KeahM

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1. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

   KeahM replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

   I worked ER for 12 years. I get it. I know the pt who took their weekend supply of methdaone from the MMTP on Friday night, who can't tell me their name, but can make it perfectly clear that they are allergic to Narcan. This is an abuser NOT an pt in...

2. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

   KeahM replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

   It's OK for me to say that Pepcid & Tagamet aren't effective for me and I had an adverse reaction to Prevacid, but Prilosec works really well. Why can't I also tell you that Percocet or Fentanyl work better for me than Demerol?

3. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

   KeahM replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

   Please, seek the treatment that you need. If you were having a toothache, you'd see a Dentist. If you had chest pain, you'd see a Cardiologist and take whatever cardiacs meds s/he prescribed. Please do the same for your pain. Untreated pain only lead...

4. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

   KeahM replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

   You are ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. Unfortunately, there are many who have made the journey of Chronic Pain more difficult for those of us who truly suffer and need the treatment. I never intended to mean that all patients are created equal. Certainly, they ...

5. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

   KeahM replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

   Exactly! Too often, we are not appropriately medicated while inpatients. While the responsibility for this lies at the feet of the MDs, it is the RNs who we see all day and who may bear the brunt of our disdain and anxiety. I can't speak to what thin...

6. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

   KeahM replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

   You might think that you don't let your feelings show, but some patients are sensitive enough to notice, especially someone like me, who knows the issues fom both sides of the fence. Something to think about interms of the laughing, talking on the ph...

7. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

   KeahM replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

   There was one other point I had intended to make and I'll try to do it with less typos too. LOL While working in the ER, I witnesseed a true horror. A patient came in with Psych history and on Lithium. The triage RN walked the paperwork back to the ...

8. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

   KeahM replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

   This brings us to the crux of the issue. How is it that we, as HealthCare Providers see the use of narcotics for the treatment of chronic pain? Is a patient addicted based solely on the fact that they use narcotics on a regular basis? Really? The Ame...

9. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

   KeahM replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

   I am also more impaired when in pain than I am when I'm medicated. Pain leaves me with difficulty concentrating, severe ROM and short term memory loss. The reality is that non-narcotics have actually caused me greater problems than the narcotics have...

10. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

    KeahM replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't gotten this quote thin down, so I'll work around it. Earle58 - I'm a woman If the ibuprofen weren't contraindicated, it might have been an appropriate pain mgmt choice for some dental procedures and I suppose I should have made that cleare...

11. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

    KeahM replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    Irritable Bowel Syndrome is IBS. It does not involve inflammation or any of the other more significant damage that occurs in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). NSAIDS are contraindicated in IBD because of their impact on the GI system, including addit...

12. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

    KeahM replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    I have suffered from chronic pain for over 25 years and I've seen the issues from both sides of the fence. I believe that the reason some patients have such terrible attitudes is that they have become used to getting that attitude from their healthca...