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Anybody here ever refuse to be catheterized through their urethra?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Feb 22 8:24am | Replies (35)Comment receiving replies
My son is an anesthesiologist and he told me they often use fentanyl administered in IVs for pain. He was not surprised that my nurse gave me some before removing my catheter. He said he was unaware of any DEA or other reasons fentanyl would not be given to a patient in my situation.
I'm just saying,....
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@capatov Thanks for that feedback...that's encouraging to hear.
The only two experiences I have regarding controlled substances is that:
1.) An average medical practice that I used to go to didn't keep any pain relievers on site other than Tylenol, and when I asked why they said "because our employees will steal it".... And this was in a relatively upscale area at a relatively upscale medical facility.
2.) My previous primary care provider, who was so straight and narrow that he would remind you of Mr Rogers, and always said "have a blessed day" to every patient when they left, was called down to Sacramento 3 hours away because he prescribed painkillers to someone, and somehow the DEA or medical board or somebody decided that he needed to be investigated about that. So I just figured if it can happen to a guy like that, it could happen to any medical provider.
But perhaps these could be isolated incidents, or perhaps this is more of a California thing... I don't know.