I had (still have a debilitating injury) suffered 12 years ago, and had script for Oxy/Hydro/Diazepam for many years, I told my surgeon, “Stuff it, I don’t want to spend the rest of my years constipated!”
On my days off, I would do a twelve pack, and life was worth living! We don’t need experts to tell us that most obvious fact...
*** “We don’t need experts to tell us that most obvious fact...” ***
Hurt my lower back a few years back, Doc gave me Pain Pills and Muscle Relaxers... made me sick and stupid and I still couldn’t move about or sleep.
A few beers and I was (thou still in some distress) I could function and more importantly sleep. Chunked the Meds and eventually got better and was at least functional in the meantime.
I have always thought pain pills were not the answer to every question, like I used to tell my kids, “Pain serves a purpose, it says DON”T DO THAT AGAIN” so having some distress aids in healing ... keeps you from damaging or re-injuring what your body is trying to mend and lets you still be functional.