[MamaB]

Will stress make it worse? Our daughter has been in the hospital 6 times since June 1st and is in there now. Just wondered if there might be a connection.

[I still care]

My orthopedist (yes I am on painkillers) prescribed an antidepressant for me after the death of my husband. He said the stress and depression I was suffering was causing my pain to be far worse.

He said that it was biochemical; that stress causes pain to be increased not because of mental difficulties but it was a physical thing. He said as long as I was depressed I would not heal properly from the surgery. FYI.