I have a hard time with the concept of pain. To me a "pain" is like being in labor, or hitting your elbow -- actual pain that pretty much feels the same to everyone and there is no other way to describe it. I tend to describe "things" as sensations, discomfort, pressure, burning, sensitive, achy. It seems to me that an actual description would be so much more useful to a doctor or nurse, but it tends to cloud things.
When I was first being examined by a urologist, he pushed on my bladder and I about went through the roof. He asked if it hurt. I said "no" because it wasn't "pain" to me, but a sensitivity or tenderness and sudden feeling like I needed to pee. So he put in my records that I had no pain.
The word "pain" seems to get attention where as if I use my more descriptive words my discomfort seem to get brushed off as a mere inconvience (there I go again saying discomfort).
Any one else??? Any solutions???
When I was first being examined by a urologist, he pushed on my bladder and I about went through the roof. He asked if it hurt. I said "no" because it wasn't "pain" to me, but a sensitivity or tenderness and sudden feeling like I needed to pee. So he put in my records that I had no pain.
The word "pain" seems to get attention where as if I use my more descriptive words my discomfort seem to get brushed off as a mere inconvience (there I go again saying discomfort).
Any one else??? Any solutions???
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