Chronic Pain
One patient in particular has pain that's so severe she's become
wheelchair bound, chronically depressed, and regularly experiences times
where she contemplates suicide on a daily basis. Most primary care physicians, I've observed, are woefully undertrained in chronic pain management, often more concerned about painkiller addiction
and drug-seeking behavior than quelling excruciating pain they don't
feel themselves (studies show such concerns are generally overrated in
these patients). But even physicians who find themselves comfortable
treating chronic pain aggressively with all the tools we currently have
available sometimes find those tools inadequate. Most people outside
the medical profession don't routinely encounter people whose lives have
been ravaged by chronic pain so don't realize they even exist, much
less grasp how awful their lives typically are. But such people do
indeed live among us.
Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain
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