Is your pain funny?

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Christopher
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Joined: Wed Jun 18, 2003 10:09 pm
Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: Date of Injury: 12/15/02

Level of Injury:
-dominant side C5, C6, & C7 avulsed. C8 & T1 stretched & crushed

BPI Related Surgeries:
-2 Intercostal nerves grafted to Biceps muscle,
-Free-Gracilis muscle transfer to Biceps Region innervated with 2 Intercostal nerves grafts.
-2 Sural nerves harvested from both Calves for nerve grafting.
-Partial Ulnar nerve grafted to Long Triceps.
-Uninjured C7 Hemi-Contralateral cross-over to Deltoid muscle.
-Wrist flexor tendon transfer to middle, ring, & pinky finger extensors.

Surgical medical facility:
Brachial Plexus Clinic at The Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN
(all surgeries successful)

"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."
~Theodore Roosevelt
Location: Los Angeles, California USA

Is your pain funny?

Post by Christopher »

This is the first time I've seen an apt description of pain as humorous. Bluntly sad and funny at the same time.

http://www.centralpain.org/articles/Dani.htm

Makes me want to take up writing again... and laughing
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BIGJAVSMOM
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Re: Is your pain funny?

Post by BIGJAVSMOM »

Well Christopher, I noticed another post you have on here. I was going to suggest that you write. or sell your work to a comedian, because you're too funny. Very witty humor. Laughter is of course the best medicine.


Sincerely, Marlyn - mother to Javier 1 w/ ROBPI
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jennyb
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Joined: Fri Nov 02, 2001 5:24 pm
Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: January 1980 Yamaha RD200 vs 16 wheeler truck, result, 1 totally paralysed right arm. I was 21, now 54. I had no surgery, I don't regret this. Decided to totally ignore limitations (easily done aged 21) adapted very quickly to one handed life, got married, had 3 kids, worked- the effect of the injury on my life (once the pain stopped being constant) was minimal and now, aged 54, I very rarely even think of it, unless I bash it or it gets cold, then I wish I'd had it amputated :) Except for a steering knob on my car, I have no adaptations to help with life, mainly because I honestly don't think of myself as disabled and the only thing I can't do is peel potatoes, which is definitely a good thing.

Re: Is your pain funny?

Post by jennyb »

Awesome description of the central pain Christopher, this guy describes my arm pain EXACTLY. Liked the part where he realises the pain doesn't happen when he's driving (and neither does mine) obviously the activity as distraction thing is a lot harder in a wheelchair but it works-sufferers take note!
I truly believe laughing at this (and other disaster for that matter) is a very healthy and healing thing, I've been doing it from the word go. Thanks for posting this, I am familiar with the CentralPain site but hadn't seen this profile.
Cheers all
Jen NZ
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orion

Re: Is your pain funny?

Post by orion »

Hi Christopher,
I am Mark-log in as Orion- I just read your article. My take on the pain thing is that I can laugh at the clever "meter" of the story; but as I read it all I can see is the tortured look on your face that other people don't understand. All I can say is that you are one tough cookie and I will pray tonight that ALL the demons take the night off and you can get some sleep. Thanks for working hard to pick us all up. May God ease your suffering. Mark
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