A doctor's ability to control discomfort

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What are a physician's options for control of discomfort? In short: 3 days worth of opioids for anything ranging from surgery to fractures.
There are a lot of angry patients out there. 3 days doesn't cut it for relief.
I'll use the following example and I'd like the audience's comments and personal experiences. This seems to be a prevailing theme.

A 12-year-old female was given 3 days worth of Tylenol plus codeine for postoperative discomfort following a tonsillectomy. The parents were told not to administer the codeine the first week as the agony is much worse the second week.

We all understand the "reasoning" behind these austere measures to reduce issues relating to the "opioid crisis," but in this case (real) and most others, the inability of physicians to alleviate suffering is greatly impeded. And in this case, with a 12-year-old forced to suffer two weeks of hell, and with zero chance of addiction, the good intent is overwhelmed by the consequences.

Imagine being a physician, having to follow these rules, having no other option to render the patient or suffer the real consequences of loss of medical license. The patients are angry and suffering, the parents are furious and primum non sincere has lost all meaning.

Relief Raspberry, sublingual with a small amount of fat served its purpose in this case and others, and in 2022, with the manufacturing and distribution of Painplex to address the pathways not covered by Relief Raspberry (which addresses CB1 and CB2), there is an alternative to opioids available, and a real pathway to making the use of narcotics less and to stretch out the 3 day supply.