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Spine, Ribs & Knee-Oh My!

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Feb 7, 2012, 5:45 pm
The month of January was like a big storm that just wouldn't pass. Early in the month, I fell off a chair with no back, flat on my spine onto the concrete, taking my entire weight straight onto the spine, and posterior ribs. I didn't feel anything from it until the 2nd morning. And Oh My ...
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Any Readers Requests?

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Jan 22, 2012, 11:58 pm
Well, it's a new year, another one added on to the 2000's, which only serves to further mess up my mathematical abilities when trying to count from events in the 1990's, till the present day. Am I alone on this issue? I scored 100% in Pharmacology; for as soon as I could put something meaningf...
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Professionals on Medication

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Dec 29, 2011, 7:25 pm
How would you feel if you knew that the police person that helped you out in a bad situation, who you were so grateful for being there; took pain medication on a chronic basis? Would it matter to you? On my last visit with my beloved Pain Management Physician, we discussed again the su...
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Disabled Parking--Do You Have a Choice?

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Dec 23, 2011, 1:15 am
I received a Disabled Parking Placard recently, and have it in my car always. But I rarely ever reach for it. Why? Isn't that like a golden ticket? Especially in Southern CA, especially in the super busy Holiday season, and in general, this is the land of 'going in circles finding a ...
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Medical Marijuana and Chronic Pain

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Dec 11, 2011, 6:09 pm
Have you experienced pain relief from Medical Marijuana? Are you curious about if MMJ may work for you? Just as I was preparing to publish this on the subject of the benefits of MMJ in the treatment of Chronic Pain, my inbox brought me an interesting study performed by University of C...
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Fashion In Pain

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Nov 28, 2011, 4:15 am
Does your closet reflect how you feel inside?? Can you wear anything you'd like to? Or has your personal fashion-sense been stifled? You want to wear those darling boots with the buckles, but they are 2 1/2 inch heels. You still love your unique taste, and want to express yourself. Do...
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Understanding Medical Terminology on Prescriptions

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Nov 10, 2011, 7:19 pm
The last post I wrote concentrated on knowing and learning what must be on a security (and all other) prescriptions. If you know what to look for, what must be filled and completed on the prescriptions, then you will save yourself time, energy, pain and actually make live easier for your pain spec...
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How to Read a Prescription

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Nov 4, 2011, 4:10 pm
When you are given your prescription(s) to fill, it is important that you are able to check it, so as to make sure everything is done right and will not cause any hold-ups in getting filled. We would think that Doctors will make sure to write the prescription correctly, however, we know tha...
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A Flood of Ideas

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Nov 1, 2011, 2:59 am
There are so many subjects I want to touch on, and that am working on. For a change, they came in a swarm and have given me amazing things to learn about as I do the research. Looking forward to sharing these ideas with you.... Happy Halloween......whatever that means....lol Ge...
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Protecting Yourself at the Pharmacy

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Oct 1, 2011, 9:48 pm
How careful are you with the information you are asked to give at the pharmacy? Whether turning in prescriptions, picking up the filled RX's, or simply talking to the Pharmacist or Pharmacy Techs about your issues revolving around your pain medications, we must be more aware of our surroundin...
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The Beach, Trains, and BA's

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Aug 29, 2011, 7:43 pm
Oh My Gosh. I just realized that I am looking at a campground on the beach that was a yearly trip destination for the summer, for the family of an old friend of mine. She was always allowed to bring a few girls from our Jr. High school, a big group of us that ended up staying extremely close thr...
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Chronic Babe Blog Carnival

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Aug 25, 2011, 9:18 pm
Jenny Prokopy, founder and editrix of Chronic Babe, has unleashed a fantastic collection of posts in Chronic Babe's Blog Carnival #34. Chronic Babe is a site where women gather for support, who deal with an illness daily; on a chronic basis. The focus is women who are living with a chroni...
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Sex and Intimacy With Chronic Pain

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Aug 8, 2011, 8:32 pm
The comments above are all fantastic and bring the discussion I was hoping the post would produce. Each one of these women gave some insight as to what sex is like when living with chronic pain. Mo, one of my fellow bloggers, and I am blessed to say is also my friend, made a great point in ...
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Let's Talk About Sex

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Jul 23, 2011, 11:44 pm
Over the three years plus I have been writing this blog, I haven't approached the subject--the very important subject--of sex, when you live with pain. I imagine this will climb to the top of my most read posts, simply because it has the word 'sex' in the title. Don't get too excited...
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Being a Patient Patient

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Jul 14, 2011, 8:41 pm
When you use Intrathecal drug delivery therapy, your pain medication is delivered directly to the fluid around the spinal cord, called the “intrathecal space,” via a drug pump. The drug pump is connected to a thin, flexible catheter. Both the pump and the catheter are fully implanted under...
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Tips For Dealing With People In Pain

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Jul 9, 2011, 5:17 pm
1. People with chronic pain seem unreliable (we can’t count on ourselves). When feeling better we promise things (and mean it); when in serious pain, we may not even show up. 2. An action or situation may result in pain several hours later, or even the next day. Delayed pain is confusing ...
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A Jawdropping CT Scan

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Jun 26, 2011, 3:53 pm
The most recent study of my Thoracic spine shocked not only me, but the doctors involved in my care. After a fusion, it is common for the levels above to become weaker and possibly herniate. I used to joke that my discs would just keep herniating up the spine as each level is fixed. I wou...
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Regarding Comments or Personal Questions to Me

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Jun 22, 2011, 8:01 pm
I have received a few emails regarding the comment area under each post, and also the 'Contact Me' section that is directly under my picture on the right sidebar. To leave a comment on my blog, look for the 'Comments #' under each published post. The area after the word comments has the ...
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What Would You Do?

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Jun 20, 2011, 3:59 pm
Tomorrow is the appointment for my consult with the physician who places IDDS. Having waited over a year for this, I am extremely excited and will write about the outcome ASAP. Over the weekend I saw an old friend and I am very concerned. This person is under a doctor's care for...
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Intrathecal Drug Delivery Sytems: How Do They Work?

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Jun 1, 2011, 6:55 pm
As the day approaches for the consult with the physician that will put in the IDDS/Morphine Pump, I am researching the subject over and over again, and reading everything I can about the pumps. Of course I have done this before, but I wanted to get some up to date information and post a few p...
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Pain Care Bill of Rights

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - May 23, 2011, 4:22 am
Pain Care Bill of Rights AS A PERSON WITH PAIN YOU DESERVE: • The right to have your report of pain taken seriously and to be treated with dignity and respect by doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals. • The right to have your pain thoroughly assessed and ...
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Top 50 Blogs Every Nursing Student Should Read

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - May 21, 2011, 4:00 am
I was pleasantly surprised to see that over at Nursense, my blog was featured in their excellent list of: '50 Blogs that Nursing Students Should Read', on April 26, 2011. I was impressed by the wonderful list they compiled of nursing blogs that were either written by nurses, written for nurse...
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THE Appointment for the Morphine Pump!

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - May 19, 2011, 5:44 pm
After waiting one year and three months; I made my appointment to consult with the doctor that puts the Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems in. I actually have the appointment!! Dated 2-10-10, the original referral written by my faithful and kind pain physician, reads, "Refer to Dr. Blthfp...
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Free Hugs!! Let Us Spread The Love!

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - May 2, 2011, 5:08 pm
I haven't cried with so much love in my heart as when I watched this. Such a simple and heartfelt action-- a hug-- filled with a moment of pure love for others. �...
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Finances In Chronic Pain- Part 2

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - May 1, 2011, 6:11 pm
In my last post about Finances and Chronic Pain, the responses were overwhelming and I wanted to continue the discussion. Thanks to those of you who commented and wrote me emails telling me your stories. One of the biggest worries in the life of any person who has been affected in life by ay...
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Shauna H. Apr 25, 2011, 7:22 pm
What Chevas said. I wondered why I couldn't sleep!!!??!!

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Shauna H. Apr 25, 2011, 6:26 pm
What has happened to this world??? Seriously.

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Financial Issues in Chronic Pain

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Apr 15, 2011, 2:08 pm
When a person becomes a patient; everything, every part of their life is affected. It is not simply a matter of the medical issue that we are seeing a physician for, life changes in every area. Many of my friends online that also suffer from Chronic Pain, or another Chronic Illness, ...
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An Informative Webinar on Implantable Pain Therapies

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Apr 6, 2011, 5:35 pm
Webinar: The Safe Use of Implantable Pain Therapies Date: Apr 21, 2011 Time: 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Eastern Time) Hosted By: American Pain Foundation The Safe Use of Implantable Pain Therapies: Dialogue between a Health Care Provider and a Person with Pain Please join us on T...
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How to Keep a Medication Log

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Mar 30, 2011, 4:41 pm
In my last post I talked about keeping a log of your medications. This is not easy, if you just take a blank sheet of paper and write down what you took at a certain time, it won't make much sense. Borrowing from nursing and the MAR, or Medication Administration Record, I keep track of my ...
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What Exacerbates Your Chronic Pain?

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Mar 26, 2011, 3:59 am
Some factors that make our pain worse are common sense, other reasons are not so apparent. The things we do, such as a new exercise, exerting ourselves physically, and outright stress are the common sense side of the things we do that can make our pain increase. Here are a few things ...
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Five Tips For Keeping Your Medications Safe

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Mar 21, 2011, 2:15 pm
Chronic pain brings many challenges to life. One of the modalities we use to help keep our pain at bay, are medications. Many times, the medications prescribed for chronic pain are controlled. Having this type of medication in your home calls for some security measures, to keep your medic...
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The Good Samaritan Law--Have You Ever 'Used' This?

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Mar 16, 2011, 5:26 pm
The Good Samaritan Law--What Is This? The Good Samaritan Law is a legal stipulation for protection of those who give first aid in an emergency situation. The necessity for such legislation arose when physicians who assisted in giving emergency care were later accused of malpractice by th...
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Updated CPR--Remember C-A-B

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Mar 10, 2011, 3:02 pm
Updated CPR protocols have changed the American Heart Associations certified teaching for Health care providers and lay rescuers who learn this life-saving technique. The old 'ABC' of CPR have changed to CAB. We used to remember the steps of CPR by the acronym ABC that stands for: A-...
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Nurses Walk Off the Job at Kaiser Los Angeles

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Mar 2, 2011, 4:55 pm
Nurses at Kaiser Los Angeles walked off the job this morning at 6 am, to join in a 24 hour strike in front of Kaiser's Los Angeles facility. In an interview on KTLA TV, a Kaiser physician spoke of the hours that Hospice nurses were being required to work, and noted that after 18 to 32 hours o...
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Chocolate & Vicodin: A Book Review

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Mar 1, 2011, 6:52 am
I opened the book Chocolate & Vicodin by author, blogger and headache sufferer Jennette Fulda, and did not put it down until my stomach was yelling at me three hours later to stop the hours of reading and take a break! Jennette's newly-released book has grabbed the attention of many; above all...
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Why Do Those In Chronic Pain Act Certain Ways? And, 'The Face'.

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Feb 27, 2011, 3:48 pm
The title may mislead you. Yet if you ponder the question for a moment, have you ever wondered why the people in your life that suffer from daily pain act in certain ways? I may have the answer..... Have you ever had pain? Of course everyone has at some time in their lives. Pain i...
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The Importance of Exercise in Chronic Pain

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Feb 18, 2011, 3:08 pm
Move It or Lose It!!!!!!!!! When the days were long ago, and I was working out three times a week at the gym faithfully, I felt better pain-wise than when I haven't been exercising. The fact is, when we stop moving our muscles in a det...
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RECALL OF VICODIN AND ALSO PHENOBARBITAL

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Feb 8, 2011, 4:04 pm
Safety Alert: Voluntary RecallFebruary 8, 2011Qualitest Pharmaceuticals Announces a Voluntary Recall of Hydrocodone with Acetatminophen and Phenobarbital Qualitest, a generic drug manufacturer recently acquired by Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., issued a voluntary recall of three lots (11,000 bo...
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Benzodiazepines: Make Your Decision An Informed One

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Jan 31, 2011, 6:37 pm
Benzodiazepines, which is a class of medications usually prescribed for anxiety, and were used originally for seizure control in the form of Valium; are a huge life choice to consider when faced with the decision to begin taking these medications. Valium is the 'granddaddy' of all Benzos. Th...
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Need Your Help! Medi-Cal Denies Payment for Medications Used in Pain Pumps!

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Jan 22, 2011, 8:22 pm
Yesterday when calling the Loma Linda Pain Clinic, to hopefully make an appointment with the Pain Specialist to have the Pump Trial, I was informed that Medi-Cal no longer pays for the MEDICINE that goes into the pain pumps--which relieve pain enough to give many people their lives back-- to retu...
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Tame The Pain Teleconference Today

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Jan 10, 2011, 12:11 pm
I am looking forward to a Teleconference this morning given by Medtronic. I have enclosed the times below. This teleconference will answer questions related to the treatment of Chronic Pain, and ways to get your life back. This is the company that makes the Intrathecal Drug Delivery System tha...
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Calling All Nurses! Need New Medical Supplies? Look Here!

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Jan 5, 2011, 7:42 pm
It is the start of the New Year, and the perfect time to look at the equipment we use on a daily basis in the nursing profession. I was so happy to receive a new stethoscope for work. The older one was showing it's age, and I wanted an updated model. There really is nothing like getting s...
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2011 Is Here--Life Lessons Learned in 2010

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Jan 1, 2011, 2:15 am
In a few hours it will be a brand new year. I think we are all amazed that it is already 2011. This year has held some of the most unbelievable events in my life--as tough as some of them have been, they have each held a reason for change, for growth, to clean out life and be surrounded by ...
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The Nightingale Pledge; Thank You Nurses!

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Dec 23, 2010, 4:32 am
The Nightingale Pledge hold the words that all nurses speak, upon graduation from Nursing School. These words tell of our profession in its most basic sense. Honesty. Integrity. Ethics. Loyalty. Compassion. Trust. A nurse who possesses the above in her heart, mind and soul, is on the p...
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A Day To Be Thankful

Shauna H. posted an article on Shauna's Life In Pain And Other Fun Things - Nov 25, 2010, 6:48 pm
On this Thanksgiving Day, I am so very thankful. Thankful for my home, for I have seen those without any place to live.... Thankful for the people in my life that love me, for I have seen those that have been completely abandoned.... For my family, for there are many without an...
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About Me

I am a Chronic Pain sufferer of over 2 decades. I am also a very dedicated nurse. Readers have told me my openness and personal style of telling about my life have helped them to either not feel so alone, get a kick for a minute in laughter, or appreciate the tips I give such as keeping your pain journal, what to bring to your doctor's appointments, etc. Stop by and leave a comment!!! I am a Southern CA native, and have a gorgeous and empathetic son. I recently had to help my last furry best friend on her way from this life...my sweet Miss R was 14 and blind, and I miss her so very much.

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