Feel the Pain

years I have suffered the pain of having little or no cartilage in both of my knees. I suppose I did like most people - take ibuprofen and suffer. The pain finally became bad enough for me to schedule an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon. The diagnosis was really no surprise to me: osteoarthritis in both knees with the recommendation to have TKR (total knee replacement) in both knees. I decided to wait before I made any rash decisions. After another full year of pain and limited…

Pain is present and is displayed through adverse ways and channelled through different avenues; pain is a constant theme in “The Yellow Wallpaper”. Pain and other variations of hurting are portrayed often and are central to the main idea of this story. The effects of pain are numerous as well as their causes. As a reader I have been able to read-between-the-lines of this story to discover some of the more hidden moments of agony as well as the ones that are easily observed on the surface. In…

1419 As the founder of Epicureanism, Greek philosopher Epicurus presented the view that it is irrational to fear or hate death and death is not a misfortune for one who dies. The main idea he used to defend his argument was that no one will feel painful while dead, therefore death is not a bad thing for people and there is no need to fear it. At the first glance, the argument may seem to be plausible. However, after serious consideration, I find that the argument is not true. In this…

04/25/2016, patient continues to have right middle and ring finger pain with any activity that involves grasping and gripping of the right hand. The numbness of the last two fingers has become constant. Her medications are Naproxen 550mg, cyclobenzaprine 7.5mg, Gabapentin 300mg, and Lidopro cream. Her medications help control her pain from 8/10 to 4/10. Based on the progress report dated 06/13/16 by Dr. Verceles, the patient feels a lot better after…

Pelvic Pain, Female Pelvic pain is pain that is located in the lower half of your abdomen and between your hips. The pain may occur over a short period of time (acute) or may be reoccurring (chronic). The cause of pelvic pain may be related to your reproductive organs (gynecologic). Other causes of pelvic pain include: • Problems with your bladder. • Kidney stones. • An intestinal complication. • Muscle or skeletal problems. It is important to get help right away for pelvic pain,…

walk off the court when my left leg gives out and I fall down. One of my good friends started to laugh while I was trying to get up, but my legs couldn 't support any of my weight. I asked him to help me up and move closer to the wall. I couldn 't feel anything wrong nor did I hear anything pop or tear. The PE teacher calls for a wheelchair and calls my dad to pick me up. I had to lift myself into the wheelchair and tell the nurse what had happened, but she didn 't know either. My dad pulls up…

The Proprioceptive Memory Theory suggests that the pain felt before the amputation creates pain memories within the brain that directly influence the discomfort felt after the amputation by continuing to send pain signals to the brain even when the limb no longer exists (Virani 46). Again, this theory follows the generalization made at the beginning of this essay, furthering the idea that when a hardship is encountered, the brain tries to continue as before the occurrence. Vilayanur S.…

Dating back to the Middle Ages, pain relief was found in the bark of willow trees often drank in the form of an extract. This was due to a chemical called salicin which converts to salicylic acid in the body. People noticed that this took away their headaches but irritated the stomach greatly. To combat this, German pharmacist and chemist Felix Hoffman came up a solution that replaced the acetylated salicylic acid with acetylsalicylic acid which is now known under the household name of “Aspirin”…

this, a quick physical examination could be done to detect any potential problems. Mrs. Audrey should be provided a maximum level of comfort which can be done by making her pain free. Therefore, a proper assessment is essential to manage postoperative pain. A study by Ramsay (2000) suggests that inadequate management of pain could increase the morbidity as well as mortality rate. Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) is typically provided to a patient who is…

The Last Turn Sharp pains shot all throughout my body; waking me from my sleep. Every muscle tugged on my bones and I could feel my limbs shaking. Thoughts were scattered in my head and I was debating if I could even make it out of bed this morning. The prolonged softball practices coach held for our team this past month had forced an enormous amount of stress on my body. Today was an important day for our entire team and I knew I had to get myself out of bed and get to the field for warmups.…