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Megan’s story...
Megan had eczema as a baby and as a toddler she was diagnosed with asthma. Hay fever came next and then her allergies surfaced at age 8.
We sadly learnt after Megan’s death that her eczema, asthma, allergies & hay fever were all linked.
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Megan had eczema as a baby and as a toddler she was diagnosed with asthma. Hay fever came next and then her allergies surfaced at age 8.
We sadly learnt after Megan’s death that her eczema, asthma, allergies & hay fever were all linked.
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This is called atopy...a genetic tendency to develop allergic diseases such as allergic rhinitis, asthma and atopic dermatitis.
Megan was atopic and should’ve been classed as high risk by her GP with a care plan put in place.
Instead her allergies were diagnosed as “mild”.
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Megan was atopic and should’ve been classed as high risk by her GP with a care plan put in place.
Instead her allergies were diagnosed as “mild”.
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A term we now know should NEVER be used in reference to allergies.
Vital research from @NatashasLegacy shows we’re not alone. Please read narf.org.uk/blog/allergies… and push for answers from your GP if this resonates with your experiences.
#MegansStory #NARF 💕
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Vital research from @NatashasLegacy shows we’re not alone. Please read narf.org.uk/blog/allergies… and push for answers from your GP if this resonates with your experiences.
#MegansStory #NARF 💕
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A Google Scholar search for papers about Pain Catastrophizing + #opioids had 2,530 hits since 2018. That's 76.6 times the number of papers in 00-02.
What's "pain catastrophizing"? / thread
What's "pain catastrophizing"? / thread
The Pain Catastrophizing scale assesses whether people in #chronicpain engage in rumination on &/or magnification of their pain &/or how many feel hopeless.
They claim that "catastrophizing has been associated w/ #opioid craving, long-term opioid use," & misuse.
They claim that "catastrophizing has been associated w/ #opioid craving, long-term opioid use," & misuse.
"Pain catastrophizing has been identified as a risk factor for prescription #opioid misuse in patients with chronic pain generally." Sharifzadeh, Kao, Sturgeon, Rico, Mackey, Darnall (2017). #cpp anesthesiology.pubs.asahq.org/article.aspx?a…
