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Originally Posted by yakkwak  Probably not going to convince your objectors otherwise. Intent and purpose DO matter. Just as an example (word emphasis here): a pain physician prescribes opiates to patient with instructions to take PRN (as needed only) for pain. On week one, patient takes as prescribed for purpose - legitimate pain. On week two, patient is healing and no longer experiencing pain at level requiring opiates. However, it was a crappy week for patient and patient wishes to diminish emotional distress so takes prescribed pain med. That would be a violation of the physician-patient agreement and would be classified as medication abuse, legally and morally. You already expressed regret, so take the large amount of feedback that was provided in a respectful manner. We all make mistakes.
Huge sigh.
Still hope you feel better.
Signed,
a mom of human and fur-babies: the distinction is irrelevant. |
I too have severe medical problems with paralysis, as well as 5 plates, 14 screws and artificial bone in my sacrum from my spinal cord surgery. I totally agree no medication should be abused, nor misused for un intended purposes.
I go to pain management every month, and I always tell my dr that I want to be on the least amount of medications as possible, using some topical ones instead of increasing dosage of oral meds. I have animals, a grown daughter who I never even considered giving a medication too, to make things easier for me, I also have 2 grand daughters and this would never happen to them.
Medication should only be used for it's rx'd reason, and never for somebody else's benefit. I actually live in more pain then most would tolerate, but choose pain over side effects of the meds. People reach to easily for medication o make their lives easier one way or other, and is becoming far to common now days.
Sportschick, did you go to the link I posted of my blog, that tells about my spinal cord surgery and how it destroyed who I was? I really think you should read it. I'm not down paying your pain in any way, but I can tell you I thought my pain was bad until it was really really bad, then I understood how much better off I was before losing so much of my life. I gave many suggestions as alternatives to knocking your dog out with a med, but you shot everyone of them down, then told me I was Lucky to have such a good dog. He's only 4 1/2 months old and is far from being trained all the way. Let me ask you this, if it was you and someone gave you a drug, without your consent because you don't have a voice to say no, and then it made you feel groggy, would you be angry at that person for doing that to you? I am sure you would.
People her keep telling you that it's not the med you gave, but the reason you did it is what they ave issue with. It's different if a dr says give this med for this symptom, then you deciding hey I don't feel good, so I will pay dr and give my dog this medicine for my own benefit no matter that e did not need it. I know that is what I have issue with.