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Age 41-60
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Interview CP11
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Says you have to challenge the "why me" thoughts with "I can cope" and "it will feel better in the morning".
Back pain since motorbike accident in 1994. Pain management: Out patient NHS pain management programme. Current medication: Occasionally uses anti-inflammatory drugs.
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Age 31-40
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Interview CP21
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Started wondering whether she was imagining the pain so stopped talking her medication and found it was very much there.
Back pain came on after injury at work, 1993. Surgery: Discectomy. Treatments: Pain clinic. Epidural steroid injections. Pain management: NHS outpatient pain management course. Current medication: dihydrocodeine, tramadol (slow release), amitriptyline, gabapentin.
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