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What Is Given To An Elderly Person For Relief From Back Pain?

RECENTLY MY NAN WAS TAKEN BY ABULANCE AT AGE 93 FOR SERVERE BACK PAIN THEY GAVE HER A SHOT OF SOMETHING THAT BASICALLY KNCKED HER RIGHT OUT BUT WE WHERE TOLD IT WASNT MORPHINE OR ANYTHING TO THAT EFFECT, SO WHAT WAS IT THEY GAVE HER . iAM WELL VERSED IN PAIN MEDICATIONS AS I SUFFER FROM CHRONIC PAIN , BUT THIS WAS UNUSALLY QUICK.
Fri, 24 Jul 2015
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Dear- thanks for using our service. First of all, we need to be very careful with pain medication,specially in older patients, like 93 y/o. Most likely it was an opiod or opioid like medication that has a longer clearance from the body . That is why knocked her out.
I hope that my advise has been helpful
Dr.Sara
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What Is Given To An Elderly Person For Relief From Back Pain?

Dear- thanks for using our service. First of all, we need to be very careful with pain medication,specially in older patients, like 93 y/o. Most likely it was an opiod or opioid like medication that has a longer clearance from the body . That is why knocked her out. I hope that my advise has been helpful Dr.Sara