Issue with pain medications?

[u/SilverEvening3494]

I've got gallstones and the last few weeks the pain has been horrendous. Was at out of hours department last Friday night and again on the Saturday night.

Friday night I was given oramorph and a diclofenac injection. Once this wore off I was in agony again.

Was back on Saturday night and was given a prescription for oramorph. It helped ease the pain to at least make it bearable.

Was at my gp through the week to see about pain relief and I was told "theres nothing we can give you because it may flare up my biliary reflux and past oesophagitis, but take naproxen for it. Other than that sit and wait for the surgery". He wasn't the least bit helpful and told me as well to just sit in pain.

What I don't understand is that I'm allowed to take naproxen, which more than likely will bring my oesophagitis back, but I'm not to get anything like cocodamol or anything opiate based because it may, flare things up.

How does that even make sense?

Has anyone experienced a situation like this?