Re: One (more) good thing about chronic pain

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It makeds gall bladder removal seem quite trivial as well! Ha!

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While it's not quite on the scale of surgeries, it puts me in mind of the partial rupture of my patella tendon earlier this year. I could hardly walk, it wouldn't take any weight, so I went to Accident and Emergency to get checked out. The nurse practicioner that dealt with me asked me if I wanted any painkillers after I sort of hobbled/stumbled/lurched into the room - I looked at her in bemusement and said something like " But, it's not the sort of pain you'd take a painkiller for, is it? " She actually got quite shirty with me about it, more so when I joked that does it hurt, only when I move it so simple answer is don't move it :op

titch-- The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling - a Poundstone