Katie,
I suppose the difference between a 2 & 10 is up to the individual. I considered my disc rupture to be a 10 pain but I was still thinking and talking, albeit about the pain and how to get rid of it. Childbirth was more like a 20 when if the pain didn't end, I wanted to die. I understand passing a kidney stone is off the charts too. A stubbed toe is like an 8 or 9 but usually passes quickly.
Think about how tolerable the pain is. Can you completely function with it in the backround, then it's low. Does it affect what you do or want to do, it's midline, does it interfere with your life, still higher... is it your whole life, 9-10
Men (generalizing) who haven't experienced real pain do tend to be more dramatic about it (bless their wonderful big hearts) but maybe that's because women are so good at mothering
