Comments on: A low pain threshold http://northerndoctor.com/2008/08/14/a-low-pain-threshold/ "Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition" Adam Smith. A blog from a British doctor. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:24:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Northern Doctor http://northerndoctor.com/2008/08/14/a-low-pain-threshold/#comment-227 Northern Doctor Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:25:00 +0000 http://northerndoctor.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/a-low-pain-threshold/#comment-227 Beattie - I have no doubt that most people with chronic pain develop coping mechanisms to get through the day and that probably will translate into less medications on occasions. It seems that if you are doing a bit of self-delusion in these difficult circumstances that is exactly what is needed! Beattie – I have no doubt that most people with chronic pain develop coping mechanisms to get through the day and that probably will translate into less medications on occasions. It seems that if you are doing a bit of self-delusion in these difficult circumstances that is exactly what is needed!

]]> By: Beattie http://northerndoctor.com/2008/08/14/a-low-pain-threshold/#comment-226 Beattie Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:05:00 +0000 http://northerndoctor.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/a-low-pain-threshold/#comment-226 Tolerance of pain is an interesting thing. I've got a chronic condition, so some level of pain is usually present. I may be deluding myself, but I think I have got used to it to some degree, so don't now necessarily reach for painkillers at times when I would have in the past. Or it may be that Y chromosome again... Tolerance of pain is an interesting thing. I’ve got a chronic condition, so some level of pain is usually present. I may be deluding myself, but I think I have got used to it to some degree, so don’t now necessarily reach for painkillers at times when I would have in the past. Or it may be that Y chromosome again…

]]> By: Northern Doctor http://northerndoctor.com/2008/08/14/a-low-pain-threshold/#comment-225 Northern Doctor Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:15:00 +0000 http://northerndoctor.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/a-low-pain-threshold/#comment-225 My wife felt the same about it. I always felt there might be a touch of the female version of machismo at work here. The 'I-gave-birth-in-a-yurt-with-only-a-sandalwood-joss-stick-for-pain-relief' brigade can be just as guilty of their own version of macho posturing. My wife felt the same about it. I always felt there might be a touch of the female version of machismo at work here. The ‘I-gave-birth-in-a-yurt-with-only-a-sandalwood-joss-stick-for-pain-relief’ brigade can be just as guilty of their own version of macho posturing.

]]> By: Flossy http://northerndoctor.com/2008/08/14/a-low-pain-threshold/#comment-224 Flossy Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:15:00 +0000 http://northerndoctor.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/a-low-pain-threshold/#comment-224 A friend once said "I'm going to give birth as nature intended..... in a hospital surrounded by doctors and drugs!" I stick to this philosophy like glue - after all, why give us the intelligence to develop them if they are not essential :) A friend once said “I’m going to give birth as nature intended….. in a hospital surrounded by doctors and drugs!” I stick to this philosophy like glue – after all, why give us the intelligence to develop them if they are not essential :)

]]> By: Northern Doctor http://northerndoctor.com/2008/08/14/a-low-pain-threshold/#comment-223 Northern Doctor Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:05:00 +0000 http://northerndoctor.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/a-low-pain-threshold/#comment-223 Almost certainly a Y chromosome issue here. Interestingly, my wife in her pregnancy was very positive about the delivery as she anticipated her "high pain threshold" would see her through. She readily admits she got it wrong and the next two were much easier with plenty of painkillers! Almost certainly a Y chromosome issue here. Interestingly, my wife in her pregnancy was very positive about the delivery as she anticipated her “high pain threshold” would see her through. She readily admits she got it wrong and the next two were much easier with plenty of painkillers!

]]> By: Elaine http://northerndoctor.com/2008/08/14/a-low-pain-threshold/#comment-222 Elaine Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:24:00 +0000 http://northerndoctor.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/a-low-pain-threshold/#comment-222 Aw, you are just being a man.<br/><br/>(and don't forget that a nice big injection comes by way of a nice big needle!) Aw, you are just being a man.

(and don’t forget that a nice big injection comes by way of a nice big needle!)

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