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carrienyman

I have no concept of the pain scale, like…I just realized that last week I said I was in especially awful hip pain and when my pt asked to rate it I said “3”. And then this week I said I felt a lot better than last week and when she asked me to rate it I said “3”. I really don’t know what the numbers are supposed to be. I know it’s supposed to be out of ten but like. I think I rate the pain by what time of the day it is. Like “i will rate the pain I’m in at a 5 at the end of the day, so compared to what my pain level will be later, what I’m feeling right now is a 3.” I also think i rate in overall pain rather than specific pain? Like, systemically I’m at a five. Some parts will be worse or better but i just rate it all at five because that’s the average

clovercoin

Here’s a pain scale that actually makes sense.

pir8grl

MUCH better than those stupid smile faces.

ricekrispyjoints

sometimes i talk to my bum ankle like a disappointed suburban mom

I don’t appreciate that tone, young man

#reblog #mod reblogs self #oops #bad joints #joint problems

micdotcom

11 powerful photos show the faces of those struggling with invisible diseases

beastthebeautiful

Didn’t expect to see asthma up here.. That’s a first for me

natureboiiii-blog

you’d be surprised the limitations on the life of one with asthma.

#symptoms #chronic illness

thischroniclife

When both knees flare at the same time...

It’s like…

#reblog

"Wait, so are you cured?"

"... No."

#chronic illness #supportive devices #wheelchair #cane #etc etc #ableism

geriatric-youth

I personally like MediSafe, but I’ve sampled three others that were various levels of decent.

(MediSafe is great because you can program the color and shape of each medicine, and includes options like injection, eye drops, etc.)

geriatric-youth

Friendly reminder to take any medications you might need!

Take care of yourselves, friends <3

#medication #med reminder #self care

I personally like MediSafe, but I've sampled three others that were various levels of decent.

(MediSafe is great because you can program the color and shape of each medicine, and includes options like injection, eye drops, etc.)

#medication #med reminder #medicine #medication reminder #medisafe #apps #chronic illness #prescription medication

I don't get it: why don't you want to see the pictures from my arthroscopy? the scars are really cool!

#surgery #arthroscopy #TMI #admin submission

emmisnotshortforemma

Every day…

prettysickart

I have to share the awesome app I use to negate this issue!

it’s called Medisafe and it’s a free app available in the app store or on google play and it allows you to input all your medications and:

-choose the shape, color, and dosage of each medication (including indicating if it’s an injection or a pill or an inhaler) -notate the dosage and/or # of pills -each time of day/night it needs to be taken -add food or other special instructions -schedule refill reminders -add a med-friend (someone who will be notified if you forget to take it!)

The interface is great and i’ve found it very easy to use. You can also add meds to take “as needed” so you can indicate that you’ve taken an out-of-time painkiller or booster pill etc.

When it’s time to take your pills it uses the text-notifcation noise on your phone to alert you- so it’s lowkey, but (usually) unmissable. When it’s time, you have the option to snooze, dismiss, or take pills. OR you can just shake your phone to indicate that you’ve taken them (I usually either snooze or shake the phone).

It tracks your progress too and you can export yourself an excel spreadsheet of your pill taking to give your physician etc if needed.

You can set the snooze time manually, the maximum number of alarms, all kinds of things- you can set your own alert sound too if you don’t want it to use your text-notification.

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I am TERRRRRRRIBLE about remembering pills (seriously, I forgot for 3 weeks). I haven’t missed a dose since I started using it and it’s fantastic.