You could be forgiven for expecting it will be 'chronically painful' for
you to read and consider what follows. But my hope is that it isn't too
unbearable to read about the different aspects of chronic pain affecting
millions of us.

The definition of insanity

...I'm told, is doing the same thing repeatedly, expecting a different outcome. I have reflected on the traditional meds I have consumed and treatments over the last 48yrs, all the while living in hope that any one of them would be the answer to my chronic condition. I would understand anyone thinking, "Good luck with that!" Some meds have helped but only for a few hours, then I'd return to what is so familiar. 

So I was surprised my GP of several decades asked me to consider an alternative preparation I have not thought about. After some Google-ing and talking with the specialist I agreed to a trial period with a review in 6 weeks. Will this be the answer? I don't know. And I'm not prepared to get my hopes up too much because of past let-downs. But given the way this new option came along, I'm prepared to give it a good run. Who knows, this might just be the thing I'm hoping for. 'Negative'? 'Wary' is probably more accurate. Time will tell.

Pain-always the pain

Not in a million years