Hey Ted - let's put it another way..................

Posted by Jack Boyd (167.206.58.39) on January 16, 2000 at 09:24:37:

In Reply to: Are we serious here? posted by Ted on January 16, 2000 at 00:28:42:

Assigning a number to pain is pretty arbitrary and kind of silly since it is all so personal and subjective.

But my experience ( and aparently some others ) is that an individual unmedicated cluster attack is always about the same in intensity. For others there appears to be a wide range in intensity.

I believe those who say they have the variation. I also believe those who say they do not have the variation.

I would also suggest that there might even be sub-categories of clustering:

1) chronic
2) episodic with little or no variaion in intensity or duration of cycle
3) variable episodic - wide variation in both intensity and duration of cycle

What thinkest you?

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• I agree Ted 13:04:16 01/16/00 (0)
• A great Point! Elaine 10:56:05 01/16/00 (0)
• I think we can break down chronics into a few sub-categories, too. John R 10:36:58 01/16/00 (3)
  • I think I'm a 1.1 Russell 13:38:22 01/16/00 (0)
  • Excellent Post! Possible O.U.C.H. project? John B 11:20:39 01/16/00 (0)
  • Very Interesting Jack Boyd 10:51:52 01/16/00 (0)
• I thinkest we all hurt. Susan 09:56:14 01/16/00 (0)

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