Survey about how you feel you are treated by doctors

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TDWVHDW

This link works!!

Ok done that one! Quite a long one girls if you're going to do it so leave a bit of time. Also don't forget to mention all those so called specialists who have treated you badly!

Yep it got a lotta fings of my chest! Grrrrrrrrr

Hi there,

I'm new and will post my "story" when I'm not on my lunch break from work

I did this survey a few weeks ago. I downloaded the pain journal when I had completed it and have found it to be a VERY useful tool to take to Dr's appointments. My pain therapist asked me to do a journal so we had something to gauge any "progress" by. I was floundering a bit until I found this format.

It's great for specialists appointments because you have documented the good/bad days with potential contributing factors when sometimes it's hard to remember. There is a downside however sometimes I don't want to tune into what's going on down there and have been learning meditation to tune it out! Hmmmmm tricky!

I'm not sure if the journal is still there (I'm not doing the survey again to find out, I didn't save it the first time so ended up doing it twice already - lucky for me I have two silent illnesses!) but if it is, go for it and if not I could post it.

cheers me could almost be a mouse

Hi and welcome mouse!! love your username by the way!

Yes the journal is still there, have saved it too my computer havnt yet taken a look at it yet.

I can understand what you say about not wanting to tune into it! Its often the last thing we want to think about!

I did try to keep a diary but lost the motivation for that very reason..it just depressed me but I do know that I should!

Thanks, Mouse was my nickname at high school, I think it was a contradiction

I have my therapist tomorrow and have to present my journal for inspection. The last time I went she picked that some of it may be retrospective... I do try to make notes every day.

My best news is my pain resting level (I have generalized unprovoked) has been zero this week! Of course I still have stabbing pain. I know (from keeping the journal) that the start of my cycle and the middle are the worst times. So I'm very hopeful that this is the way forward.

When my resting level was around the 4/10 mark with huge spikes of intensity it was very hard to get through the day. So I'm keeping everything crossed at the moment... yes I can even cross my legs sometimes!

I find that the day I come on my period and then the last day of my period and a few days following the end are the worst.

Im so not sure if it has something to do with hormones, the general gripping of the womb or using pads???

It's certainly "day one" for me . I don't use pads (generalized) so go the hormones!