In alt.home.repair, on Wed, 31 Oct 2018 15:19:56 -0400,
wrote:



I think the drugs are a big part of the problem, just watching it in
action. They never let the bad part heal and mask the pain with drugs,
making the injury worse. At a certain point the "pain" they feel could
just be withdrawing from the drug anyway.
I would rather live with pain than be a junkie so I won't take that
**** at all. If I ever get that sick, I would probably take them all
at once.

After I had abdominal surgery, the doctor sent me home with a
prescription for something with codeine I think it was. My friend's
wife went to the store to get it, but I told her just get the part
without the codeine. Like you, I'd rather have a little pain than take
chances (even though codeine is not as risky??).

It turned out I only need one or two tylenol, total. It was sore but
really didn't hurt much, even with stitches along 18" (This wasn't the
day after surgery but 4 or 5 days after. I don't know what they gave me
in the hospital.)

On TV, people will say "I need a drink". How do they know that? I
drink but I guess not enough to know what problem it will make go away
or when. Or maybe it doesn't make my problems go away. Not even
tension.