I find that I use the 1-10 pain scale in comparison to other pains that I remember. For example, when I broke my ribs, I said, "Until today, a 10 was the nerve conduction study I had several years ago. This is my new 10." Or, "In comparison to when I broke my ribs, this pain in my feet is about a 3, with occasional spikes to 5."
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Date: 2007-01-21 11:10 pm (UTC)