Cutting up pills should be as much of a red flag to you as it is to me Jeff.
I'm speaking as someone who lives with a certain amount of pain.
If it is pain, time and a little physio should fix it.
Ibuprofen is great, anti inflammatory creams like Voltaren are awesome too.
If it's not pain and it's your AV angling for a fix, the best thing to do is not feed it.
Sure, I'm not a doctor - but as a mate, I really hope you'll decide to live with the pain Jeff.
I'm betting it won't be a permanent thing.
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