I broke my femur, the thigh bone, right in the knee in a logging accident. Came close to getting the leg amputated.
Doc put the femur back together with 4 screws. I was on crutches for 11 weeks.
But the surgery failed and I had to get total knee replacement.
Well, I have been injured plenty, had lots of stitches, broken ankle, broken wrist etc etc.
But the pain from these knee surgeries was through the roof.
They gave me a scrip for 10 mg Vicodin. I wanted Oxycontin, I figured, good enough for Rush, good enough for me.
But I got Vicodin. A big bottle and I could get refills.
After about 4 weeks on the Vicodin, I noticed it didn't do much for pain relief any more. Also I noticed I felt like hell all the time. Only, if I took a Vicodin I felt OK for about an hour.
Then I realized I was hooked on this stuff.
I said to hell with this stuff.
I mixed up a double gin and tonic. I popped a Vicodin and chased it with the gin and tonic.* Then I flushed the rest of the Vicodin down the toilet. I stayed away from the Vicodin after that, and made do with Tylenol and Motrin.
I must say, the Vicodin and gin is a very nice buzz and makes the pain go away.
*Do not try this at home. Can cause liver damage.
