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There are definitely some people who view it as a kind of ascetic and/or natural-living thing where it's actively "good" not to take painkillers. But I don't th
by _delirium 9y ago
There are definitely some people who view it as a kind of ascetic and/or natural-living thing where it's actively "good" not to take painkillers. But I don't think that's how most of the medical profession in Europe thinks of it. For doctors it's more of a pure risk/benefit type of thing, where how likely a doctor is to recommend or prescribe painkillers relates to both the type/severity of pain and the risk of the painkillers (e.g. ibuprofen is safer than vicodin, so there's a much lower bar for using it).
- OskarS 9y agoIn addition, the things the doctors said was exactly right: pain can be a hugely important signal, especially when you're healing. It tells you of you're overexerting yourself, it tells you what you need to do to heal properly, it tells you when you're getting better. Dulling pain has a significant cost. I don't think people should suffer pain "needlessly" either, but pain has a purpose. Long-term health consequences (whether they are risk of addiction, or a worse healing process) has to be part of the calculus when making decisions about pain management.