The Plan is to Have no Plan
from The Broke Surgeon Hosted by Felix Boecker, MD
Narcotics are not bad. It's true! For acute pain, such as when you just broke your leg, were involved in a car accident, or suffered a gunshot wound, narcotics are great for reducing your fresh pain and seductively lull your brain into a sense of comfort at the same time. But we have begun using narcotics as a crutch for other "acute" pain such as when a patient needs to work with physical therapy. We are assuming that nothing should ever hurt. We are scored on how well we treat pain because pain is, apparently, not an accepted part of life. But without life, there would be no pain. And without pain, is there life? Join the discussion at www.brokesurgeon.com Get in touch: www.brokesurgeon.com/p/contact.html Twitter: twitter.com/felixboecker
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