Mm. Apparently i don't understand pain and the medication it drives people towards.

> Apparently i don't understand pain

I didn't until I had a bulging lower back disc pressing on my sciatic nerve. My leg felt like it was constantly on fire no matter what position I put myself in. In the past I've torn my ACL and had surgery to reconstruct and that pain was like stubbing my toe compared to the back pain. I understood how people become addicted to pain meds after my back situation.

▲

simoncion 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> Apparently i don't understand pain...

Speaking as someone who is not-infrequently in significant pain, I sincerely hope that you never have to.

▲

user_7832 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Totally get it, I too only understood it "theoretically" till I had a (fairly minor!) dental operation.

... Suddenly I'm maintaining a continuous note of when I'm taking which medicine to avoid crossing safe limits (which I anyway was crossing most days).

I was only told to take 2 paracetamols a day (bullshit dose, I'd be waking up from the pain even with more pain meds).

"Diclofenac for rare use" - well, if nothing else is touching the pain, is it an emergency?

Eventually after forever I was able to transition to Ibuprofen + paracetamol. And I already have a health condition which is heavy on my kidneys... pain management can be absolutely crazy.

▲

fc417fc802 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

Pain management can be crazy but in your case it sounds like they simply didn't prescribe the appropriate medication presumably due to the anti opiate hysteria that has taken hold.

	▲	user_7832 4 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		While that's quite possibly true, I forgot to mention that I'm not in the US but India. I was conscious the whole time, with only local anesthesia. Also the dentist in question is actually our "family" dentist, and he's a pretty knowledgeable/skillful guy (easily more knowledgeable than many GPs on health matters of the body). Fun fact, you can totally get them to pause the procedure without saying a word. All you have to do is end up in a lot of pain, have your heart rate skyrocket like anything, and get everyone in the OT very concerned ;)
	▲	SirMaster 4 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I had severe nerve pain due to a herniated disc. While awaiting a surgery, I was prescribed an opioid (Tramadol) but it didn't seem to help much at all. Acetaminophen actually worked better than the opioid for me...

▲

4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

[deleted]