than men

Make It Stop: To heal the hurt, Stanford researchers are getting to the root of chronic pain

Many Doctors Not Trained to Treat Pain

Study Shows How Social Media Engages People With Chronic Diseases

Survey: Life a Daily Struggle for People in Pain

*MEDICATION NEWS

FDA takes action to speed safety information updates on generic drugs

Study: Some FDA Approved Drugs Risky Due to Expedited Review and Approval

New drug rules could harm patients: Opposing view - Don't hinder doctors' ability to prescribe pain relief

Acetaminophen Could Be Harmful to Unborn Children

Pain Medication May Be Back on the Market in 2014: Embeda 

*MILITARY VETERANS

A Wounded Warrior Shares His Story on ‘Pain Matters’ Which Airs on Discovery Channel Nov. 16

Pain on the Battlefield: from radio show “Aches & Gains” (online audio)

Army Medicine Makes Advances on the War on Pain

Soldiers with Certain Gene Variations More Likely to Develop Chronic Pain After Amputation

Military medical personnel study pain management

Veterans With PTSD And Sleep Apnea Who Are Plagued By Nightmares Benefit From CPAP Therapy

Option for veterans: Acupuncture can treat pain and PTSD

Veteran Says Her Pain Is No Match for Arts and Crafts

Ken Wahl Moved by Guardians of Rescue—Helping Veterans & Animals Alike

“...these animals were actually very therapeutic and helped me to cope with my chronic pain... I feel this obligation to help disabled vets with rescued pets, since the pets were always so helpful to me.”

*PEDIATRIC PAIN

Self-Report Pain Scales Valid for Most Children

Minority Kids Get Fewer Pain Meds, Study Shows

U.S. Hospitals Adopt Child-Friendly Tactics to Minimize Pain, Trauma: Mission Children's Hospital Uses Movie Goggles in MRIs and Cardon Children's Medical Center Relies on Medical Play

Top 10 apps for pain management for children

Warning of future epidemic as 'generation overuse' feels the pain of new technology

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Helps Children with Chronic Migraine

Propofol Effective for Pediatric Migraine

Music eases pain of kids with cancer

Mysterious Pain Syndrome CRPS/RSD in Kids Can Be Beat, Thanks to Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford

Racial Gap in Management of Pediatric Abdominal Pain

Most Painful Days of Your Life School Desks and Chronic Back Pain

Premature aging of immune cells present in joints of kids with chronic arthritis

Multiple sclerosis in children rare - but often worse

Obese Girls Much More Likely to Develop Multiple Sclerosis

Child's Chronic Illness Can Affect the Whole Family: Care demands can create more stress than severity of illness, researchers say

Siblings of Disabled Kids May Show Emotional Effects: Study found stress, care schedule may squeeze out parental time with brothers, sisters

Playing out medical experiences can help chronically ill children, as well as their siblings, express fears and foster hope for recovery

Young children struggling because few medical devices fit them 

Kids are noticeably absent from the development of treatments for pain, movement disorders, heart ailments, orthopedic treatments

Professor, Invents Wheelchair To Help Children With Disabilities Dance (VIDEO)

*FEATURED BLOG POSTS

25 Ways to Manage Stress During the Holidays

by Jenni Prokopy of ChronicBabe.com

Dealing with Stress (When You Live With Chronic Pain) 

by Jan Sadler of PainSupport.co.uk

Tuesday-Newsday #124

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are: “How do I deal with the “forever” part of chronic illness diagnosis?” and “Five Ways to ‘Shoot Yourself in the Foot’ in a Life of Chronic Pain.”

Let Me Know: If you’d like me to watch for articles on your pain condition, just drop me a note in the comments section below. 

WARNING:  My goal is to provide the most up-to-date news I can, which you can then take to your personal doctor and debate the merits of before you try it. I do not endorse any of the docs, treatments, info, and meds in anything I post nor can I guarantee they are all effective, especially not for everyone. As is the case with any health info, ALWAYS get your doctor's opinion first!

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*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

Watch The Discovery Channel Documentary “Pain Matters” Which Chronicles the Burdens of Living with Chronic Pain on November 16

Also, Survey Reveals Loved Ones Provide Significant Support, But Many Still Struggle with Pain’s Invisibility

Attention Fibromyalgians: Webinars to Learn How to Make your Voice Heard at FDA Public Meeting on Fibromaylgia

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI): What is it and how does it help

Better use of lighting in hospital rooms may improve patients' health, help them feel less fatigue and pain

Congenital blindness results in lower thermal pain thresholds: Absence of vision from birth leads to a permanent state of pain hypersensitivity, reports PAIN®

Scientists modify Botox for the treatment of pain

How A Wandering Brain Can Help People Cope With Pain

Pain in Infancy Alters Response to Stress, Anxiety Later in Life

Hypersensitivity to Pain Produced by Early Life Stress Worsened by Later Stress Exposure

Physiological processes in soft tissue pain explored using PET imaging

Laughing away pain

VIDEO: Top 5 Reasons for Disability Insurance Denials

Miss Understood: Proving Disability

Sleep Quality, Depression, Pain and Disability

Paintracking: Finding Comfort

Caregiver’s Toolbox: Best Resources

*MEDICATION NEWS

Acetaminophen and Alcohol a Bad Mix, Study Suggests: Nearly half who combined the two reported kidney disease

FDA outlines plan to combat drug shortages

U.S. investigating CVS prescription refills: A Justice Department unit is investigating claims that refills were made without customer approval, focusing mainly on Medicare fraud allegations

Long-term use of prescription-based painkillers increases the risk of depression, researcher finds

"Opioid Refugees:  Patients Adrift in Search of Pain Relief": A video by Steven Passik, PhD

Pain medicine specialist Dr. Paul Christo’s radio show, Aches & Gains, available online or on SiriusXM

*OSTEOARTHRITIS

Treatment with Methotrexate cuts crippling osteoarthritis pain by 40 per cent

Bisphosphonates Could Offer Effective Pain Relief in Osteoarthritis

New Drug Ampion Significantly Reduces Osteoarthritis Knee Pain

Share the Pain: Managing arthritis pain starts with a conversation

Eating broccoli may help prevent osteoarthritis

Coexisting pain tied to worse knee replacement outcomes

Social Isolation Linked to More Pain After Hip Replacement: Patients lacking social support at higher risk of ongoing pain 2 years after surgery, study found

Hyaluronic Acid Knee Injection Controversy: A new review finds this treatment for knee OA relieves pain – but doctors aren’t convinced

Study Could Revolutionize Treatment for Osteoarthritis

Choice of Footwear May Help Knee OA: New study recommends flexible-soled shoes over stiffer ones

Lateral Wedge Shoe Inserts Don't Help Arthritic Knee Pain: Although inexpensive and noninvasive, treatment is ineffective

Ayurvedic Medicine Offers a Good Alternative to Glucosamine and Celecoxib in the Treatment of Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis

*FEATURED BLOG POSTS

Video: How do I deal with the “forever” part of chronic illness diagnosis? (AWAP Wednesday)

by Jenni Prokopy at ChronicBabe

Five Ways to “Shoot Yourself in the Foot” in a Life of Chronic Pain

by Sue Falkner-Wood

Tuesday-Newsday #123

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are: “Getting a Handle on Resentment (When One Partner Has a Chronic Illness)” and “How to Cope With Unsolicited Advice When You Have an Invisible Chronic Illness.”

Let Me Know: If you’d like me to watch for articles on your pain condition, just drop me a note in the comments section below. 

WARNING:  My goal is to provide the most up-to-date news I can, which you can then take to your personal doctor and debate the merits of before you try it. I do not endorse any of the docs, treatments, info, and meds in anything I post nor can I guarantee they are all effective, especially not for everyone. As is the case with any health info, ALWAYS get your doctor's opinion first!

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*MEDICATION NEWS

FDA Approves Pure Hydrocodone Painkiller: Zohydro

FDA Wants Tighter Controls on Hydrocodone

Living with Pain: The Fallout from Rescheduling Hydrocodone

FDA Approves Lower-Dose NSAID: Zorvolex (diclofenac) 

Scorpion sting gives desert mice pain-proof superpower 

Bumps in the Road to Developing Long-Lasting, Single-Injection Nerve Blocks: A Study of Liposomal Bupivacaine Gives Encouraging—But Puzzling—Results

FDA Comissioner on Research Investment and Clearing the Hurdles to Drug Approvals

Key Safety Questions May Linger for FDA-Expedited Drugs: Study finds medications sped to market are tested on fewer patients, with additional safety studies sometimes overdue

*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

Women's Chronic Pain Is More Complex, More Severe

How soothing music can help to relieve a nagging pain: Pop songs reduce agony for chronic sufferers 

Study shows mindfulness-oriented intervention may reduce chronic pain in adults

Acupuncture Stops Pain Via Brain Pathways

'Love Hormone' May Mediate Placebo Effect

NBC Investigation: Obama administration knew millions could not keep their current health insurance plans, even though the president repeatedly said that if you like your doctor & health plan, you could keep them

*MISCELLANEOUS PAIN CONDITIONS

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME: Steroid Shots May Be A Temporary Fix: Three-quarters of patients still had to have surgery a year later

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME: Anti-herpes virus drug treatment may benefit some CFIDS patients

COPD Patients Suffer Chronic Pain

PARKINSON'S: Study Suggests Central Cause of Pain

PARKINSON'S: Dance away the pain: Parkinson's patients improve mobility through exercise 

PHANTOM LIMB PAIN: Nerve Blocks May Be An Effective in Treatment, Pilot Study Shows

PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS: Aggressive treatment addresses many symptoms of the disease and results in better outcomes

SHINGLES: QD Gabapentin Lessens After-Shingles Pain

SINUSITIS: Chronic sinusitis can lead to unbearable pain, but there is help

*RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis Early May Cut Damaging Effects: Study suggests that delaying treatment leads to more joint inflammation, disability down the road

Implanted Device Controls Rheumatoid Arthritis: A nerve-stimulating electrical implant could give people a drug-free alternative to current treatments

Drug Delivery Changes Offer Convenience: Self-injected Actemra and auto-fill methotrexate syringes could make living with RA easier

A simple injection of naturally occurring hormone Prolactin could one day ease the pain of rheumatoid arthritis

New Treatment Approach Shows Sustained Remission is Possible for RA using DMARDs

Subcutenous Tocilizumab Formulation for Moderate to Severe RA Approved For Those Who Didn’t Have Sufficient Relief with DMARDs

Abatacept as effective as adalimumab in rheumatoid arthritis

Weather influences RA disease activity, study finds

Fish Oil May Promote Remission In RA: The supplement shows promise when added to standard rheumatoid arthritis therapy

Worrying Can Make RA Worse: Researchers explore how stress impacts disease flares

Copper bracelets and magnetic wrist straps fail to help rheumatoid arthritis, research says

Gum Disease Linked to Rheumatoid Arthritis

Genetics Play Smaller Than Expected Role in RA

Rheumatoid Arthritis Increases Potential for Blood Clots: Researchers find tripled risk of leg blood clots, doubled odds of lung clots

Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs Have Same Impact on Time Lost at Work: Patients gained no more benefit from higher-priced biologic drug Remicade vs. cheaper medications

Childbirth increases risk of ACPA-negative rheumatoid arthritis

Knee Replacement Often Beneficial for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Patients did as well as those with osteoarthritis, but same did not hold true for hip replacement

Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment May Not Work As Well for Heavier Patients: Although more medication taken by obese patients in study, remission was less likely

Risk For Rheumatoid Arthritis Increased By Smoking

Dangerous Connection Between Rheumatoid Arthritis, Heart Disease

Certain Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs May Also Protect Patients' Hearts: Biologic drugs such as Enbrel, Humira may lower rate of heart attack, researchers say

Specialist nurses as good as doctors in managing rheumatoid arthritis patients

Rheuminations: Can You Feel Your RA Patient's Pain?

*FEATURED BLOG POSTS

Getting a Handle on Resentment (When One Partner Has a Chronic Illness)

by Helena at Chronic Marriage 

How to Cope With Unsolicited Advice When You Have an Invisible Chronic Illness

by Andrea Runyan

Tuesday-Newsday #122

Time for Tuesday-Newsday! The Featured Blog Posts this week are: “One Migraine Patient’s efforts to ease her pain by finding any food triggers leads to unintentional malnutrition” by Kerrie Smyres and “Make Different Mistakes: A Cautionary Tale From the School of Hard Knocks” by Annie Sisk. Both these posts focus on difficult issues. Being honest about needing help can sometimes feel impossible - but it’s often exactly what we need. Please don’t miss these two important posts.

Let Me Know: If you’d like me to watch for articles on your pain condition, just drop me a note in the comments section below. 

WARNING:  My goal is to provide the most up-to-date news I can, which you can then take to your personal doctor and debate the merits of before you try it. I do not endorse any of the docs, treatments, info, and meds in anything I post nor can I guarantee they are all effective, especially not for everyone. As is the case with any health info, ALWAYS get your doctor's opinion first!

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*MEDICATION NEWS

"Sorry, no pain pills here": Dan is blindsided at pharmacy by new New York state law when he tries to fill his script

Every illegal pill they take makes it that much harder for anyone with chronic pain to get them legally: Sandi rants about drug abuse, knowing there's no real answer 

'Chimera' Protein Could Lead to Drug Treatments for Chronic Pain

Researcher finds method to improve morphine's effect on managing pain

Weight-Loss Surgery May Add to Painkiller Dependence, Study Says: Doctors should warn patients their need for pain relief may continue

Congressional panels agree on bill to regulate drug compounding

One Senator Claims The FDA Has ‘Improper Relationship’ with Drug Makers

Natural form of Tramadol discovered in Africa

Centipede venom may fight chronic pain

Access to Opioids Different Around the World

*CHRONIC PAIN NEWS

UCLA to house worldwide database of brain images for chronic-pain conditions

Smokers More Sensitive to Pain

Partners of pain sufferers shoulder a heavy burden

Inflammatory Markers Elevated in Patients With Stable Pain

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Safe and Effective For Relief of Intractable Chronic Pain

Pain and gender: Men and women differ in the way they perceive and cope with pain

Future doctors unprepared to manage pain - one of the most common problems they will encounter in clinical practice, expert group warns

American Pain Society President: Budget Cuts Not Only Reason for Underfunded Pain Research

Researchers find triathletes feel less pain than the rest of us

*PATIENT NEWS

Thousands get health insurance cancellation notices due to Obamacare

Patients Made to Pay Before Seeing Doctor: Obamacare likely to accelerate the pre-payment trend as deductibles rise

High Out-of-Pocket Costs Called a Hidden 'Side Effect' of Treatment: Some doctors say it's time to discuss financial aspects with patients

Is your doctor spying on your tweets? Social media raises medical privacy questions

Poor Sleep Habits Linked With Chronic Diseases, Study Says: Too much shuteye may be even more damaging than too little

*MIGRAINE / HEADACHE

Movement & Animations in Apple’s iOS 7 Could Exacerbate Migraine Symptoms

Depression twice as likely in migraine sufferers: Study finds the prevalence of depression and suicidal ideation much higher among individuals with migraine

Obesity May Increase Migraine Odds: Study found risk of painful headaches rose with body weight, especially in younger women and whites

Migraine May Change Structure of Brain

CT, MRI Overused for Headache, Study Finds

Migraine Attacks Shortened by Diamine Oxidase Supplements

Migraine Drugs Often Overused

Common Cause for Bruxism, Restless Legs, Migraine?

Alternative Medicine Often Used by Youth With Headache

Scientists discover drug that could combat migraines

Lightning Linked to Headache Onset

Study Evaluates Unmet Needs of People with Episodic Migraine

Migraines Linked to Artery Networks in Brain: Imaging showed sufferers had differences in the structure of their blood vessels

Chronic migraine sufferers have some options for relief, including Botox. But some headache experts advise caution on two surgeries intended to interfere with nerves that deliver migraine pain

Lulu Alvarado, 17, Cures Migraines With Omega Procedure: Are Electric Shocks To The Brain The Next Quick Fix?

Does migraine affect income or income affect migraine?

Migraines Last as Long in Rich as in Poor

-See the Featured Blog Posts below for an important post from a migraineur

*FEATURED BLOG POSTS

Note from me: 

    The first featured post is very important for all pain patients regardless of what their condition is. The writer’s effort to find relief from her debilitating pain ended up causing serious medical repercussions. Always keep your doctors updated on what you are doing on your own, even if you believe you are doing the right thing based on medical advice. We can’t always know how our individual bodies will respond, and having a constant connection to our treatment team is extremely important.

    The second post, though a different situation, has a similar thread: you have to be honest about when you need help. Don’t tell yourself that needing help means you are weak or that you’ve failed; asking for help may be the strongest thing you do for yourself and prevent you from having even bigger problems. We are all human and none of us are perfect. 

One Migraine Patient’s efforts to ease her pain by finding any food triggers leads to unintentional malnutrition

by Kerrie Smyres for Migraine.com

Make Different Mistakes: A Cautionary Tale From the School of Hard Knocks 

by Annie Sisk at PajamaProductivity.com