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I never understand those charts. To me a 10 is a state that only briefly exist before I passed out from agony. If I was at a 7 pain scale you wouldn't need to a
by reginald78 2y ago
I never understand those charts. To me a 10 is a state that only briefly exist before I passed out from agony. If I was at a 7 pain scale you wouldn't need to ask me, it would be obvious.
- CookieCrisp 2y agoI’ve had what was told to me is a 10, you don’t always pass out, unfortunately
- TylerE 2y agoLive with that 7 for years and it won’t be so obvious
- chasd00 2y agoI’ve never understood that scale. Is a “10” the worst pain I’ve ever experienced in the past or the worst pain I can imagine? Either way, how can my relative approximation to that “10” be enough information for the doctor to decide what to do next?
- justonceokay 2y agoIt’s much easier and more fruitful to ask “mild, moderate, or severe?” regarding pain. It frames the question in terms of how it affects you instead of trying to relate it to other types of pain you may or may not have experienced before
- saagarjha 2y agoOf course, relevant xkcd: https://xkcd.com/883/ https://xkcd.com/883/
- yencabulator 2y agoAs a medical doctor friend of mine used to say, if the patient is still screaming they can't be experiencing 10/10 pain.