Adrian McGregor
Retired Firefighter
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Adrian McGregor posted an update in the group Mental health and persistent pain 5 years, 6 months ago
Like most people who have chronic pain or the more modern term of persistent pain, it’s been a rollercoaster ride of trying to ‘fix’ it or reduce the suffering that goes with it. I have been down so many rabbit holes, looking for help and the magic ‘pill’. There are so many inconsistencies when dealing with chronic pain. Lots of so called ex…Read more
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Adrian McGregor changed their profile picture 5 years, 6 months ago
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Adrian McGregor joined the group Mental health and persistent pain 5 years, 6 months ago
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Adrian McGregor became a registered member 5 years, 6 months ago
Hi Adrian, welcome to the group, thanks for sharing your experiences so far and linking to your podcast. Look forward to hearing more,
Anindita
Hi Adrian,
I think it is a shame when one professional group lays the blame of passivity at one specific group. In General Practice we use whatever resources we can to support our patients. What is available varies greatly from area to area and patient to patient. The whole system carries responsibility including secondary care, social, mental…Read more
Unfortunately as a patient my experience with my local GP was not helpful in relation to my journey with persistent pain. I remember lots of offers of medications but there was never any psychological help, CBT, pain management course or even a brief understanding of ‘pain’. Even when I got referred to pain clinic I came away with morphine pat…Read more
lets hope you can educate them 🙂
Hi Adrian, just listened to your podcast, it was very interesting to hear the journey you have been on. Lots of insights in there that I’m sure will be useful throughout the project. Thanks for sharing it.
Thanks, appreciate the feedback🤝