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<blockquote data-quote="aviator41" data-source="post: 2284632" data-attributes="member: 30309"><p>Seems odd that a doc would say his hands are tied when it comes to pain management. To the best of my knowledge any doc can prescribe pain meds. Even the ER docs do it regularly.</p><p></p><p>The other side of this is that pain medication doesn't cause flare-ups or inflammation. The chemical compounds don't work that way. Taking too much of some can cause liver problems (Acetaminophen), and there a few other long term problems that they cause, but I've never heard of one cause flare-ups of any other disease.</p><p></p><p>You don't mention what the pain meds were for originally. Keep in mind that pain meds don't fix any problems, they just dull the pain. So what else are you taking? Whats the root of the pain?</p><p></p><p>Example: Arthritis patients often take a steroid for inflammation and a pain med to keep them functioning while it builds up in their system. A muscle relaxer can also be prescribed if needed. It's not uncommon to see Prednisone and Hydrocodone prescribed at the same time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aviator41, post: 2284632, member: 30309"] Seems odd that a doc would say his hands are tied when it comes to pain management. To the best of my knowledge any doc can prescribe pain meds. Even the ER docs do it regularly. The other side of this is that pain medication doesn't cause flare-ups or inflammation. The chemical compounds don't work that way. Taking too much of some can cause liver problems (Acetaminophen), and there a few other long term problems that they cause, but I've never heard of one cause flare-ups of any other disease. You don't mention what the pain meds were for originally. Keep in mind that pain meds don't fix any problems, they just dull the pain. So what else are you taking? Whats the root of the pain? Example: Arthritis patients often take a steroid for inflammation and a pain med to keep them functioning while it builds up in their system. A muscle relaxer can also be prescribed if needed. It's not uncommon to see Prednisone and Hydrocodone prescribed at the same time. [/QUOTE]
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