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Measuring Pain

You will frequently be asked to rate your pain. This tells the doctor and nurse whether the pain medicine is working or if it needs adjustment or to be changed.

For example, if zero means you are having no pain and 10 is the worst possible pain, how would you rate your pain?

Pain Scale
QUICK INFO
Mercy Center for Pain Medicine

Mercy Medical Center
West Building, 3rd Floor
Phone: (515) 247-3150

Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Extended hour appointments are available by special request.

Pain Clinicians
Phone: (515) 247-3126

Palliative Care Services
Phone: (515) 643-8633
Hours: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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