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Old Feb 15, 2006, 09:33 PM
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I recently slipped on some ice outside my condo and severely sprained my wrist and am now in a half-cast and ace bandage....I have Darvocet for pain...when my staff sees the half-cast they are gonna hound me for slipping..that 'mind over matter' thing again, 'You slipped and fell because you weren't careful','You need to watch out with that Darvocet,you might get addicted, isn't Ibuprofen enough?' 'Think pleasant thoughts' 'you use your pain as a crutch' 'wellness, wellness, wellness' 'it's your weight'...yada yada yada. I think as part of staff training they should be required to learn about physical illness NOT from a psych doc but from an MD who specializes in pain control issues!
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