Your caregivers will ask you to describe your pain. They will ask the following questions:

• Where is your pain?
• How severe is your pain on a scale of 0 to 10? (0 means no pain, and 10 means the worst possible pain)
• Describe the pain using words like sharp, dull, achy, stabbing or pinching.
• When do you have the pain? When did the pain start? Do you have it all the time or does it come and go?
• What makes your pain better or worse? Medication or a heating pad may help while food or activity may make it worse.
• What side effects have you experienced from your pain or medication?
• How does the pain affect your everyday life?

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