blessingx Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Always getting in the way of progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Jacob, the risk of suffering a respiratory standstill induced by opiates is higher (as the risk of becoming an addict) the lower the pain is, so deciding the drug and the dose is always a very conservative decision. The more the Dr knows a patient, and is familiar to his/her pain endurance or sensitivity, the easier that task becomes. It's possible your Dr didn't take your pain very seriously at first \ I think they use opiates more liberally in the US than here, where you'd hardly get vicodyn or percocet. Not even codeine is very popular but for cough relief. Glad you're feeling better. Hopefully with no stress the fissure will heal and stop aching soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 No worries Jacob, I can understand you very well. It sucks when you're really screwed up and nobody pays attention, worse if it's their job. However it's always difficult for a MD getting a clear and accurate picture of a patient. Some people are tough enough to have a tooth removed without anesthesia, and others will scream like a wee baby for getting a shot in their buttock. I can't speak of other EU countries. In this one I can assure you that only oncological patients get as much opiate as they need. Even post surgical ones are usually treated with NSAID, paracetamol and metamizol (which is very little used in the US for a rare secondary effect that is more frequent there). Here to prescribe any opiate you need to fill a lot of paperwork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Sawyers Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 hah, i've heard the opposite, that they are given out like candy over in Europe When my mother broke her hip (it turned out to be a terminal event, alas) and we went with her to the hospital, they gave her a morphine shot. Then another. Then another, etc. By the time the pain was under control she was totally spaced out. Nuclear war could have broken out and she would not have noticed, or if she did she wouldn't have given a hoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MASantos Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Same here in Portugal. It is very rare for doctors to prescribe the stronger stuff. I had surgery on my left knee for a ruptured meniscus and all I got after was 1g. paracetamol. It helped to some extent but I wished for something stronger for a couple of times. The policies are quite different, I can't get antihistamines without prescription here for instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Sawyers Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 i guess i should have sung the pain away. maybe some Gilbert and Sullivan? How about from Mikado: To sit in solemn silence in a dull, dark dock, In a pestilential prison with a life-long lock Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big, black block. Seems kind of relevant to your hospital experience .... Or from Iolanthe: When you’re lying awake With a dismal headache, And repose is taboo’d by anxiety, I conceive you may use Any language you choose To indulge in, without impropriety; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrion Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 A little work in the morning, now a little of this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 maybe Portugal and Spain are being punished for all those New World conquests, half a millennia ago LOL, I'd agree if docs had been here from South America for the last 50 years In maybe 20 years most generalists will be. Jacob, don't play the tough guy, pain prolongs recovery since increases distress. Ask for more painkillers when needed, that's what I recommend patients. Some pain, specially knowing when it's getting worse, helps to detect when things are going wrong, but that's all its "utility". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 aim for the red dot on the left, that's the deadly place. "wow, right in the nuts! you even compensated for the crooked sight!" /nelson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitz Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 just made a complaint with the USPS. apparently Cincinnati has had a recent rash of delivery people who just stick notices in mailboxes instead of ringing doorbells with packages that are signature confirmation. Oh, that's a new thing in Cincinnati? That's standard procedure in the Atlanta area, assuming they even leave the notice at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 They're "delivery" people, and they don't want to make the actual deliveries? WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 ^ Which is why they have folks checking on route carriers on intermittent basis. It probably doesn't help that it's appearently really, really hard to fire them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Sawyers Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 just made a complaint with the USPS. apparently Cincinnati has had a recent rash of delivery people who just stick notices in mailboxes instead of ringing doorbells with packages that are signature confirmation. Yeah - happens here across the pond too. In our case it is Parcel Force (or Parcel Farce as they are known). You're lucky if you get a note left. On one occasion, having bought from a seller on the West Coast off eBay, it was never delivered and no notes were left. 6 months later (I kid you not) I got a mail from the guy with a photo enclosed - they had sent a 50lb weight electronic instrument all the way back, by surface. I was apoplectic with rage - so much so that Farce refunded the re-shipment cost. Farce have got a monopoly with imported goods. And they behave in precisely the way that monopolys do, with apathy and zero customer service ethic. The most irritating thing is that they not only charge the tax on the goods on behalf of the government - they also charge an Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomana Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Reks, just come to Florida for pain meds. There are numerous pain clinics within a few miles of my home. All you need to do is walk/limp in. They'll even tell you what to say to guarantee you'll get whatever you want. It's a shame, but job security for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Finally got through some of the photos I've been meaning to process since Thanksgiving. Tomorrow, I'll get to go through the (digital) pile form the past month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitz Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Well I froze my ass off today at work going on site to help get this fucking apartment complex remodelling project caught up, then I came home and have listened to a lot of music, drank a lot of beer and watched a bit of anime. Not a bad day all in all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Drove out to my parents' place in East Hampton for the long weekend. Now I will drink my father's wine. Because that's what sons are for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitz Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 It's a family obligation, you have to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augsburger Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Your a good son Dinny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Thank you for your support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 You need to find the old ones to save your father from disappointment. They could go bad, you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitz Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Drank moar beer, am in a happy place nao. CHAT FTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augsburger Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 (edited) You need to find the old ones to save your father from disappointment. They could go bad, you know. If you can't pronounce the name then it must be the good stuff. That's the way I roll anyways...... *now off to find the "What are you drinking now" thread* Edited December 31, 2010 by Augsburger Butter cooky and a banana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 I've finished my last on call shift for this year. No more on calls until third week of January Bad part is I'm going to need all that extra free time to study Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Woke up finally feeling a bit better after having been sick for the past week with a nasty cold and sore throat. Only problem is that now the wife has it. Eff. At least Lily started with it two weeks ago so hopefully she'll avoid a repeat performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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