Wow - I find it so crazy how easy people in the US and UK can get opiates and strong pain killers! In Canada doctors do everything in their power NOT to give you those types of meds.
I threw my back out to the point of being immobile for 2 weeks a year and a half ago and when I went to the ER they pretty much said Ibuprofen, Tylenol and rest.
Fell down icy cement stairs last winter and again, back problems, immobile again and same thing. This time they said "we could give you an opiate but it will just make you sluggish and that won't help your back heal".. or something along those lines.
Sorry to interrupt - it just blows me away how easy these drugs are to obtain in other countries! - - - or maybe my tattoos and piercings send alarm bells off! lol!
Edge2007