you get them in the NHS too
they 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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cs192 is sucking on a Koala at,
Wed 6 Feb 2008, 2:12,
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think the hedgehog from hell
and 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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cs192 is sucking on a Koala at,
Wed 6 Feb 2008, 2:20,
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i just wish
i hadn't had to quit smoking before this op, it's steadily driving me nuts!
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Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet,
Wed 6 Feb 2008, 2:30,
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