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by wefarrell 999 days ago
It’s impossible to falsify patient reports of pain, yet the medical field takes them quite seriously.
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lisper 999 days ago
That's not true. For example, if someone suddenly stops acting like they are in pain when they think they are not being observed that's a pretty good indication that they are faking it.
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Fatnino 997 days ago
The medical field will often ignore out of hand any reports of pain as drug seeking and do nothing about it.

I have first hand experience with this.

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