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[quote=Anonymous]I have a chronic condition that causes severe nerve pain in my face (only on one side). Luckily I go through periods of remission during which I have minimal pain (and occasionally no pain). There are medications I can take to control the episodes, but I am currently not on anything because none of them are safe for someone who is trying to conceive, pregnant, or breastfeeding (I fall into the first category at the moment).

I am fortunate that most of the time I am relatively unaffected at work. During major flare-ups I do limit the amount of stories I read and talking in general, but those times are few and far between (maybe once/year for a week or two). Good news is that I have a very high pain tolerance so it really has to be bad for me to be affected at work. Kids know when I am having a bad flare-up because I all of a sudden start eating a lot of soups/stews and drinking a lot of protein smoothies. The know they might have to wait a moment for me to answer them, and get that we will do more activities that involve less verbal interaction for a few days.

If anything it affects me more outside of work because during bad flare-ups all of my energy is spent trying to make sure that I still meet the kids' needs (verbal interactions, stories, patience despite the excruciating pain). The pain gets worse at night when I am tired; so during those couple of weeks each year I typically avoid social engagements unless absolutely necessary. Close friends know and understand.[/quote]

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