tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post427416839582310255..comments2024-03-29T05:15:40.793-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: One thing I will note about yesterday's adventures:Firehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-61981009608688582922011-07-05T19:58:17.964-07:002011-07-05T19:58:17.964-07:00I remember Dad after surgery years back; they were...I remember Dad after surgery years back; they were giving him morphine and it wasn't doing squat. Probably is something genetic. And since my ex has some odd drug reactions, the kids may have an interesting mix.<br /><br />My sympathies; I've read far too much of patients and doctors being screwed over by idiots in the DEA and DoJ. May not be the case for me; I asked the pharmacist about the dosage, and he said they'd given me a pretty hefty total. Weird, really, except for being so tired from the late hour and pain I could have driven myself home if I'd had to.Firehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-2298150177069029992011-07-05T19:37:22.384-07:002011-07-05T19:37:22.384-07:00You are likely under-medicated, thanks to the &quo...You are likely under-medicated, thanks to the "War On Drugs" (tm). <br /><br />Your doctor is likely scared shitless to properly medicate you for fear that the feds might take away his license and plop him in the slammer.<br /><br />My wife is a chronic pain patient and and has fought this for years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-56178549905486046172011-07-05T18:54:52.744-07:002011-07-05T18:54:52.744-07:00I recently had morphine prior to a minor surgical ...I recently had morphine prior to a minor surgical procedure. While it made me feel a little warm and fuzzy, it and anesthesia really did nothing for the pain.txsandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01718700444113613042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-76393405788935982902011-07-04T21:51:27.727-07:002011-07-04T21:51:27.727-07:00It seems at least for my family genetics morphine ...It seems at least for my family genetics morphine and its derivatives might as well be hallucinogenics.<br /><br />Every time my father had to go in for surgery we begged the docs NOT to give him morphine. Naturally they knew better and we had to spend the night riding herd on all the animals that kept crawling out of his bedroom walls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com