notyouraverageloser:

pir8grl:

doodleloser:

dredsina:

I have no concept of the pain scale, like…I just realized that last week I said I was in especially awful hip pain and when my pt asked to rate it I said “3”. And then this week I said I felt a lot better than last week and when she asked me to rate it I said “3”. I really don’t know what the numbers are supposed to be. I know it’s supposed to be out of ten but like. I think I rate the pain by what time of the day it is. Like “i will rate the pain I’m in at a 5 at the end of the day, so compared to what my pain level will be later, what I’m feeling right now is a 3.” I also think i rate in overall pain rather than specific pain? Like, systemically I’m at a five. Some parts will be worse or better but i just rate it all at five because that’s the average

Here’s a pain scale that actually makes sense.

MUCH better than those stupid smile faces.

im going to reblog this because im sure my followers will appreciate it, but I have to say that this also doesn’t work for me. With my anxiety, my pain level could actually be low, but it might b in my chest or feel kinda funny so my anxiety will not allow me to focus on anything else. But I wouldn’t rate it at a 5/6…it’s confusing