An Interesting Link

Hello!

So now that I've had my rants in my previous posts, it's time to actually tell you about what I do to control my conditions.

As you know, I said I was on pain killers 4 times a day every day. As far as I know, that isn't going to stop any time soon. I was rather worried about the affects of long time pain killers, but of course the doctors told me not to worry about it. So right now, I try not to think about it to be honest.

Obviously I'd recommend that people don't go onto pain killers daily, and would rather you try to use natural remedies, however, I understand that they, most of the time, don't work. One thing I would stress though is that to control pain, is the need to relax. Relaxation is one of the key factors in making yourself feel better, whether you're in pain or not. Sometimes it's quite difficult, but it is possible.

I tried stopping the pain killers for about 3/4 days at one point. I went cold turkey, probably because I ran out and thought I'd give it a chance. What happened next is hard to tell, a doctor is more likely to know what it was. I got excruciating headaches for those 3/4 days. Very similar to migraines. I also got pain all over my body, especially in the mornings after waking up. Left to debate, it was either the actual pain that I'm in due to my conditions (without the pain killers), or it was withdrawal symptoms. Hard to tell, I had to go back on them anyway, as I couldn't deal with the pain.

It's not the best situation, but it works at the moment, my plan for the future is to get referred to the pain clinic and 'learn' how to deal with it properly. Hopefully that is possible, hopefully the pain will die down eventually.

So, this was the interesting link I found: http://webhome.idirect.com/~wolfnowl/thyroid12.htm

It explains how pain is just in your head, and that mentally you can control it. I'm not sure I entirely agree that it is possible for everyone to be able to do this. I know that when I'm sitting on the sofa, engrossed in a movie, or a book, completely unaware of my surroundings, that I will start to get pain in my body (generally in my face/head). Nothing would have caused it, yet I am so used to these random pains, that I am unaware that they're even happening. How am I supposed to control those?

I would say a reaction to pain is a good thing. If our body weren't to react when we touched something very hot, we would burn ourselves. It's only when we become overly sensitive, or have chronic pain, that it becomes a problem to deal with. So try it out, read the link, find some natural remedies, book yourself a spa for the weekend! Just leave the man-made products 'til last.