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[hitbrownie]

I know I should be posting on the pain management board about my issues, however I am a bit nervous as I have mentioned. I suffer with chronic pain and am not yet ready to get into it. my concern is that I am only able to post after much nugging from my brother in law. However my aunt had been on a board before, and for some reason her post was closed and I saw nothing she did wrong, she just was having a conversation and posted she was not going to do something she did not believe in and on that other site she had been talking to a senior or veteran, and they said do this or that and said she was difficult. I am not sure what you do here and since she and I are close she showed me the post and all she said was that she was not going to put up with treatment she was receiving by a friend of hers, in real life and a doctor that she had as well (she was being treated for another thing other than pain) but she was adamant and not rude, she just said, I am not going to do this and that if I am not treated right and she felt that because it was a discussion with a senior person and he disagreed the website moderated pulled her account. So I do need support, in two ways, one is to be comfortable here and with my pain issues (which I will post on there, I already did a little), I just someone to talk to, so i am trying to upfront and calm as my aunt said don't say anything against the most senior people they get you kicked off. By the way she nearly begged me not to come on here related to her experience.

so that is why i am very nervous, but your welcoming is helping. And Just need to build trust here. thank you all so far. if I get involved i would not want to be shu off just because someone disagrees with me. Can you tell me who to be careful of, I don't want favoritism.

am i making any sense

 

[i_KiERRE]

I would suggest you create your own experiences here, to base your trust on. Please do not lump "senior" or "veterans" into a group. We are all individuals who choose to share our personal experiences about a multitude of health issues...that's it!

We avoid conflict between ourselves, and rarely have disputes, or need to have the moderators involve themselves. Of course, we disagree on many subjects, but respectfully.

Actually, it is the different viewpoints that make these boards work! Where else can you pose a question, and get a multitude of ideas and opinions from people from all age groups, all socioeconomic groups, and from all around the world...in a day or two? There is no conspiracy here. We don't bite.

It is up to you...

 

[helper300]

I am on the pm board often. There are several folks there who you wil benefit from greatly. Their knowledge and expertise is very helpful and they are also very compassionate and helpful.

There was some issues a while back, but there hasn't been any sort of "hierarchy" or favoritism allowed in quite some time. Please also take into account that perhaps your aunt didn't get allong well with the group and her views were taken wrong. We all know how verbage can be mis taken so quickly.

So take a deep breath and try the waters. We don't bite and there aren't any sharks swimming around ready to take a bite out of you. The board is full of cp folks who all have suffered in different degrees and have come together to support each other. Give it a chance, 'K? Remember you are a totally diffent person than your aunt. Come and see if you would like to stay and visit for awhile...Can't offer you a cup of tea, but will offer a warm welcome!:wave: