Problem 1: Communicating Your Pain

In order to help your healthcare team effectively manage your pain and make sure that you are as comfortable as possible, it is helpful to communicate with them clearly about the issues.

Sometimes you are not sure how to communicate about pain, or what is important, or what you should tell your doctor. This section will help you assess whether or not you are communicating well with your team about your pain and what you can do to help them help you.

Based on your personal assessment, this section will provide tips on communicating your pain.


Personal Assessment
  1. Are you having difficulty finding the right words to describe your pain?
    Yes No

  2. Are you having trouble expressing how bad your pain is?
    Yes No

  3. Do you have trouble understanding what your doctor is telling you?
    Yes No Sometimes

  4. Are you keeping track of when your pain occurs?
    Yes No

  5. Are you keeping track of where your pain is?
    Yes No

If you login to your Care Journal, you can save profile results in your Care Journal.

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