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My wife has pre-cancerous moles and every few years some need to be removed. This year it was done - and they told her to take Advil for 6 inch long incisions o

My wife has pre-cancerous moles and every few years some need to be removed. This year it was done - and they told her to take Advil for 6 inch long incisions on her back. In the past? Pain pills like Oxicotin - which they are now afraid to prescribe. So she’s dealt w 2 weeks of agony as she heals. American medicine is cruel.

thelastparadise 3y ago
Doctors aren't always right. You know you can push back?
- sdiupIGPWEfh 3y ago
  The unfortunate reality is that if you push back, you may get "drug seeking behavior" added to your records, making it even less likely to receive sufficient pain relief in the future, even for unrelated situations.
ginko 3y ago
>American medicine is cruel. I'm pretty sure if I asked any Norwegian doctor for opioids after a mole removal I'd be laughed out of the office.
- voisin 3y ago
  It sounds like Op’s wife is having more than a mole being frozen off. He references a 6” incision.
  - ginko 3y ago
    I think Op meant six 1" incisions(hence the plural), but I could be mistaken.
- xtracto 3y ago
  Right on. My wife had some tremendous neck pain for days when we lived I Germany. Something that here in Mexico would have been treated by ibuprofen , until it receded. The German doctor basically redered her to a masseur (sp?) Prescribing massages until the pain subsided. After some days, it did. The culture of "quick fix" for everything that we have adopted in some western countries is biting us back. That's why you have so many unhealthy people (like overweight or even diabetic people who dont want to do any kind of effort so prefer to be filled with pills)
giardini 3y ago
She might ask her doctor about ramping up the Advil(ibuprofen) - dosage is not limited to one 400 mg pill per 4-hour period. An adult can usually tolerate up to 3200 mg of Advil per day. Large dosages can be prescribed (easier to take as a single pill). Again, she should ask her doctor. I had a cracked bone once - 800 mg Advil for 8 weeks erased the pain while the bone healed. Bone healed OK (advil didn't affect healing negatively). There are other NSAIDS. Aleve(Naproxen sodium) is one of my favorites. Read up on the differences and side effects, b/c YMMV.

thelastparadise 3y ago

Doctors aren't always right. You know you can push back?

sdiupIGPWEfh 3y ago
The unfortunate reality is that if you push back, you may get "drug seeking behavior" added to your records, making it even less likely to receive sufficient pain relief in the future, even for unrelated situations.

ginko 3y ago

>American medicine is cruel. I'm pretty sure if I asked any Norwegian doctor for opioids after a mole removal I'd be laughed out of the office.

voisin 3y ago
It sounds like Op’s wife is having more than a mole being frozen off. He references a 6” incision.
- ginko 3y ago
  I think Op meant six 1" incisions(hence the plural), but I could be mistaken.
xtracto 3y ago
Right on. My wife had some tremendous neck pain for days when we lived I Germany. Something that here in Mexico would have been treated by ibuprofen , until it receded. The German doctor basically redered her to a masseur (sp?) Prescribing massages until the pain subsided. After some days, it did. The culture of "quick fix" for everything that we have adopted in some western countries is biting us back. That's why you have so many unhealthy people (like overweight or even diabetic people who dont want to do any kind of effort so prefer to be filled with pills)

giardini 3y ago

She might ask her doctor about ramping up the Advil(ibuprofen) - dosage is not limited to one 400 mg pill per 4-hour period. An adult can usually tolerate up to 3200 mg of Advil per day. Large dosages can be prescribed (easier to take as a single pill). Again, she should ask her doctor. I had a cracked bone once - 800 mg Advil for 8 weeks erased the pain while the bone healed. Bone healed OK (advil didn't affect healing negatively). There are other NSAIDS. Aleve(Naproxen sodium) is one of my favorites. Read up on the differences and side effects, b/c YMMV.