As the numbers get larger, they stand for pain that is gradually getting worse. You may wish to make up your own pain scale using numbers from 0 to 10 or even 0 to 100. The record helps you and those who are caring for you understand more about your pain, the effects it has on you, and what works best to ease your pain. The time you take pain medicine. No, but these feelings can make the pain seem worse.
People often have an emotional reaction to pain.
You may feel worried, depressed, or easily discouraged when you are in pain. Some people feel hopeless or helpless. Others feel alone or embarrassed, inadequate or angry, frightened or frantic. People with cancer have many reasons for feeling anxious or depressed even when they are not in pain. Try to talk about your feelings with your doctors, nurses, family members, friends, a member of the clergy, or other cancer patients.