worst pain in my life was gallbladder issues/ gall stones. Worse than kidney stones (I had two surgeries within one year for that - one ESWL and one retrieval / laser). They gave me dilaudid for the gallbladder issue when I was in the ER. That helped, but didn’t totally alleviate the pain.
My knee buckled the other day, the pain was intense, but not the worst in my life. I go see a specialist for my knee next week.
Many people who are given opioid painkillers are under the mistaken impression that they will totally alleviate the pain.
They don’t. The medical profession needs to make this clear so as to set the patient’s expectations.