My child has been struggling with all sorts of pain over the last few years, in their hands, their back and now their feet. They've been to emergency at Royal Perth and was prescribed 6 days worth of pain killers that my child says numbed the pain but they've run out and the pain is very bad again.
They asked for another appointment with their pain management people but was told they couldn't get in to their practitioner until May. And my child was told it was unlikely anyone else at the facility would prescribe the pain management I understand they need. That's a long time to be in extreme pain and surely too long for a country like Australia?
I understand that whatever is wrong with my child is difficult to diagnose which means treatment is almost impossible but surely pain can be managed? In my opinion something is wrong with the system for there to be such a delay in getting a repeat prescription to manage extreme pain. This situation makes me feel powerless and frustrated. We've built a health management system around publicly provided services then seemingly made them impossible to access.
"Pain Management"
About: Royal Perth Hospital / Pain Clinic Royal Perth Hospital Pain Clinic Perth 6000
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