I've been working on it, and I think I feel most pains now. It was a matter of recognising pain as pain, and not just as "different". When I knew that my arms were fractured, *then* the feeling registered as "ow". Not recognising pain was useful many many moons ago, but it's not now, and for the past 2 years or so I think I've reliably recognised pain when it has been warning me of something. I'm still never sure of the level of pain I have - I can't seem to calibrate my painometer. I tend to go by how much or little I can do - if my fingers won't move when I want them to, the feeling in my wrists is probably pain, sort of thing.
Actually, this is hard to explain.
I have no idea what might have happened if I got appendicitis, unless there would be useful accompanying cramps that would inhibit movement and indicate something wrong that way? That's what happened with the gynae issues I had when I was 18.
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Date: 2003-12-31 03:52 am (UTC)Actually, this is hard to explain.
I have no idea what might have happened if I got appendicitis, unless there would be useful accompanying cramps that would inhibit movement and indicate something wrong that way? That's what happened with the gynae issues I had when I was 18.