Doctors and poor pain management

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My friend recently had his appendix removed and it was done the old fashioned way, ie one big cut as opposed to keyhole surgery. You know what the doctors prescribed for him? Fucking panadeine forte! That's right, a dude has some pretty serious surgery and all he gets are tablets with 500mg paracetamol and 30mg of codeine. WTF!? Is this normal?

Swim had surgery for appendicitis when he was in America and at least he got Vicodin, which seem much stronger than panadeine forte.

Honestly, what is wrong with doctors who underprescribe pain meds? If you ask me they should have at least prescribed endone (paracetamol + oxycodone 5mg) considering we don't have hydro in Australia. It just seems that they're scared to prescribe anything stronger than absolutely necessary, even if it means less effective pain relief for the patient. Sad.

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