Let the record show that Bob Engelhardt wrote
back on Mon, 20 Jun 2005 16:31:09 -0400 in rec.crafts.metalworking :
RAM^3 wrote:
Contrary to popular belief, Morphine Sulfate doesn't keep you from _feeling_
pain but just keeps you from being _aware_ of it.

A patient on it will, although unconscious, still cry out from pain
although, upon regaining consciousness, not be aware of it.

I'm in a bit of semantic confusion here. To me, "feeling" *is* "being
aware of". If I'm not aware of something, I'm not feeling it. Your
explanation does make sense if "remember" replaces "aware":

There is also the element of "oh, that should hurt, yes it does hurt,
hmmmm - if I cared, that would really hurt."

Now, the mechanics of how that work are beyond me. All I know is that
I could feel the needle going in to make the stitches, but it didn't
"hurt".

"... doesn't keep you from _feeling_ pain but just keeps you from
*remembering* it.

A patient on it will, although unconscious, still cry out from pain
although, upon regaining consciousness, not *remember* it."

Bob

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pyotr filipivich.
as an explaination for the decline in the US's tech edge, James
Niccol wrote "It used to be that the USA was pretty good at
producing stuff teenaged boys could lose a finger or two playing with."