However long I was on narcotics for any given time, I was always able to stop when the pain stopped...I never became addicted. I am sendind a message that Helen D. has posted in the past re: addiction vs. tolerance, which has alot of helpful links.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ADDICTION vs DEPENDENCE or TOLERANCE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1.) The Difference between Addiction & Tolerance: Patient and Family http://www.nursing.uiowa.edu/sites/adultpain/MedGen/AddTolnt.htm
2.) National Institute on Drug Abuse ( NIDA ) on "Addiction vs. Dependence" http://www.widowmaker.com/~skipb/Scheme.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ACTION ON PAIN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1.) American Society for Action on Pain...Restore the Human Right Pain Medicine...Stop Drug War "Raids" on Innocent Doctors! http://www.widomaker.com/~skipb/skiphome.htm.html
2.) The A.S.A.P. Panic Page! For Intractable Pain Patients...For Pain Patients who know you need opioid or "narcotic" pain medication to control your suffering, and things to do to get it. http://www.widomaker.com/~skipb/panic.html
3.) "Pain Placement Reps" ( Angels )...Patients helping other patients, for
> their Human Right to Freedom From Pain in a Drug War Gone Mad.
http://www.widomaker.com/~skipb/PlacementReps.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CHRONIC PAIN & PAIN MANAGEMENT: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1.) Chronic Pelvic Pain http://www.aarpc.com/pain/gyn/CPP.htm
2.) The Relaxation Response http://www.afpafitness.com/Relax.htm
3.) The Management of Pain http://www.asahq.org/PublicEducation/pain_manage.html
4.) Chronic Pain Support http://chronicpain.net/
5.) Chronic Pain Solutions http://www.chronicpainsolutions.com/
6.) People and Pain - a book by Cecil E. Maranville...Scroll down to and click the title. http://www.coloradohealthnet.org/site/idx_chronic.html
7.) The Relaxation Response http://www.coun.uvic.ca/personal/relax.html
8.) Chronic Pain http://www.goedhart.com/painresource/index.html
9.) What is the "Relaxation Response"? http://www.green-river.com/assign34.htm
10.) Gyn-Endoscopy. Com...Click: "Articles"...Then click: "Chronic Pelvic Pain: Which Approach? ( Surgical versus Medical )" http://gyn-endoscopy.com/
11.) Pain Control: The New "Why's" and "How's" http://www.halcyon.com/iasp/PCU93a.html
12.) Assess the Person, Not Just the Pain http://www.halcyon.com/iasp/PCU93c.html
13.) Healthtouch Online for better health...Click: "Health Information"...Then enter: "Pain"...Click: "Search" http://www.healthtouch.com/
14.) Mind/Body Health Exercises...Breathing Practices -- Gentle Movements and Postures -- Relaxation Practices -- Self Applied Massage http://www.healthy.net/Library/Books/jahnke/index.asp
15.) Mind/Body Therapies: Biofeedback -- Breath Therapy -- Guided Imagery -- Hypnosis -- Meditation -- Relaxation Training -- Prayer http://www.healthy.net/clinic/therapy/mind/techniq/index.asp
16.) Methods of Treatment http://lespain.com/methods.htm
17.) Chronic Benign Pain: Disabling or Opportunity? http://www.lifematters.com/pain.html
18.) Chronic Pain Management http://www.lsi.ukans.edu/RTCIL/CPM.HTM
19.) Managing pain http://www.mayohealth.org/mayo/9606/htm/painmgmt.htm
20.) Chronic Pelvic Pain: Current Concepts in the Evaluation and Management of a Common Gynecological Problem http://www.obgyn.net/endo/articles/cpp-lect.htm
21.) Chronic Pelvic Pain Diagnosis and Management...excellent! http://www.obgyn.net/english/pubs/features/carter/cpp_carter.htm
22.) Do You Suffer From Pelvic pain? http://omega-institute.com/cfapps/netGear/page9.asp
23.) Mind-Body Medicine http://onhealth.com/ch1/resource/althealth/item,15041.asp
24.) Chronic Pain: Introduction & Symptoms -- Causes & Treatment http://onhealth.com/ch1/resource/conditions/item,440.asp
25.) Managing Daily Life When Dealing with Chronic Pain...prepared by the American Occupational Therapy Association...excellent http://www.pain.com/chronicpain.cfm
26.) Welcome to pain.com: A World of Information on Pain: Consumer Information...Many links! http://www.pain.com/default.cfm?direct=con
27.) Welcome to pain.com: A World of Information on Pain: Professional Information...Pain News http://www.pain.com/default.cfm?direct=news
28.) Ask the Pain Doctor http://www.pain.com/drfiles/default.cfm
29.) Welcome to pain.com: A World of Information on Pain: Do you need to find a pain specialist or pain clinic in your area?...Pain specialists and pain clinics from all over the globe. http://www.pain.com/painclinics/default.cfm
30.) American Pain Foundation: click: "Patient Information"...scroll down to: "Information About Pain Management" and click upside-down triangle...Next click: "RelievingPain"...Then click: "GO" http://www.painfoundation.org/
31.) American Pain Foundation: scroll down to and click: "SEARCH"...Enter: "Chronic Pain"and click: "Click here to begin your search"...Then click: "Patient Information: Chronic Pain" http://www.painfoundation.org/
32.) In-depth Topics...information was originally written for referring physicians; but interested members of the general public may also find these topics useful. http://www.painphysicians.com/indepth_rehab.html
33.) International Pelvic Pain Society ( IPPS ): Newsletter Index http://www.pelvicpain.org/news.asp
34.) IPPS: Resources...many excellent links! http://www.pelvicpain.org/resources.asp
35.) IPPS: Physician Members...from the United States and Foreign Countries. http://www.pelvicpain.org/physician.asp
36.) When the Pain is Invisible http://www.restministries.org/art-invisible.htm
37.) Dear Pain Pal... http://www2.rpa.net/~lrandall/painpal.html
38.) Relaxation Response http://www.stresshardiness.com/relaxresp.htm
39.) The Six S's of Managing Chronic Pain...excellent http://www.texnet.net/paincare/chrpain.htm#TheSixSs
40.) Minimally-Invasive Theory Helps Women With Chronic Pelvic Pain http://wellweb.com/ALTERN/column/uterus.htm#ultrasound
41.) Pain Management Center http://www.wellweb.com/pain/pain.htm
42.) Florida Pain Management Guidelines: A Landmark message to Florida doctors from the State brings new hope to Chronic Pain Patients http://wellweb.com/PROSTATE/novant/florida.htm
43.) National Pain Act: The Proposed Federal Chronic Pain Act http://www.widomaker.com/~skipb/painact.html
44.) The deliberately misnamed "Pain Relief Promotion Act" of 1999. It would cause the suffering of millions, and the suicides of thousands! http://www.widomaker.com/~skipb/painrelief.html
45.) Pelvic Pain: Overview -- Diagnosis -- Treatment -- Discussions -- Photos -- Myths -- FAQs -- Case Studies -- Clinical Research -- References http://www.womenssurgerygroup.com/conditions/PelvicPain/overview.asp
46.) A Massage Therapy Article: The Body-Mind Connection: http://www.yoga.com/raw/massage/info/BodyMindConnection.htm
47.) A Massage Articles: Examples of Massage and Bodywork Techniques http://www.yoga.com/raw/massage/info/faqtechniques.htm
Hugs,
Janet