Low Pain Tolerance? Don't Whine, It's Your Genes
Something new to blame on our genes. Our tolerance for pain. According to newswise.com, r esearchers may have identified key genes linked to why some people have a higher tolerance for pain than others. Now, I, for one, have a high pain tolerance. When I broke my wrist this winter and it took numerous times to reset the bone -- all without anesthesia, and only morphine for the last two tries -- I somehow took it. I remember concentrating on the ceiling at one point when I thought I was going to jump out of my skin, and indeed, people who have an easier time concentrating and focusing in on things have a better pain tolerance, according to a study. My husband, on the other hand, starts whining the minute he gets a hang nail (though he never goes to the doctor, it's true). His mother suffered through two strokes -- one at 20 and one at 40, where she lost the ability to talk, walk and just about everything else -- only to have a complete recovery both times (...