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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
Docs are used to people who are terrified of pain, so their approach is, “Take this so you’ll never have pain.” Instead of “Take this only if the pain keeps you awake.”
Just my 2 cents worth.
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Last surgery I had, the nurse kept wanting me to take IV morphine.
"I'm okay"...
"I'm okay.... I really don't like morphine"
"I'm fine"
Finally, I told her, "I'm okay, but if it will make YOU feel better, then go ahead and hit the drip."
So she did.
Didn't kill the pain at all, just made me feel loopy, and I was not complaining of the pain. The subsequent double billing of insurance and having to straighten that out was what caused me the most pain.
Next time I will tell her I don't want any due to my religious preference. That should work.