why cant we just remove the pain receptors from a person with chronic pain?
In: Biology
I have a chronic pain condition. When it is bad, I like to imagine this scenario. My issues is that my pain receptors have gone haywire and/or my brain misinteprets all stimuli as painful.
However, pain receptors exist biologically to keep us safe. Real pain is a warning sign that something is wrong and the body is in danger (ie; you touch something hot and pain receptors and nerves make you jolt your hand away before you’re burnt etc). If you remove them, you would never know when something is actually wrong and your body would be put at unnecessary risk of harm/infection/death.
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