Arthritic Chick on Chronic Pain

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ReExplaining Pain – Moseley’s evidence - phantom limb pain
Phantom limb pain is my pet hate because it’s always trotted out as “proof” that pain is purely in the brain, not the body.
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I need to clear something about about chronic primary pain – I don’t believe there is pain without pathology
I don’t personally believe there is such a thing as chronic primary pain, or pain where there is NO pathological cause.
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Chronic pain and being Treated Like Garbage - the Cost of Being Sick
I just returned from seeing my GP.
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Why lived experience matters - Chronic pain, diagnosis, and a cautionary tale
Some of my work is meant to be a cautionary tale.
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When Doctors Stop Caring: The Quiet Crisis in Chronic Pain Care
Just a quick update : Before she went on leave, my GP assured me that the alternate GP at the clinic would continue prescribing my pain medications…
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Dispelling some misunderstandings on chronic primary pain vs chronic secondary pain
A person who follows me and has read, and commented on many of my posts has made some comments that show they do not understand my advocacy work, or my…
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Chronic pain – GP is away again and my opioids may be denied
Quick post. Or I’ll try to make it quick. Must. Stop. Rambling! Once again, my GP is on holiday.
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Chronic pain – I am sick and disabled and in pain. Not lazy.
TL:DR Learn about REAL chronic pain, from the people who live with it. Not the people who profit from it. We need allies.
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May 2025

Chronic pain and seeing my new Pain Psychologist (and what my GP said)
If you’ve been reading here, you know I was referred, by my pain management doctor, to see the pain psychologist who works at the same practice.
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Chronic pain - About exercise and physiotherapy and why Explain Pain is NOT the right treatment for me
Let me tell you a little more about me, as a chronic pain patient. But first, please understand this: I don’t write about consults that went badly to…
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April 2025

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