There is total scrutiny on opioid prescribing. 25 years ago they announced Pain as the new additional vital signI had a total knee replacement last month which can be VERY painful for days afterwards. I was sent home with 20 5mg Oxycodone tablets ….period !!
They didn’t even begin to dull the pain , much less give any relief. I asked the surgeons nurse why they lowball patients with pain meds when they know you’ll be hurting ??
Got the standard “ opioid crises” excuse. … I get it , but I’m 71 years old and never abuse drugs. Why the fuck do they even make them ??
Guess the drug reps aren’t greasing the doctors palms enough anymore ?
Every day you had to ask the patient what number on the scale of 10 was your pain.
Patient says 8. then what would you like it to be? Patient wants 0, so you had to keep medicating until it was zero and document it on the chart.
When hospitals were inspected for accreditation, they checked the charts to see if adequate pain control was prescribed.. thus the govt. basically created the crisis, and now the patient suffers because prescribers are being monitored by them. 180 degee reversal.
Sorry for your pain.
