Bannedjoe
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Everywhere you look, you see the crackdown on anything opiate.
I even read where the opiate, or pharmaceutical gods, had paid the programmers for diagnostic programs to fall back on opiates as a solution to everything entered so as to make more sales.
This of course in turn led many people down the black hole of opiate addiction, and then when the doctors cut them off, they end up finding heroin on the streets because it's cheaper than the pills on the streets.
Which then leaves them with a drug of uncertain content, let alone purity.
People die because they abuse it, aren't getting the real thing, or just can't handle the pain they might actually be in, and resort to ANYTHING to stop it.
I shattered a knee, had it horribly operated on, and eventually replaced.
I've also gone through massive pain as the head of my femur decided to dissipate, and the doctors thought I was just after pain meds.
I eventually got someone to take me seriously, have a good look, and realize I needed to have the hip replaced.
During the course of all that, I did lose control, and got upside down with the opiates. Fortunately, I didn't know anyone I could ask to find me heroin once I was no longer in pain, and was just seeking the high.
Many years ago, I knew a woman who broke her back, and was in traction for a very long time, like months.
At the time the thinking was, sure she'll get addicted, but we can deal with that shit later, right now, we need to stop the pain and keep her from moving.
After my botched knee surgery they gave me some oxycodone.
They prescribed a 10 mg pill every 4-6 hours.
Sorry, 10mgs is hardly even enough to dull the pain of a ripped hangnail.
I needed more like 50mgs every few hours to kill the pain and allow me to sleep.
So what's this all about you ask?
I have a friend in the hospital right now.
This guy has a pretty high threshold for pain, and would rather smoke his medical MJ than touch a pill.
He's been in a hell of a lot of pain for the last year or so with his back.
he went to a Chiropractor at one point, and the guy made things way worse.
So he finally got a diagnosis for back surgery.
I can't remember all the disc numbers or whatever, but it was a 3 hour surgery, they did all kinds of stuff, putting in screws and god only knows what else.
This dude is in real pain.
Of course he's complaining about it, but due to the new regulations and practices, they're only giving him 15mgs of oxy every 4-6 hours.
The guy most likely needs more like 50 mgs every hour or two.
Nope, that's all you get.
Suffer asshole!
You'd think with today's technology, they could easily tap into your skull, or read brain waves or something, to be able to determine how much pain a person truly is in and use that as a guide for how much medication to administer.
It would also weed out the people at the doctor's office who claim pain and need pills, when they're not in any pain at all.
But no, because the whole medical world is upside down, crosswise, and sideways, and because a bunch of folks not so decidedly got all screwed up on pain meds, those who actually are in pain and need them, are basically almost left to do without.
This world is so stupid sometimes, it almost makes me want to hit the floor and have a 3 year old temper tantrum.
I even read where the opiate, or pharmaceutical gods, had paid the programmers for diagnostic programs to fall back on opiates as a solution to everything entered so as to make more sales.
This of course in turn led many people down the black hole of opiate addiction, and then when the doctors cut them off, they end up finding heroin on the streets because it's cheaper than the pills on the streets.
Which then leaves them with a drug of uncertain content, let alone purity.
People die because they abuse it, aren't getting the real thing, or just can't handle the pain they might actually be in, and resort to ANYTHING to stop it.
I shattered a knee, had it horribly operated on, and eventually replaced.
I've also gone through massive pain as the head of my femur decided to dissipate, and the doctors thought I was just after pain meds.
I eventually got someone to take me seriously, have a good look, and realize I needed to have the hip replaced.
During the course of all that, I did lose control, and got upside down with the opiates. Fortunately, I didn't know anyone I could ask to find me heroin once I was no longer in pain, and was just seeking the high.
Many years ago, I knew a woman who broke her back, and was in traction for a very long time, like months.
At the time the thinking was, sure she'll get addicted, but we can deal with that shit later, right now, we need to stop the pain and keep her from moving.
After my botched knee surgery they gave me some oxycodone.
They prescribed a 10 mg pill every 4-6 hours.
Sorry, 10mgs is hardly even enough to dull the pain of a ripped hangnail.
I needed more like 50mgs every few hours to kill the pain and allow me to sleep.
So what's this all about you ask?
I have a friend in the hospital right now.
This guy has a pretty high threshold for pain, and would rather smoke his medical MJ than touch a pill.
He's been in a hell of a lot of pain for the last year or so with his back.
he went to a Chiropractor at one point, and the guy made things way worse.
So he finally got a diagnosis for back surgery.
I can't remember all the disc numbers or whatever, but it was a 3 hour surgery, they did all kinds of stuff, putting in screws and god only knows what else.
This dude is in real pain.
Of course he's complaining about it, but due to the new regulations and practices, they're only giving him 15mgs of oxy every 4-6 hours.
The guy most likely needs more like 50 mgs every hour or two.
Nope, that's all you get.
Suffer asshole!
You'd think with today's technology, they could easily tap into your skull, or read brain waves or something, to be able to determine how much pain a person truly is in and use that as a guide for how much medication to administer.
It would also weed out the people at the doctor's office who claim pain and need pills, when they're not in any pain at all.
But no, because the whole medical world is upside down, crosswise, and sideways, and because a bunch of folks not so decidedly got all screwed up on pain meds, those who actually are in pain and need them, are basically almost left to do without.
This world is so stupid sometimes, it almost makes me want to hit the floor and have a 3 year old temper tantrum.