I just opened “Black Fatigue” and am already engrossed. I am looking forward to the “In Pain” discussion on the 14th. On a personal note, my husband had a surgical procedure last week that involved excavating bone in his face (shiver). Contrary to Mari’s experience, he was given one day of Percocet, and spent unnecessary time in severe pain due to prescriber reluctance. We did prevail, and he is fine now, but it was not a smooth process to find relief. I am wondering whether some sort of algorithm exists or can be developed to match dosage and duration to clinical procedure. There has to be a place in healthcare for effective pain relief.
Congratulations on the new gig and thank you for the book recommendations! I am especially interested in the book about opiates and in Under the Skin.
You are right that healthcare providers need to walk a fine line on opioids. In Europe they are given in hospitals, but patients must be off the drugs in order to go home. In the US, by contrast, some people who really need them can’t get them, while in other cases they are handed out like aspirin.
Casey had her wisdom teeth out in August, and the nurse sent her home with a prescription for Percocet. For wisdom teeth! I said, “Oh, I don’t think we’ll be needing this one” and got a lecture. I took the scrips to the pharmacy (they were all on the same sheet of paper) and told the pharmacist that I didn’t want the Percocet. He looked at me, nodded, and said, “I think that’s wise.”
Congratulations on the new series, Theresa, and thanks also for the reading recommendations. That list is the perfect follow-up to your last newsletter.
I just opened “Black Fatigue” and am already engrossed. I am looking forward to the “In Pain” discussion on the 14th. On a personal note, my husband had a surgical procedure last week that involved excavating bone in his face (shiver). Contrary to Mari’s experience, he was given one day of Percocet, and spent unnecessary time in severe pain due to prescriber reluctance. We did prevail, and he is fine now, but it was not a smooth process to find relief. I am wondering whether some sort of algorithm exists or can be developed to match dosage and duration to clinical procedure. There has to be a place in healthcare for effective pain relief.
Congratulations on the new gig and thank you for the book recommendations! I am especially interested in the book about opiates and in Under the Skin.
You are right that healthcare providers need to walk a fine line on opioids. In Europe they are given in hospitals, but patients must be off the drugs in order to go home. In the US, by contrast, some people who really need them can’t get them, while in other cases they are handed out like aspirin.
Casey had her wisdom teeth out in August, and the nurse sent her home with a prescription for Percocet. For wisdom teeth! I said, “Oh, I don’t think we’ll be needing this one” and got a lecture. I took the scrips to the pharmacy (they were all on the same sheet of paper) and told the pharmacist that I didn’t want the Percocet. He looked at me, nodded, and said, “I think that’s wise.”
Congratulations on the new series, Theresa, and thanks also for the reading recommendations. That list is the perfect follow-up to your last newsletter.