pffi'm actually having the surgery done in an ex-bupa hospital. they give you a morphine drip with a button. you press the button, you get morphine. they will take it off you, however, if you press the button too much
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Wed 6 Feb 2008, 2:06,
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you get them in the NHS toothey tend to only take them off you when they're empty as they're programmed to only work a specific number of times (normally once every 5 minutes) and the pain team are too busy to actually check the usage statistics of each patient, so unless you're in pain and it's having no effect they just leave you to it
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Wed 6 Feb 2008, 2:12,
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i want one of those set-upsin my house
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Wed 6 Feb 2008, 2:17,
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think the hedgehog from helland a GP are required first.
the other thing they do (rarer) is to maintain an epidural for about 24 hours post op, this is annoying as it (usually) prevents physios getting patients up out of bed as they have no feeling in their legs
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Wed 6 Feb 2008, 2:20,
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the other thing they do (rarer) is to maintain an epidural for about 24 hours post op, this is annoying as it (usually) prevents physios getting patients up out of bed as they have no feeling in their legs
i just wishi hadn't had to quit smoking before this op, it's steadily driving me nuts!
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