Comments on: Chronic Pain Is Highlighted On TV’s “House” http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2009/02/media-video-books/chronic-pain-highlighted-on-tvs-fox-house/ Health hacks, wellness tips & useful gadgets for mastering the art of getting along with your chronic pain adversary. Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:27:16 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Megan http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2009/02/media-video-books/chronic-pain-highlighted-on-tvs-fox-house/comment-page-1/#comment-5401 Megan Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:41:38 +0000 http://www.arthritisfriend.com/?p=183#comment-5401 Thank you thank you thank you. I was feeling all alone. I must admit my partner (god bless him) thinks I look sick and tired cos I am down, but I am down because I am sick and tired. I also go to work and put up that "front". People ask me if I am "cured" until my next flare up or hospital visit, and then they are silent. People don't understand and I don't blame them. But it is exhausting being so "brave", I constantly have to lie about how I am feeling to avoid feeling negative about the situation, but if I was honest then I would constantly be complaining and that is the last thing I want to be doing. I find having a focus like triathlon so fulfilling, I wish I could just concentrate on my mind and body for a few months rather than going to work. I'm not lazy I actually love the work I do, it's just the people I feel I need to not be telling everyone how I am doing, constantly updating them on my medical condition it really bothers me. But once again thank you so much for your blog - it is the most awesome thing I have found on arthritis so far! Thank you thank you thank you.
I was feeling all alone. I must admit my partner (god bless him) thinks I look sick and tired cos I am down, but I am down because I am sick and tired. I also go to work and put up that “front”. People ask me if I am “cured” until my next flare up or hospital visit, and then they are silent. People don’t understand and I don’t blame them. But it is exhausting being so “brave”, I constantly have to lie about how I am feeling to avoid feeling negative about the situation, but if I was honest then I would constantly be complaining and that is the last thing I want to be doing.
I find having a focus like triathlon so fulfilling, I wish I could just concentrate on my mind and body for a few months rather than going to work. I’m not lazy I actually love the work I do, it’s just the people I feel I need to not be telling everyone how I am doing, constantly updating them on my medical condition it really bothers me.
But once again thank you so much for your blog – it is the most awesome thing I have found on arthritis so far!

]]> By: Pain-Blog Carnival February 2009 | How To Cope With Pain Blog http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2009/02/media-video-books/chronic-pain-highlighted-on-tvs-fox-house/comment-page-1/#comment-4071 Pain-Blog Carnival February 2009 | How To Cope With Pain Blog Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:10:10 +0000 http://www.arthritisfriend.com/?p=183#comment-4071 [...] Friend presents an episode of the medical show House which deals with chronic pain.  Finally some “cred” for what we cope [...] [...] Friend presents an episode of the medical show House which deals with chronic pain.  Finally some “cred” for what we cope [...]

]]> By: Michelle http://www.arthritisfriend.com/2009/02/media-video-books/chronic-pain-highlighted-on-tvs-fox-house/comment-page-1/#comment-4019 Michelle Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:14:08 +0000 http://www.arthritisfriend.com/?p=183#comment-4019 I started watching House back in December of 2008 while I was hospitalized for my 3 hip replacement how fitting :) They had a House "Marathon" on most of the week I was there! Now I admit I am a huge House fan. I am so glad that you blogged about this episode. Many people don't understand what it's like to be in that much pain all day, everyday or even the lengths some people will go just to have the pain stop. Sometimes we don't have or don't think we have the strength to make it through to another day. Thank you for posting this link and your blog....I have told my friends in the past "You gotta let the phone ring longer, I'm a gimp-remember?" so when House said you “Gotta let the phone ring more than four times when you are calling a cripple.” I laughed so hard-it was great! Thank you for your Blog! I love it. I started watching House back in December of 2008 while I was hospitalized for my 3 hip replacement how fitting :)

They had a House “Marathon” on most of the week I was there! Now I admit I am a huge House fan.

I am so glad that you blogged about this episode. Many people don’t understand what it’s like to be in that much pain all day, everyday or even the lengths some people will go just to have the pain stop. Sometimes we don’t have or don’t think we have the strength to make it through to another day. Thank you for posting this link and your blog….I have told my friends in the past “You gotta let the phone ring longer, I’m a gimp-remember?” so when House said you “Gotta let the phone ring more than four times when you are calling a cripple.” I laughed so hard-it was great!
Thank you for your Blog! I love it.

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