Pain Journal July 21st 2001
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July 21st 2001

Pain Journal 

I was hoping my condition was getting better.  I have been taking Ultram to control the pain.  It is a very effective pain medication.  As of late my hands have changed in their sensation of pain.  I’ll actually feel almost normal.  At times I think that this means that the nerve damage is repairing itself.  It has been a year and a half since my initial reported work injury.

    I seem to go through this on daily basis where the pain level seems to disappear.  However, when I try to use my hands, the more I do use them the more I realize nothing has changed.  I was feeling quite well today, and then the VCR tape got stuck in the player.  I was using my hands and arms to get it out.  It was a little difficult to get the tape out.  Moreover, when I finally got the tape out of the VCR the exertion of trying to release the tape from the VCR caused my hands and arms become very hot and painful.

    As much as I do not want to go on Social Security, I have to be realistic.  I should consider myself fortunate on days when I do not feel the pain.  Still, I wish that this meant I was getting better.  There is another pain that seems to be getting greater.  It is the pain in my neck.  I was working on a minor project of sorting out buttons and pins.  After about 10 minutes I noticed a severe crushing pain in my neck area.

    The lower back becomes very hot and painful.  I use the doughnuts to sit on while at home, however, when I sit in regular seats, chairs, and church pews the pain becomes very evident.  I do well when I sit on a plush soft seat or couch. Mentally, I struggle.  There are days when I can accept my situation; other days, I find it a most difficult thing not become angry and resentful.

    I still have pain throughout my spinal cord in the mid back.  Of course there’s a pain in the neck area as well as the lower back area, and my hands and arms are burning and painful. When I take Ultram and do not exert myself, that is the time I feel the least amount of pain. 

Thomas A. Sutor

 

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