“When a person screams in pain, the actual pain is only half the noise they make. The other half is the terror at being forced to accept that they exist.” ―Noah Cicero For the better part of this year, this is precisely how I have felt. My pain is getting worse (it is damn near … Continue reading When A Person Screams In Pain

10 Tips For The Days You’re In A Lot Of Pain

Link 2017-10-162017-10-16 Miss Poison Pain Articles, Endometriosis, Fibromyalgia, Ingrid Rumbaugh, Pain

https://themighty.com/2017/05/tips-what-to-do-chronic-pain/

What A Pain Level Of Ten Feels Like

Link 2017-08-172017-08-18 Miss Poison Pain, Pain Levels Chronic Pain, Mikki Ingram, Pain, Pain Levels

https://themighty.com/2017/08/what-pain-level-10-feels-like/ I went to the doctor today and disclosed my diagnosis. Instead of reacting as I expected, she is sending me for a test before she decides how to proceed (ie: Where to refer me next.). When I said "My baseline pain every day is about an eight.", maybe she thought I was being melodramatic, … Continue reading What A Pain Level Of Ten Feels Like

Ketamine Has A Reputation: Not Just For Pain, But For Depression

Link 2017-05-09 Miss Poison Depression, Pain Articles, Depression, Ketamine, Pain

http://nationalpainreport.com/ketamine-has-a-reputation-not-just-for-pain-but-for-depression-8833538.html Has anyone had Ketamine Infusions for any reason? I'm curious about the success rate.

Shut Down The Stigma

2017-03-192017-03-19 Miss Poison Articles, Opioids, Pain Articles, Pain, Pain Patients, People With Pain Matter, Shut Down The Stigma, Writing

Pain peeps: This is important and effects everyone who suffers. It also effects people all over the world. I'd like to do something powerful to make an impact. Everyone I've talked to is deeply concerned about what is going on in this country (U.S.) regarding pain meds and how patients are being treated. I'm a … Continue reading Shut Down The Stigma

Five Things I Don’t Admit On Bad Pain Days

Link 2017-02-152017-02-15 Miss Poison Pain Articles, Bad Pain Days, Honesty, Pain, Sharilynn Battaglia

https://themighty.com/2017/02/bad-pain-day-struggles/

How OxyContin Taught Doctors To Trust Pills Over Patients

Link 2017-01-102017-01-10 Miss Poison Opioids, Pain Articles, Doctors, Health, Oxycontin, Pain Patients, Pills

http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2016/07/oxycontin-taught-doctors-trust-pills-patients.html

The Ledge

2017-01-09 Miss Poison Depression, Feelings, Fibromyalgia, Honesty, January, Life, Mental Health, Mondays, Pain, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing Anger, Depression, Emotions, Fibromyalgia, Frustration, Honesty, Pain, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Stress, Unhappiness, Writing

I'm on the verge of letting go today. There's no way to pretty it up or sugar-coat the amount of pain I am in, both physically and emotionally. I've had enough. Reached the boiling point. Feel as though I am trapped in a maze of never-ending bullshit, and I cannot take another second of this. … Continue reading The Ledge

Personal Year In Review

2016-12-312017-01-03 Miss Poison December, Fibromyalgia, Honesty, Life, Mental Health, Migraines, Motivation, Musings, My Brother, Pain, People Helping People, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Reflection, Thoughts, Writing Back Pain, December, Emotional Pain, Fibromyalgia, Friends, Happiness, Happy New Year, Health, Honesty, Life, Migraines, Musings, My Brother, Neck Pain, Pain, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Quality Of Life, Stress, Struggling, Suffering, Surviving, Writing

I wish I had fabulous things to share here as I look back on 2016, the year itself as a complete "body of work", as opposed to how I genuinely feel about it. Here's the unadulterated truth; I'm filled with mixed emotions, anger, pain, and the more I think about it, additional anger on top … Continue reading Personal Year In Review