Pain Management

[ray1970]

I gave up managing pain years ago. I don't like any of the meds. They either don't work or if they do then I don't like the side effects.

I passed kidney stones on two separate ocassions with no meds, refused them after breaking my shoulder blade, and deal with a herniated disc in my lower back daily.

People handle pain differently. Trauma might be a different situation. Maybe drugs would be good for me then. I really don't know.

[cmailliard]

I gave up managing pain years ago. I don't like any of the meds. They either don't work or if they do then I don't like the side effects.

I passed kidney stones on two separate ocassions with no meds, refused them after breaking my shoulder blade, and deal with a herniated disc in my lower back daily.

People handle pain differently. Trauma might be a different situation. Maybe drugs would be good for me then. I really don't know.

Just take more, eventually your pain will go away, of course so will your respiratory drive

People are different. Not every patient reads the textbook, which why it is usually practicing medicine. I had a guy with no pulse, anywhere, taken by 4 different responders, who got up and walked to the stretcher. I put down "Rule Out Demonic Possession" for my impression on my paperwork. Got into a little bit of trouble for it. But, it is the example I give of why we must treat the patient, everything is not black and white in medicine.