Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management services

01/09/2026

25/08/2026

People with chronic pain aren't just coping with pain. Many are adapting to a life they never expected to have. Healthcare should recognize that reality.

Learn how feelings of loss and unfairness can shape the experience of chronic pain. https://bit.ly/3UeeukD

11/08/2026

🇹🇹 HAPPY WORLD STEELPAN DAY! 🇹🇹

From the birthplace of the Steelpan to every corner of the world, today we celebrate our sound, our story, our resilience and our national pride.

Today, Pan Trinbago , the World Governing Body for Steelpan, proudly salutes our pan pioneers, tuners, arrangers, pannists, bandleaders, educators, youth, Steelbands and the entire Steelpan fraternity.

This is more than an instrument.
This is our heritage.
This is our identity.
This is our sound.
This is STEELPAN. 🇹🇹

Happy World Steelpan Day 2026!
From Trinidad & Tobago to the world, let the sweet sound of pan continue to inspire, unite and move generations.

02/08/2026

“We can no longer afford to be silenced by stigma or misguided ideas that portray illness as weakness or moral failing.” 💜😔🕯️

Lady Gaga’s words carry a powerful message for everyone living with fibromyalgia and invisible chronic illness.

For too long, people with fibromyalgia have been silenced by shame, disbelief, and judgment. They have been told their pain is “just stress,” their fatigue is laziness, their flare-ups are excuses, and their symptoms are all in their head.

But fibromyalgia is not weakness.

It is not a character flaw. It is not poor coping. It is not attention-seeking. It is a real chronic illness that can cause widespread pain, severe fatigue, sleep problems, brain fog, skin sensitivity, headaches, digestive issues, dizziness, anxiety, depression, and unpredictable flare-ups.

The stigma hurts because fibromyalgia is already exhausting. A person may be fighting pain in their muscles, nerves, joints, skin, chest, back, neck, legs, and feet while also fighting to be believed. That double battle can feel unbearable.

Many people look normal on the outside while struggling deeply inside. They may smile in public, work through pain, cancel plans quietly, rest in silence, and pretend they are okay because explaining invisible illness becomes emotionally draining.

But silence does not heal stigma. Awareness does.

People with fibromyalgia deserve to speak openly about their pain without being judged. They deserve doctors who listen, families who believe them, friends who respect their limits, and communities that understand chronic illness with compassion.

Illness is not a moral failing. Needing rest is not weakness. Asking for help is not shameful. Living with chronic pain does not make someone less worthy.

Fibromyalgia is real. The pain is real. The fatigue is real. And no one should be silenced for telling the truth about their body.

15/07/2026

Living with neuroendocrine cancer can feel lonely.

Not just because of the diagnosis itself, but because so few people have heard of it.

Because neuroendocrine cancer remains relatively unknown, many people spend years raising awareness among friends, family, employers and even healthcare professionals, simply to help others understand what they are living with.

Being diagnosed with a rare or uncommon cancer can leave people feeling isolated, misunderstood and unseen.

That's why awareness matters.

Every conversation, every share, and every story told helps make neuroendocrine cancer a little less invisible for the next person.

💬 ⬇️ Have you ever found yourself explaining neuroendocrine cancer to friends, family, or even healthcare professionals? We'd love to hear about your experiences in the comments below.

10/07/2026

July 10 – Chronic Disease Awareness Day 💜

Millions of people are living with chronic illnesses.

Many of those illnesses are invisible.

Just because you can’t see someone’s pain, fatigue, or daily struggles doesn’t mean they aren’t real.

For many of us, every day involves making difficult choices:
• What can I do today?
• What will I have to give up tomorrow if I do too much today?
• How do I keep going when my body has other plans?

Living with a chronic illness isn’t just about managing symptoms. It’s about adapting, grieving, finding strength, and continuing to move forward, even on the hardest days.

If you live with a chronic illness, please know this:

Your illness may be invisible. Your experience is real.

Today, let’s choose compassion over judgment, patience over assumptions, and understanding over criticism.

If you’re living with a chronic illness, you’re not alone

Feel free to share your diagnosis (if you’re comfortable), or simply tell us where you’re joining us from. Let’s remind one another that there is a community here that understands.

Together, we are stronger.

~Karen

13/06/2026

‘It’s miraculous’

11/06/2026

As a pain physician listening and showing compassion for all my patients is an extremely important element of a consultation .

Compassionate care starts with listening.

11/06/2026

09/05/2026

It’s the eve of World Lupus Day and day 9 of Lupus Awareness Month in May.
What you say…and what we feel are not always the same.
Lupus isn’t always visible.
But the impact is real.
Before you assume...LISTEN!
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