BloodMoon — thank you for making me be precise. I meant the first: a medical workup, tests to rule out a structural or physiological driver. And you're right that the two questions are completely different, which is probably why I fumbled it.
Here's the version I should have written. When...
Cactusflower, Ellen, HealingMe — thank you, all three. I came in asking whether to name a number, and you've collectively told me the number is the wrong object. That's a better answer than the one I was fishing for. And Cactusflower, thank you for the welcome too — you're right that there...
I'm a Registered Clinical Counsellor in British Columbia and my caseload is entirely chronic pain, chronic illness and trauma. I also live with several chronic pain conditions myself, including post-surgical occipital nerve stimulation. So I've spent a lot of hours in both chairs, and this post...