I always forget I have medical trauma until I’m in the operating room

Another day, another trek to Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare. This time, though, it’s for something I’ve never done before: a cortisone injection in my right hip. For all I’ve written about chronic pain over the years, I don’t think I fully understood how debilitating it can be until just recently. It takes up space in every area […] The post I always forget I have medical trauma until…