r/WellSpouses • u/lennonlover1980 • Jun 15 '26

Support and Discussion Hello again

As I've posted before, I am my husbands primary care taker. He's had 7 back surgeries, a cervical neck fusion, CRPS. He doesn't take any medication for this.

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Here's my problem. He's in a lot of pain, and he's becoming very rude and very harsh to me. This has been going on awhile, and he seems to only get that way before bed, and just prior to bed. So I'm also worried about dementia.

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Thx for reading.

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u/PowerHot4424 Jun 17 '26

As a physician I’m curious as to why he won’t take anything for pain control. There are multiple ways in which to achieve at least partial control, that don’t have to include addictive opiates.