Comments on: To All The Children In Severe Pain Tonight (BADD 2015)

By: Mel Baggs

Mel Baggs — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 21:00:16 +0000

Sorry for not getting back to you, and other people, and in general not getting people’s comments approved, and stuff. I’ve had a lot of problems with inertia that have made working on this blog very difficult. Thanks to everyone who has sent comments.

Also when a comment seems more like a personal email than a blog comment, I don’t publish it, but I don’t always reply, either. (Right now I’m not even regularly in touch with my closest friends, so don’t take my non-replying or late approving of comments personally, either.)

Anyway I hope that medication is working. Lyrics/Neurontin only work for certain kinds of pain, and have been over-promoted for kinds of pain they were never intended to treat. I’m lucky in that they do work very well for my neuropathy.

By: Brian Parker

Brian Parker — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 13:51:01 +0000

I am a suffer of severe chronic pain. it started in my early 30’s (I’m now 46) due to multiple ailments that all coalesced around the same time.. radiculopathy from my severe early onset degenerative disc disease and diabetic neuropathy.. all of course aggravated by my weight gain from my hypothyroidism… I take 220mg of morphine a day, just to have somewhat of a form of a “normal” life… I tried Neurontin, Lyrica, and all of those but sadly, they did not help due to the severity of my condition…

thank you. I feel for anyone who suffers from any forms of regular pain. I know it. I do have some relief thankfully but it’s a double edged sword. hopefully recent trials with a non-addictive morphine alternative that has worked in rats will come to some fruition in the near future and I can stop being a slave to my meds (tho thankfully, they no longer get me high.. they just numb the nerves, so I can live with the med diminished pain).

all my love to you and to all with our plight. Much Love.

By: Child behavior problems and support

Child behavior problems and support — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 08:00:34 +0000

I can’t imagine living with severe pain. I just hope and pray that all those kids who are experiencing those kinds of pain would have strength to endure the pains.

By: swtspontaneous

swtspontaneous — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 19:32:47 +0000

I have never really felt physical pain but your metaphor，“a whole constellation of pain,” seems so appropriate for depicting the connection between souls suffering in silence. Your writing is inspiring. It makes me want to write more!

By: Astrid

Astrid — Fri, 01 May 2015 15:00:23 +0000

This is a great post. I can’t imagine what it must be like to live in severe pain, but it must be horrible having this misinterpreted as a psychiatric disorder. I get my sensory issues misinterpreted as psychiatric symptoms, and that’s bad, but I imagine the pain I get from these issues isn’t nearly as bad as what you and countless others experience. Thank you for raising awareness (you may not like that word, but I couldn’t come up with an alternative).

By: NTE

NTE — Fri, 01 May 2015 13:51:05 +0000

(Ugh: Doctors. As usual, BADD posts are going to leave me wanting to punch more than a few, I’m sure.)

This post is so relate-able and meaningful. The thing about chronic pain, and how normal it feels to you, is that you DO start to second guess and doubt yourself, because it can’t be THAT bad, right? (especially when you’re young, and especially when you’re trying to compare yourself to others.)

So, yes: everything you’ve said about surviving and being strong and just knowing that someone else gets it. All vital.