Pain Scale. How does yours look?

Y I Oughta

So I was on the phone with my doctors office and they asked me what the pain was on a scale of one to ten. I told he it was about a 5. She told me I should come in right away because that must be relly bad. I don't think a 4 is really that bad. This got me to thinking about how different each person's pain scale must be. Tell me your pain scale using things that you can judge with, but you don't have to fill in all of the numbers. 1. Stubbed toe 2. Paper cut 3. Tattoos 4. Rubbing ink off of a tattoo during the process 5. The arthritis in my foot and hip 6. Wisdom teeth removed 7. a bad burn 8. A hunk of cement to the forehead. 9. The few days of Breast Augmentation (felt like someone was sitting on my chest) 10. Natural Childbirth (this is the most pain I have ever endured so it's my 10)

tidetravel

This requires a lot of thinking.  I'll get back to you on that.

cardmonsta

This is a great question. I'm a nurse and I have to ask this all day long. I recently went to the ER and they asked me that question and I was like, "fuuck if I know?!"

Allie Brosh did a great piece on this on her blog: http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/02/boyfriend-doesnt-have-ebola-probably.html

Mine is probably similar to hers, but I'll list it anyway:

1: Clipped nail too short.

2: Stepped on a Lego.

3: Hangover headache.

4: Left a bruise.

5: Tattoo.

6: Wisdom teeth (I got dry-socket, feel bad for me).

7: Tonsillectomy.

8: I broke my tailbone.

9: Got hit by a car, or something similar.

10: I'm not even conscious at this point.

Amt2109

1. paper cut/pinched skin (the chunk out kind), stubbed toe (I'm really clumsy)
2.
3.
4.
5. The chest pains I had in school from out of proportion boobs and school bags that were too heavy.
6. A scald I had on the back of my hand as a teen... took some months to heal.
7. The cramps I had from age 11-16 that would have me laid up and off school for a week and a half every month. Doctor used to tell me it was normal and I wasn't in pain.
8.
9.
10. Worst I've ever felt - the uti I had for three months. Thought I was dying - looked so bad my sister called an ambulance for me (not that it came. I got to deal with a doctor who didn't want to do the home visit and didn't like 'no, I can't walk' for an answer).

Blueyed228

1:Stubbed toe
2:Headache
3:TMJ jaw pain
4 Sprained ankle
5: Tattoo
6::Arthritis/Migraine
7:Torn Sciatica/Broken Ribs
8: Broken Orbital Bone
9: Polyp Removal (with no meds)
10: Broken Back.

ChristineNB

1. hangnail/papercut
2. stubbed toe/mild bruise somewhere on body
3. wisdom teeth removal (took no meds afterwards)
4. Ovarian cyst rupture
5. Arthritis pain
6. Cramps
7. Broken bone
8. Childbirth
9. Post back surgery (never had back surgery, but seems like it's one of the most painful surgeries to recover after)
10. Hit by a bus/some sort of severe accident that leaves me unconscious

hayis4horses

Good question. I hate when they ask me that question, because I generally have a pretty high pain tolerance, so my 4/5 is usually something that needs to be looked at because for most people it's a 7/8.

1. paper cut

2. stubbed toe

3. arthritis in wrists/hands

4. tattoo

5. getting wisdom teeth pulled

6. light-sensitive migraine pain

7. slicing hand open nearly to the bone

8. severe concussion

9. multiple torn wrist ligaments

10. Shattered lumbar spine

kd.joseph

1. Paper cut
2.stubbed toe
3.arthritis in hand/shoulder
4.Wisdom teeth pulled
5. Migraine
6. Cramps
7. Not sure
8.Broken femur when I was 8, in a body cast for months.
9. The gas escaping after both my ovary removal and tubal ligation. Felt like a heart attack.
10. Childbirth for sure, the rest is cake.

katiewhompus

1) gas
2) Muscle soreness (like working out)
3) Headache
4) Stubbed toe
5) First 8 hours of labor
6) Dental cleaning
7) Leg cramp/ Charlie Horse
8) Root canal before Vicodin kicked in
9) Last 2 hours of childbirth (but only in 1 minute intervals)
10) Period cramps pre-Midol

SEWF

I'm surprised by some of these. If period cramps are worse than getting wisdom teeth pulled, I'm going to be fine.

Blueyed228

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[QUOTE]I'm surprised by some of these. If period cramps are worse than getting wisdom teeth pulled, I'm going to be fine.
Posted by SEWF[/QUOTE]

They give you drugs for wisdom teeth, lol.

Nebb

Id rate cramps like, a 2 or a 3. I would think my vag to ass tearing apart would hurt more than cramps.

SEWF

I mean, my period cramps are bad enough I take the day off sometimes and curl up on the couch with a heating pad and ibuprofen and try not to move, but I have a feeling that when I get my wisdom tooth out next month, it's going to hurt way worse.

cardmonsta

I'd understand the cramps if there was endometriosis involved or something. I had a friend who had to be hospitalized nearly every month during her period.

But for me, it's just like, meh. I'd say a 2.

number55

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[QUOTE]Id rate cramps like, a 2 or a 3. <strong>I would think my vag to ass tearing apart would hurt more than cramps.</strong>
Posted by Nebb[/QUOTE]

<div>Omg, I just nearly died. </div><div>
</div><div>I hate that question. Both times I dislocated my shoulder they asked me that. It was a 10 to me but I have never broken a bone before, never given birth...other than bad craps dislocating my shoulder was the worst. But if I had to guess...</div><div>
</div><div>1 rug burn</div><div>2 paper cuts</div><div>3 sprained ankled</div><div>4 What my glutes feel like after a good workout, like really good</div><div>5 Tattoo</div><div>6 Pulling out my back (I have a back conditions so this effing hurts)</div><div>7 When I burned my palm on a wood burning stove</div><div>8 Shoulder dislocation</div><div>9 Natural Birth minus ripping</div><div>10 Nebb's vag to ass ripping</div>

Nebb

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Pain Scale. How does yours look? : Omg, I just nearly died.  I hate that question. Both times I dislocated my shoulder they asked me that. It was a 10 to me but I have never broken a bone before, never given birth...other than bad craps dislocating my shoulder was the worst. But if I had to guess... 1 rug burn 2 paper cuts 3 sprained ankled 4 What my glutes feel like after a good workout, like really good 5 Tattoo 6 Pulling out my back (I have a back conditions so this effing hurts) 7 When I burned my palm on a wood burning stove 8 Shoulder dislocation <strong>9 Natural Birth minus ripping 10 Nebb's vag to ass ripping</strong>
Posted by number55[/QUOTE]
lol if I ever saw this in a sig quote I think I would die of laughter.

Y I Oughta

I never really had cramps and I've never broken a bone.

number55

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Pain Scale. How does yours look? : lol if I ever saw this in a sig quote I think I would die of laughter.
Posted by Nebb[/QUOTE]

<div>
</div><div>hahaha! I have always wanted a good sig quote...:)</div>

number55

oh, in somewhat related news - the chick from the prebabyblog had her baby - it's not on the blog but its on her facebook group page...

ChristineNB

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[QUOTE]I mean, my period cramps are bad enough I take the day off sometimes and curl up on the couch with a heating pad and ibuprofen and try not to move, but I have a feeling that when I get my wisdom tooth out next month, it's going to hurt way worse.
Posted by SEWF[/QUOTE]
I had my wisdom teeth removed when I was 18 with local anesthetic and never really felt pain,then, or in the week after.  To me my teeth felt annoying, I would describe it as an "itchy" feel, but to me, nothing severe enough to warrant taking the Vicodin the dentist gave me.  I didn't even take any Tylenol. 

allisong23

My pain scale is through the roof.  I walked around with a broken rib without going to see a doctor.

SEWF

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Pain Scale. How does yours look? : I had my wisdom teeth removed when I was 18 with local anesthetic and never really felt pain,then, or in the week after.  To me my teeth felt annoying, I would describe it as an "itchy" feel, but to me, nothing severe enough to warrant taking the Vicodin the dentist gave me.  I didn't even take any Tylenol. 
Posted by ChristineNB[/QUOTE]

<div>My H had all of his wisdom teeth taken out at the same time, and that night he was eating Vietnamese food. </div>

playtntsbpg30

1 jammed fingernails (I'm always bumping my fingers at work against the metal and it hurts at first)

2 paper cuts

3 how my back pain is on a daily basis now.

4 tattoo

5 back cramps

6 when my back first started hurting (officially 3 yrs ago and lasted 2 and a half)

7 about 3 months after my back started hurting.

8. broken toe (done this twice)

9 back pain up until my surgery (could barely walk or do anything really)

10 my fibromyalgia flare ups (chest pain is the worst ever)

musicalsunlight

So we're using events that we have actually experienced, yes? Because I think there are many things I have not experienced that would be very painful.

1. Stubbed Toe or something similar
2. Biting my tongue
3. Cankersore
4.Broken toe
5.Pulling my hamstring
6.Broken wrist
7.Almost slicing my whole fingertip off after slamming it into a locker door
8. A certain time when I got strep throat and I seriously thought I was going to die.
9. 3rd degree sprain of my ankle.
10. Dry socket in 2 spots after getting my wisdom teeth pulled. Holy hell that was the worst thing ever.

em01092

1. General stiffness in the morning.

2. Paper cut/dry skin cracking

3. Tattoo on my back

4. Mouth sores/canker sores ( I get like 5 at a time sometimes, and often in my throat)

5. Ingrown toenail

6. Tattoo on wrist

7. Entire toenail removal procedure and aftermath 

8. Charlie horse in the leg in the middle of the night 

9. Pain during an Interstitial Cystitis test (tube inserted into me with only lidocane, bladder filled with a potassium solution to see if my bladder was easily irriated. so humane, right?)

10. broken arm when I was 10. I'm sure labor/car accidents/etc are much worse but I'm going off of pain I have actually endured. 

CAB1217

1. Headaches
2. Paper cuts
3. Stubbing my toes (I do this quite often)
4. Tattoo
5. Cramps
6. Hangover headaches
7. Charlie horses
8. Bee Stings (meaning more than one at one time)
9. An eye infection that caused both of my eyes to swell shut for a whole week
10. Kidney stones. Holy hell those hurt.

harpsdesire

1. Hit my funny bone on the edge of the door
2. Headache
3. That thing my knee does every time I run
4. Back after sleeping on FI's bed for a couple nights in a row
5. Cramps nowadays/ midnight charliehorse
6.  Fell down a two-floors tall escalator
7. Bathroom lightbub exploded when I was in the tub.  OwOwGlassOw.
8. Cramps in my teens
9. Back and neck a few days after a car accident
10. I can't even imagine....

HannahK15

I've never had a child so I'd have to say my #10 is having my widom teeth out. I was in a lot of pain for about a month after and I didn't have dry sockets.

HeatherMKR

1. Hitting funny bone

2. Papercut

3. Stubbed toe

4. Pulling my hair (I'm insanely tender headed..I used to cry whenever I got my hair done)

5. Getting my teeth cleaned or fillings at the dentist. (sensitive teeth and a mean dentist)

6. High ankle sprain that has not healed after 4 years

7. Menstrual cramps pre-birth control

8. Migraine headaches (I slept for 3 days with one)

9. Back spasms and pinched sciatic nerve

10.When my gall bladder stopped working and I collapsed. 1 percocet and 2 shots of morphine...and I still felt the pain. 

I don't have children yet so 10 will most likely change lol

baystateapple

1. Stubbed toe
2. Cramps
3. Blown-out ankle (used to do this all the time figure skating)
4. Slammed finger in a car door
5. Swimmer's ear (used to get it through both ears constantly)
6. Major concussion
7. Cracked ribs
8. Spinal arthritis
9. Appendicitis
10. Broken pelvis

Starqueg

I've never been good at putting pain to a number, and I have a really high tolerance to pain. 

1.  Those silly little things I do on a regular basis like walking into a door frame (seriously).
2.  Tattoo
6.  Tattooing after an hour or so
7.  Tattooing after 2 hours
8.  Cramps that meds don't fix
9.  Tattooing hours 3-5....yes I'm insane
10.  Failed IUD insertion.  45+ minutes of my gyno in my vag

I don't know if childbirth will beat that.  At least with contractions, they come and go.  Having the speculum in for 45+ minutes was pure torture.

ETA: I've also had two concussions, but the could deal with the pain with Tylenol.  It was the dizziness that made me miserable.  I guess the pain was a 5-6, maybe.