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I vote "NO" on pain.
My right hip usually hurts, and causes related pains in my knee, ankle, and foot. Then my lower back also hurts, but only a little, and only occasionally, so rather than being related to the hip, I think it's its own thing. Then last week, I added pain in my neck and shoulders. I thought that pain was just from sleeping on a different mattress, and it wasn't too bad. This morning, after three nights back in my own bed, it's even worse. I can understand why people get hooked on prescription painkillers. I just want the pain to go away, and being numb is preferable to feeling like this. I took three Vicodin last night- two at around 9, and then one more around 12:30 because it still hurt. It scares me to keep needing more and more to make the pain go away. Today I can hopefully talk to my doctor, though, because I can't go on like this. I have a life to live, and a fear of drug addiction. I'd like to be pain free, but also not dependent on dangerous substances to make that happen.
My right hip usually hurts, and causes related pains in my knee, ankle, and foot. Then my lower back also hurts, but only a little, and only occasionally, so rather than being related to the hip, I think it's its own thing. Then last week, I added pain in my neck and shoulders. I thought that pain was just from sleeping on a different mattress, and it wasn't too bad. This morning, after three nights back in my own bed, it's even worse. I can understand why people get hooked on prescription painkillers. I just want the pain to go away, and being numb is preferable to feeling like this. I took three Vicodin last night- two at around 9, and then one more around 12:30 because it still hurt. It scares me to keep needing more and more to make the pain go away. Today I can hopefully talk to my doctor, though, because I can't go on like this. I have a life to live, and a fear of drug addiction. I'd like to be pain free, but also not dependent on dangerous substances to make that happen.