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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why anyone would put even 1 opioid pill in their mouth and swallow it, knowing what know, is just beyond me.

All these teens with the sports injuries and the parents are just like “Here! Have some opioids!”[/quote]

Because surgery hurts.  Because chronic back pain hurts.  Because chronic pain hurts.  Hurts = laying in bed screaming and moaning, unable to work or take care of the house or anything.

There are other ways to deal with chronic pain, including yoga, meditation, PT, and acupuncture, some of which work for some people.  [/quote]

My c- section hurt like a motherclucker, but I didn't rely on anything stronger than Motrin. I won't let my kids take opioids. Motrin, and cowboy up.

Just because you are in pain doesn't mean you need pain meds. [/quote]

I may be naive and/or obtuse, but I feel the same. I had 3 non medicated child births, and they all were excruciatingly painful but I powered through. I know there are all types of pain, but I feel that most people should be able to deal with pretty intense pain for a few days at least with OTC drugs. Or Rx for 1-2 days and then OTC. Except for perhaps end of life, why should the goal be complete pain removal? Pain is normal and it’s OK for people to suffer thru some of it. [/quote]

When I was 20 I was riding a bike and was hit by two motorcycles that were racing each other.  I had a broken femur, a crushed ankle, and a dislocated pelvis.  After emergency surgery to repair my broken body I was in the ICU for 3 weeks.  I had a morphine drip there.  When they transferred me to a regular ward for my additional 2 months of hospitalization, they took away the drip and gave me... Tylenol.  I screamed and cried in pain for hours every day, then would pass out from exhaustion.  After I woke up, the cycle would continue.

You're naive and obtuse.[/quote]

And you didn’t read well. I said: “[b]most people[/b] should be able to deal with pretty intense pain [b]for a few days[/b] at least with OTC drugs” whereas your example referred to weeks and months. [/quote]

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