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I was denied opiates when I had crippling daily 10/10 pain [blacking out became common] due to my age
I was denied opiates when I had multiple dislocations because they don't want me to

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get addicted to it
I was cut off from opiates after a botched surgery. my pain was still severe but I was told I should be healed by then [I wasn't, due to eds] so I don't get any more pain meds
I was denied opiates when my foot was broken in so many places it couldn't be counted

because when my doctor hurt his ankle he just took an ibuprofen [which is contraindicated in my case] and was fine
I was denied opiates when I had dislocated ribs because "thats impossible" so im just drug seeking
im constantly denied opiates when I explain the level of pain eds

causes and that NSAIDs don't work for me & neither does steroid shots like cortisol. numbing agents also don't work on me. doctors interpret this as me asking for opiates, and thus being "drug seeking" a term i hate
here are my thoughts on it: everything in the ER is a drug. if

drugs are meds and meds are treatment, asking for drugs is asking for treatment. most people in the ER asking for pain relief aren't addicts they are people in pain who want/need relief! if you know opiates work best for pain management, and your pain is severe, it makes sense to

ask for it in my opinion @up_pain @EndPainStigma @OpioidHysteria @hippieteddybear @national_pain