Oh, ya. I learned Doctor speak. You want to put how you feel clearly across to a Doctor? Use how they learned and speak about pain. ALWAYS use the 1-10 scale AND how it feels like … Mine feels like sitting on broken glass or an ice pick stabbing pain.
Don't crank up the numbers to look good. I know what a 10 is with cracking L1-2 and the Brain Anneurism. If you are 10 you can not dress or walk or drive or …. Personally at 8 I am thinking Hospital. I lived at 7 for years.
Once you and your Doctor understand each other, this will help.

@A MyChronicPainTeam Member The neat thing about the class I did was there were mats to lay on if you wanted/needed plus the mats to show us how to exercise. After a few weeks it got comfortable which showed me the exercise really helped.

@A MyChronicPainTeam Member bummer. Wish you could have had what I got.

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I took a Pain Management course with the Pain Clinic I go to. It was two weeks long once a week. What I got is insight into what others were going through and coping with, what pills they had good results from and what to expect going forward. I can't see your course being much different. Maybe more about movement.
Learn all you can! File some info in the trash but an overview is good for focus.

It ended up being great information given in a cartoonish way I wasn't impressed with. I couldn't relate to almost all of it personally but it was great for others still in workforce environment. Unfortunately it is a requirement before moving on to more one on one needs being met so you have to sit through it to be referred to other clinics,courses etc

Well, I'm not in you area. 2 weeks doesn't sound enough to learn much. I did a 3 month/ once a week 1st pain management group through my medical group that was awesome. They offered a continuing group for more info that I also did. During the first group we were matched up with the proper medications. This was taught by an M.D., psychiatrist, and a physical therapist every other class. We learned: stinking thinking, pacing, proper exercise for our malady, the diff between pain and depression, etc. I would be on here complaining every day if I hadn't taken this class. It prepared me for the future and what to expect, what to do about it, know when you need company or medical help, and so much more. I'm not sure what you would learn in one day a week for 2 weeks.