Unfortunately, there are a ton of incentives from insurance companies and Medicare for patients to be pain-free. Part of your hospital and surgeon's reimburseme

Unfortunately, there are a ton of incentives from insurance companies and Medicare for patients to be pain-free. Part of your hospital and surgeon's reimbursement is determined by their patient satisfaction score, and uncomfortable patients provide low scores so docs overprescribe and steer clear of uncomfortable topics like behavioral changes, etc; https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Research/CAHPS/HCAHPS1 https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Res...