It Is An Honor

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As a physician, I am often faced with decisions that affect how someone lives. I work as a pain management specialist and it is my job to help diagnose and treat the person’s pain. There is never enough time or enough answers from the tests to make a perfect diagnosis or formulate a perfect treatment plan. Even so, within this imperfect system, I strive to develop a plan that makes sense for each patient. It is exciting and difficult. It is an honorable mission and I am thankful to use my mind and my hands to improve the lives of so many others. 

Because of the subjective nature of pain and an individual’s experience, there is no such thing as a copy-and-paste approach to pain management. Yes, there are protocols and guidelines that inform physicians and medical professionals on how to treat similar disease states. But we have to apply that general knowledge to each patient to make a plan that makes sense. And over time, as the pain changes, so too, does the treatment plan. I count it an honor to help patients in the fight against pain…


APRIL 28, 2022


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