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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
When I was recovering from hip replacement surgery I was hooked up to the "dial a smile" morphine pump. If the pain was high, I pushed the button. It would only pump if it had been long enough since the last pump. It did relieve pain and let me sleep. But damn did it cause constipation. If I ever get another hookup to a dial a smile, I will be demanding laxatives on a constant basis.
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They are supposed to be giving you stool softeners with the narcotics.
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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
My point was that people writing scripts (and nurses giving advice) behave as if they DO have a crystal ball. “Take this, get ahead of the pain,” assumes they KNOW you are going to be in pain.
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You still don't get it at all. They know you will have pain, and I am quite certain you did.
The crystal ball is in how well you will deal with that pain, and is the cost benefit from taking opioids worth it to your as an individual.