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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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That's off by a fair bit. The spectrum on which people experience pain is wide and people writing scripts don't have a crystal ball. Getting calls from the ED for post-op patients in uncontrolled pain is unsatisfying for everyone involved. People need a starting point for instructions. Take a walk through a hospital or big-box and let us know what percentage of those folks you think capable of successfully free-styling anything much less pain meds.