hello, iam hello, i am jennifer and hello, i amjennifer and i am a dental therapist from my dentist in bradford. it was everything i ever wanted, everything i ever wanted, everything i ever wanted, everything i dreamt it would be. i don t think i have been in a happier place in my life. five years ago, jen was happy and successful. today, she is living a life dominated by pain. living a life dominated by ain. ., . , ., , pain. patches, and his commentaries, - pain. patches, and his commentaries, nerve| pain. patches, and his - commentaries, nerve pain medications. it commentaries, nerve pain medications. commentaries, nerve pain medications. it started with back pain medications. it started with back pain but medications. it started with back pain but eventually - medications. it started with - back pain but eventually spread through her body. mid-december, i drove to work through her body. mid-december, i drove to work and through her body. mid-december, i drove to work and w
no matter how much pain i meant, no matter how bad it gets, to be able to hold my grandkids and told my kids and kissed them, that s why i did it. ,, ., kissed them, that s why i did it. ., , kissed them, that s why i did it. so opioids are the whole class. it. so opioids are the whole class- a it. so opioids are the whole class. a leading it. so opioids are the whole class. a leading pain i it. so opioids are the whole i class. a leading pain expert has looked at our nationwide survey which suggests millions of people are being prescribed drugs that are potentially addictive and may not actually be improving their condition. prescribing is easy and the system is set up to support prescribing, we have prescription pads and pharmacies were biblical act but other things people conic pain can benefit from, physical activity programmes, programmes to help with mental health, committee support, peer support, all these sorts of things aren t so readily available and even when they are av
condition is still there. now i am learning how to cope with that without the tablets, and i still have to take the painkillers, but other things as well that help that. it is, i am getting on a little bit now, i m not the oldest person in the world, but i want to be able to enjoy the rest of my life rather than have it be controlled by pain. (laughs). one constant controlled by pain. (laughs). one constant theme controlled by pain. (laughs). one constant theme we - controlled by pain. (laughs). one constant theme we have l one constant theme we have heard from the thousands of people who have told us about their experience of living with chronic pain, is how isolating it can be. so patients at the merseyside clinic have organised a support group, a place where stories can be told, experiences shared. laughter is the best medicine. it is so easy to sit at home, think i can t be bothered taking another pill and fall asleep. that is one way to go, the other way to go is to pop into a
ears hours, i am exhausted. as the years progress hours, i am exhausted. as the years progress and hours, i am exhausted. as the years progress and things i hours, i am exhausted. as the years progress and things got | years progress and things got worse there were a few moments where i couldn t really think about the future. because i couldn t imagine things getting better. just something i can coexist with, and for me that is what acceptance is, finding a way to coexist, because i don t think i will ever find peace with it. i am sort of trapped in a body that is painful to bn. there is no nice way of putting it. it is just a bit, it sucks. way of putting it. it is ust a bit, it sucks.i bit, it sucks. like many of those we bit, it sucks. like many of those we spoke bit, it sucks. like many of those we spoke to, i bit, it sucks. like many of those we spoke to, libby | bit, it sucks. like many of i those we spoke to, libby has struggled at times to get the right kind of help.