The doctors in the 1800s were really fucking stupid

I'm by no means saying that all doctors are bad, or that the medical establishment doesn't do any good. The criticism that I made are valid though. There just has been and continues to be a certain measure of fraud and corruption. The opioid crisis is one of the extreme examples of that.

 

The opioid crisis came-about when the pain became labeled as the “5th vital sign”, and “ no American should be relegated to suffer with chronic, uncontrolled pain.
Doctors were trained to inquire about pain and treat it aggressively, if necessary, with “safe” opioids and adjuvant meds.
As a result of the opioid crisis, the majority of doctors now refuse to treat pain appropriately, allowing unnecessary suffering.
…. Total mismanagement and misguidance from start to finish.

 

Total bullshit !!! - I've had metal implants inserted in both hips and both knees. Due to a lung problem I can't have a general anaesthetic, so the operations were performed using a neural block known as an Epidural. I was conscious throughout all four operations, but didn't feel a thing, apart from the vibration of the bone saw and the hammering of the metal joints into place.

 

well …. There we have it… Vlad didn’t require opioid anagesics during his 2 hour orthopedic procedures.
So, I guess he’s proposing that no one else should need them.
Unfortunately, most chronic pain is neuropathic, not orthopedic … and not endured for hours, but years.
Vlad, I am happy that you did not have the need for pain-relieving pharmaceuticals, but don’t close that door on others that are suffering daily.

 

You've misunderstood my criticism. I never said the neural blocks were not opioids, I know for a fact they were - Morphine and after the epidural was extracted from my spine several days later, I was given a bottle (300 ML) of Oromorph as part of the medicine to take home with me.

 

Thanks to the deregulation in 1987 , a serious side effect of the Reagan Administration .