To Make Dana & Ruth Laugh
Apr. 30th, 2010 07:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
My kind of pain chart:


0: Hi. I am not experiencing any pain at all. I don't know why I'm even here.
1: I am completely unsure whether I am experiencing pain or itching or maybe I just have a bad taste in my mouth.
2: I probably just need a Band Aid.
3: This is distressing. I don't want this to be happening to me at all.
4: My pain is not fucking around.
5: Why is this happening to me??
6: Ow. Okay, my pain is super legit now.
7: I see Jesus coming for me and I'm scared.
8: I am experiencing a disturbing amount of pain. I might actually be dying. Please help.
9: I am almost definitely dying.
10: I am actively being mauled by a bear.
11: Blood is going to explode out of my face at any moment.
Too Serious For Numbers: You probably have ebola. It appears that you may also be suffering from Stigmata and/or pinkeye.


0: Hi. I am not experiencing any pain at all. I don't know why I'm even here.
1: I am completely unsure whether I am experiencing pain or itching or maybe I just have a bad taste in my mouth.
2: I probably just need a Band Aid.
3: This is distressing. I don't want this to be happening to me at all.
4: My pain is not fucking around.
5: Why is this happening to me??
6: Ow. Okay, my pain is super legit now.
7: I see Jesus coming for me and I'm scared.
8: I am experiencing a disturbing amount of pain. I might actually be dying. Please help.
9: I am almost definitely dying.
10: I am actively being mauled by a bear.
11: Blood is going to explode out of my face at any moment.
Too Serious For Numbers: You probably have ebola. It appears that you may also be suffering from Stigmata and/or pinkeye.
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Date: 2010-05-01 10:26 am (UTC)I'd been misdiagnosed with panic attacks, and went into the ER after the benzos failed to control the symptoms. The nurse asked for a pain score and I very calmly told her, "Nine. I'd say 10, but there has to be something worse than this. I don't know what it is, but there must be something."
She stared at me, and then told me I looked very calm for someone in that much pain.
"I've had enough valium to stop a seizure. I kind of feels like my diaphragm is being ravaged by an angry bear. I'm very calm about it, but I'd like it to stop."
Which, according to your scale, means I was right on with my pain rating. :D