Hurting Like Hell, Living With Gusto: My Battle With Chronic Pain (Mcfarland Health Topics)

Tuesday morning, I spent an hour with a neurologist trying to figure out why I kept tripping over my feet. He pushed and pulled on my legs, whacked me with a reflex hammer and shone a light so deep into my eyes I thought it might illuminate the wall behind my head. That afternoon, I drove home and ordered a new backpacking tent. Pain is an unforgiving equalizer--forget social status, race or gender. For people suffering from chronic pain, "real life" can get lost among endless appointments, diagnoses, prescriptions and medical bills. Living a life beyond mere survival becomes as big a battle as fighting the pain itself. Drawing on her experiences as both a patient and a health-care professional, the author candidly describes her sudden transition from a healthy, active lifestyle to years of learning to live with debilitating pain.

• | Author: Victoria Stopp
• | Publisher: McFarland & Company
• | Publication Date: Nov 15, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 171 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Health & Fitness
• | ISBN-10: 1476669902
• | ISBN-13: 9781476669908