Some Information for All my PAIN PALS

From: KCarter706@aol.com
Thu Mar 29 07:03:46 2001


Dear Friends,

I found this article while reading Better Homes and Gardens April 2001 Issue. Please go buy it, if you don't already receive it through the mail. You will be pleasantly surprised ... it's as though someone from up and above is paying attention to our needs finally.

On page 262, There is an article called "I Feel Your Pain" it speaks of the Joint Commisions Accreditation of Healthcare Orginazations and how they are now to treat us regarding proper pain management. It is to be treated as vigilantly as how they take our blood pressure, check our pulse our heart rate temperature, etc. It's called the "Fith Vital Sign".

Please check out these sites as well:

http://www.painfoundation.org (American Pain Foundation) http://www.theacpa.org (American Chronic Pain Association) http://www.arthritis.org (Arthritis Foundation) http://www.ampainsoc.org (American Pain Socitey)

To all my pain pals, please get your copy of this magazine and read it, it has some very useful guidelines and tips. Next time you go to your Doctor., go armed with this information as well as all the other good stuff we have all gathered here. I am now an informed patient, instead of a "listening ONLY" patient !!

Be well, in health and friendship friends !!

Karen Carter kcarter706@aol.com

Karen Carter


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