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routinely drawing blood for preventative testing. injecting an immunization in order to avoid becoming infected and infectious. removing a kidney stone before it becomes too big to pass on its own. removing a gall bladder, which had give the patient painful gall bladder attacks in the past, but the patient has had no further pains.Continue reading “OFTEN I HAVE HAD TO REMIND PATIENTS, BEFORE A PAINFUL PROCEDURE, WHEN THEY WERE STILL PRETTY COMFORTABLE, THAT WE ARE PURPOSEFULLY CAUSING CONTROLLED PAIN NOW, IN ORDER TO AVOID EVEN BIGGER PAINS AND BIGGER PROBLEMS IN THEIR FUTURE…”