Pain Level

When asked, “On a scale of one to ten…” We have all heard that many times. However, that’s hard to answer. I was diagnosed in 1978 and have lived with AS all my life. I am 76.
Okay, here’s my pain scale:
1-5– never there so forget it.
6–tolerable
7-cursing
8- tears and cursing
9- moaning, crying, and cursing
10–bent over, crying, moaning, yelling some, and cursing
My doctor and PA understand better my status given this scale. It has helped me too. Sometimes I think the pain is really bad and then I realize I’m not crying. If I’m not crying, the pain can’t be that bad. Right?
I encourage people to make up their own, describable scale. Mine works for me but may not be right for you. Just a thought, hope it helps, Lyn