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TO RATE PAIN |
When asked about how much pain you feel (how much you hurt), please rate the pain on a scale which starts at 0 (no pain) and continues up to 10 (so much pain you could not bear it for one more second). The higher the number, the greater the pain. | ||
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STUMP PAIN |
The following questions are
about STUMP PAIN. Please reply only about pain you feel in the remaining portion of the
amputated limb(s). Do not include pain in your phantom or elsewhere in your body. Everybody feels at least some pain in their stump just after their amputation. It usually quiets down some by about six months after the amputation. |
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Almost everybody has non-painful sensations which seem to come from their phantoms. Most people at least occasionally feel painful sensations which seem to come from their phantoms which are called "phantom pains." | |
PHANTOM PAIN |
The following questions are about PHANTOM PAIN. Please reply only
about pain you feel in the portion of the limb(s) which was amputated. Do not include pain in your stump or elsewhere in your body and Do not include normal non-painful sensations from the phantom. |
If you never had any phantom pain at all, please skip to question 13. |
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Last revised Tue 04/13/1999