Priorities for Pain Syndrome Victims
Well I think it is going to storm. I woke up this morning hardly able to move. Every step I took grabbed me and stabbed me. My first concern was the amount of work I had to accomplish today. Medications tend to make drowsy and good for nothing. I usually end up falling asleep and and feeling groggy when I wake up. So how do I handle this dilemma?
When I feel upset about how I feel and how it impacts my life, I immediately take a look at my priorities . I look at deadlines, and I check to see what is on my calendar. Flexibility is key. Those items that can wait must do so. The issues that must be dealt with take first priority. And the second priority is placed on my calendar. Only track the two most important priorities on your calendar. Write in the additional items and keep them handy so if you can get to you have the necessary information.
Begin working on your priorities as soon as possible. Seeing what needs to be done and the accomplishments you make will be an incentive to keep going. Block out a chunk of time to devote to the priorities and stick with it.
Being organized is key. Have a plan in place and follow it. Have the tools you need to do the job. And set it up so there is as little set up time as necesssary. Taking these steps can help you be productive in spite of pain and dscomfort.
Have you developed a plan? Is there a chance you need to get organized? How about sharing some of your plans and accomplishments with others? What are your plans for 2008?
Please post on either my Pain Management or Migraine boards where I can respond along with others! I look forward to talking with and learning from everyone who shares and cares!
~Indie
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When I feel upset about how I feel and how it impacts my life, I immediately take a look at my priorities . I look at deadlines, and I check to see what is on my calendar. Flexibility is key. Those items that can wait must do so. The issues that must be dealt with take first priority. And the second priority is placed on my calendar. Only track the two most important priorities on your calendar. Write in the additional items and keep them handy so if you can get to you have the necessary information.
Begin working on your priorities as soon as possible. Seeing what needs to be done and the accomplishments you make will be an incentive to keep going. Block out a chunk of time to devote to the priorities and stick with it.
Being organized is key. Have a plan in place and follow it. Have the tools you need to do the job. And set it up so there is as little set up time as necesssary. Taking these steps can help you be productive in spite of pain and dscomfort.
Have you developed a plan? Is there a chance you need to get organized? How about sharing some of your plans and accomplishments with others? What are your plans for 2008?
Please post on either my Pain Management or Migraine boards where I can respond along with others! I look forward to talking with and learning from everyone who shares and cares!
~Indie
Related Topics:Technorati Tags: pain, priorities, time, organize, management, wellness, health
3 Comments:
I was just reading thru some of your comments and felt so comforted to finally find another human being whose life is as turned upside down by migraines and daily pain as my own life has been for the past four years. ( Not that I would wish this upon anyone) After being misdiagnosed for several years, I was finally correctly diagnosed with Chronic Lyme Disease and Q Fever- somewhat rare considering I live in NYC. Along with the array of symptoms came the awful migraines. I have endured numerous hospital stays- endless IV's of antiboditics. I am currently taking 10 pills daily to prevent the migraines and receive 18 injections of Botox in my head approximately every 3 month to "freeze/stiffen" the muscles. I wish I could use the botox on my face to get rid of the some of the fine wrinkle lines that are starting to appear. I just turned 41. I have missed very little work. I am a federal officer. I have gone to work with the IV's in my arm. I just wrapped it up and went into the office and the field. I have a husband, a 4 year old, a 90 year old father with alzheimers, and work a rotating shift. I am always exhausted. But I too try to prioritize. I make it a point to try and get to bed by 10PM the latest when I am home on the weekends and week nights if possible. I try not to eat junk food. I try to walk away from work for at least half an hour a day for a walk. I try to find sometime each day to get some fresh air.
Good luck to you !!
My pain seems to rule my life these days and I'm SICK of it! From July 12th to Dec 1st I've had 4 spine surgeries, recently diagnosed w/ Vertigo, diagnosed w/ Lupus (nothing new, the Docs have suspected as much for nearly 20 years.). Anywho, I also had a full shoulder reconstruction 3-07 and again 2-08. Needless to say, pain has become my roommate/body mate. Everyday my goal is to laugh as much as possibile and make others smile, laugh or just a chuckle. Don't misunderstand me, this is like a full time job and only by the grace of God am I able to go on every day. Stay strong, lean on God and find something to laugh about EVERY day. Kimbee
Aloha everyone, So often I feel all alone in the agonizing pain I am held captive by. I used to enjoy running in central Oregon where it was quiet, clean, and so renewing. Then a jerk decided to back out of a drivethru teller without looking backwards and hit my car full force, breaking the front of my car into pieces and telling me he didn't do it... But my poor back - so many issues now with discs, tendons, vertebrae, so many different problems I don't know where to begin. I tried to sue, but all the multiple court dates with cancellations followed and the insurance companies 'beat me down' after I paid out $18K for all the MRIs, CT scans and other tests to prove what my low back and neck looked like. Not only could I no longer run, I couldn't even dress myself or get out of bed without shreaking in pain. I have had numerous steroidal-type injections in my low back wihch provide tempororary (2wk) respites from the intense burning pain down both legs. But I have developed 10/10 pain from new muscle spasms in my low back that brings me to my knees, screaming "Oh, God!" over and over again. Now I am 1 month post op carpal tunnel release and am in such painful misery that I hold my arm, and rock myself in bed crying from the pain. There are new lumps growing under the scar, moving upward anteriorly toward my elbow. My doctor wants me to start occupational therapy immediately except my insurance company won't cover it. I have to start a Medrol pack and thank you WalMart - it's one of your $4.00 meds. What has my life been like? Filled with so much pain that I literally cannot stand it - spending most of my life in bed, trying the core strengthening exercises, agonizing in bed, trying not to move, icing my hand and wrist so that the numbness finally relieves the worst of the pain. Dear God, without him, I would have left this world a long time ago. But on the absolute worst of days I take one minute at a time, knowing he doesn't want me to give up. My tears have become too many to count. And to make it even worse, I am a registered nurse, and how can I possibly work? I limp/drag/crawl to get anywhere, and now my right hand doesn't work. What will my future look like? Plus my husband just had his second heart attack in the last 8 months. Our lives don't look good. I am 49 yrs old and the pain started seven years ago. I only hope that we can survive the tests we go through, the invisible disease that has taken over my life. I decided to move to Hawaii, a quiet neighborhood so that if these will be our last days, at least they will be as wonderous as possible. May each of you endure, and be blessed with relief. Aloha.
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