Those face symbols for pain scale,crack me up,and I do not mean any disrespect to this post,you or the members here. I think for the one that displays worst pain (which my mom, with dementia) often points to,should also have a first point up, that's how some feel when the pain is overlooked by the nurse or doc,I'm sure, eh? Someone creative could post that scale here?
Sky, this is a great post, made me think of another picture scale for a GI problem I had in the past,may have been our water. That was very different and kind of gross,but we drop that.
That sounds like a great idea,the pain journal,so often the docs ask, "how long have you been having this pain?".
So having a personal record may help give the doc a better idea towards the DX or treatment plan.
Great post, good ideas