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That's a very real concern. A friend of mine has a higher than normal threshold for pain and have permanent injuries as a result. Among other things has walked

That's a very real concern. A friend of mine has a higher than normal threshold for pain and have permanent injuries as a result. Among other things has walked around on a broken foot for months and failed to register a back injury. All of this then escalated to the point where she feels the pain, but the injuries have become permanent.

Karawebnetwork 1y ago
I have a similar condition. For me, the issue isn't so much the sensation of the permanent injuries themselves, but rather the constant physical fatigue that comes with them. Since doctors tend to rely heavily on those 1-to-10 pain scales with the little face expressions, it's incredibly hard to be taken seriously when your symptoms don't fit neatly into that system. What's frustrating is that people who can feel the pain early on often have a chance to prevent further damage. I couldn't and doctors couldn't even help me identify that I might have health issues. I worry a lot about aging, and I'm also afraid of things like tumors or cancers that I might not feel until it's too late. As an example, I can't feel cavities forming and I didn't even notice my wisdom teeth piercing through my gums when I was a teen.
atombender 1y ago
A rheumatologist explained to me that in people with chronic pain from things like arthritis, the brain's pain perception can become permanently altered to register pain that no longer "exists". She explained that the brain itself is really the source of the sensation of pain, and you don't necessarily need a "real" source producing a signal. So one should at least not ignore pain if one can avoid it.
- rpaddock 1y ago
  My late wife took her own life because of Chronic Pain. She was told "The pain has become fixed in your perception". Many years later we found that the actual cause was a Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Leak. After two failed surgeries to fix it, she had enough and checked herself out. See our documentary Pain Warriors for the whole saga.
  - dakial1 1y ago
    I'm sorry for your loss. Thanks for the recommendation, will watch the doc.

Karawebnetwork 1y ago

I have a similar condition. For me, the issue isn't so much the sensation of the permanent injuries themselves, but rather the constant physical fatigue that comes with them. Since doctors tend to rely heavily on those 1-to-10 pain scales with the little face expressions, it's incredibly hard to be taken seriously when your symptoms don't fit neatly into that system. What's frustrating is that people who can feel the pain early on often have a chance to prevent further damage. I couldn't and doctors couldn't even help me identify that I might have health issues. I worry a lot about aging, and I'm also afraid of things like tumors or cancers that I might not feel until it's too late. As an example, I can't feel cavities forming and I didn't even notice my wisdom teeth piercing through my gums when I was a teen.

atombender 1y ago

A rheumatologist explained to me that in people with chronic pain from things like arthritis, the brain's pain perception can become permanently altered to register pain that no longer "exists". She explained that the brain itself is really the source of the sensation of pain, and you don't necessarily need a "real" source producing a signal. So one should at least not ignore pain if one can avoid it.

rpaddock 1y ago
My late wife took her own life because of Chronic Pain. She was told "The pain has become fixed in your perception". Many years later we found that the actual cause was a Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Leak. After two failed surgeries to fix it, she had enough and checked herself out. See our documentary Pain Warriors for the whole saga.
- dakial1 1y ago
  I'm sorry for your loss. Thanks for the recommendation, will watch the doc.