I like to see what posts bring the most traffic here – what people are interested in reading. Sometimes, I think I’ve got a post that will be incredibly interesting and everyone will want to “Stumble” (use stumbleupon.com to spread the news) and then very few people read it. Other times, I think it’s an obscure little post, and the views go through the roof.
Since the point of the blog is to address pain in general, I try to cover as much as I can. Unfortunately though, chronic pain is a very large part of illness and disability, and …read more

It’s that time of the month again – blog carnival time. I received some wonderful posts so I hope that you find them as interesting as I did.

If you would like to participate in a future blog carnival, just check out the information the on side bar and it will tell you the date for the next one and how to submit your entry. Please make sure that your post has something to do with living with pain. I have been getting submissions that have nothing to do with pain, even in the vaguest sense and I can’t use …read more

On May 25th, I posted information written by a friend of mine who we identified as “Suzie Q,” for privacy reasons. She has many health issues and is very eager to share her knowledge with people who may be able to identify with her and maybe benefit from what she has learned along the way.
So, she will now be referred to as Christina, and she has written yet another great post full of information. This post is on the horrible dry mouth that can affect many people who take medications for chronic pain or for the side effects of their …read more