• Hannes@feddit.org
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    3 days ago

    Also often the pain is telling you that something is wrong - you wouldn’t treat a broken ankle with strong painkillers and continue walking as if nothing was wrong just because it doesn’t hurt anymore - would you?

    Painkillers should make the pain bearable so you can still listen to your body and not take away the pain completely

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      3 days ago

      Depends, how much is getting it seen going to cost me? And can I do my job with crutches I bought at the pharmacy? Cause if I miss a day I’ll get fired and the hospital will put me in jail if I don’t pay my bills.

      America is a shit hole country.

    • teije9@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      3 days ago

      yes, but if i know i broke my finger, and it has a cast around it, why should it keep hurting???

      back in the ooga booga days there weren’t any casts, so it’s pretty logical that it shouldn’t keep hurting, but if I already know i broke my finger and can’t move it, I think it’s okay to use pain killers to stop the pain.