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BarbaraD
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Re: De-sensitization to other types of pain?
« Reply #25 on: Feb 3rd, 2005, 5:54am » |
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In ER they asked me what my pain level was (for something other than CH). I told them I was "uncomfortable" enough to be there, but it was hard to judge pain other than CH.
I think we develop a higher pain tolerance after a few years of battling CH. Before CH, a hangnail would send me to bed with a pain pill -- After CH - I went thru a cracked bone in my shoulder (and a few other things) without a pain pill. It hurt like hell, but it didn't bother me as it once would have.
And as far as having a baby -- no comparison to CH. I'll take having triplets without gas any day over CH. At least you have something to show for THAT!
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Re: De-sensitization to other types of pain?
« Reply #26 on: Feb 3rd, 2005, 8:56am » |
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I've always had a high pain threshold. With CH, this has only grown.
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Re: De-sensitization to other types of pain?
« Reply #27 on: Feb 3rd, 2005, 10:00am » |
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This really is an apples to oranges kind of question, but after 21 hours of natural childbirth (drug-free not by choice--a long story), clusters win on the pain scale by a mile.
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Re: De-sensitization to other types of pain?
« Reply #28 on: Feb 3rd, 2005, 10:12am » |
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I have had a drug free labor and birth with my first lasting two day, and two caesareans after, I have had a bad abcess tooth, broken bones, and root canal. NOTHING compare to CH. And the thing about CH is even when you don't have the full blown pain, you are still feeling lousy from the shadows or after effect which can last for weeks. Shit you go to sleep and pain wakes you up and stays there. On and on.......The meds pisses me off too. They are just for pain but don't address the event going on in our heads. Doctorss have just started to acknowledge what migraine and ch suffers knew all along. It is NOT just a vascular headache, or stress headache I wish they would do away with all the crappy old literature. It is truly and event that causes a lot more things than pain (as if the pain was not bad enough). Y'all know......I am so glad to have found these boards. People who REALLY understand..... 
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Re: De-sensitization to other types of pain?
« Reply #29 on: Feb 6th, 2005, 6:26am » |
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Perry,
yes i believe being exposed to such an exteme form of pain increase your pain tolerance....has to or most of us would go nuts.
wishing you PFDAN,
April
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Re: De-sensitization to other types of pain?
« Reply #30 on: Feb 6th, 2005, 8:28am » |
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Let's just say that when I went in with contractions with my last child, they had to strap on a fetal monitor because they couldn't even tell I was in labor. 
Yes, it definately heightens your pain threshold.
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Re: De-sensitization to other types of pain?
« Reply #31 on: Feb 6th, 2005, 7:21pm » |
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I definitely have a higher pain threshhold due to CH and I would rather give birth than have a CH.
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Re: De-sensitization to other types of pain?
« Reply #32 on: Feb 7th, 2005, 11:40am » |
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Welcome to the ch family and site, Perry. Sorry that you have CH... 
What comes to your question, I've been lucky in that sense that the pains I have are solely inside my head, CHs and regular HAs. So I have no idea if CH has had some kind of impact on other pains. I do hope so, though. Some good things should come out of it! 
Anyways, best wishes to you & loads of PFdays,
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Re: De-sensitization to other types of pain?
« Reply #33 on: Feb 7th, 2005, 2:22pm » |
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I've been in numerous carwrecks, broke my neck a couple of summers ago, broke numerous ribs doing various things, slammed my face and slid on it after a horrible bike wreck, and I've been stabbed a few times. None of that stuff is ANYTHING compared to CH.
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Re: De-sensitization to other types of pain?
« Reply #34 on: Feb 9th, 2005, 4:09pm » |
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I think that each person deals with it differetly. Kind of like the definition of a shadow. It all depends on how hard a person gets hit, how often and such. But I believe that we do react differently to pain because of CH. Whether the pain is not as bad because we get hit. For me, I'd have to say yes. But there are lots of things that could happen and I could see that the pain would be intense. Would I freek about it, probably not. I think that is what docs have a hard time with. It seems that no matter how bad pain can be because we are so used to being in pain (whatever the level) we are calmer about it.
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Re: De-sensitization to other types of pain?
« Reply #35 on: Feb 10th, 2005, 6:36am » |
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Well, I've had appendicitis (as a child) and had two babies and suffer from migraines as well as clusters. And while the pain is different for all, the pain from a cluster has to be the worst. For the appendicitis they just took it out and the babies came out on their own! And Imitrex just knocks my migraines dead in their tracks. But clusters, wow. Mine come duriing sleep and before I had oxygen or Imitrex for them was the scariest and most painful time of my life. Even now with help close at hand when I wake up for the first few minutes I almost can't breathe in the fear that nothing will help and I will be stuck for the next 90 minutes! However, I can't say that I am more immune to other pain; I just am able to put it into perspective.
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