True. You still don't get the heavy duty stuff without a reason, in my case a pulmonary embolism and later surgery for an infected hand. Somewhat surprisingly, the hand hurt worse -- I guess thre are a lot of pain receptors there. But it is true that they have revised their thinking, and good, I say.
Dana On 10/12/05, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well it's interesting. Modern medicine (and i guess anaesthesiology in > particular) went through a bit of a metamorphosis in the 90's. On my first > hospital visit in '94, the mantra was "only just enough junk to help ease > the pain back to tolerable levels". > > By the time of my last surgery a year or so ago, the mantra had changed to > "Tell us what you need to relieve all your pain". > > They became much more receptive and responsive to controlling patients' > pain > as pain research became better, and as better drugs came on the market > that > were much less chemically addictive. > > > > ya, they don't give you the stuff unless you are in pretty bad shape. > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:176888 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
