The joy of a bed

Pain

Got pain take pill. Got pain take nothing for it and monitor it subside. It is only pain. Six fillings, no anaesthetic, and no day long grogginess after. Some enjoy pain, particularly that that accompanies childbirth. Why does it have to be something to dread and shy away from in this instance? Feel it. A pill to alleviate the cause of the pain is distinct from a pill to hide and mask the pain. One thing I learned the hard way is not stopping immediately after an injury. Get yourself out of further danger then rest and rest. The pain is a warning. To be heeded. A pain killer denies you a sense. The sense to stop carrying on doing more damage. You have ripped most of the fibres. A few more steps and you will rip them all. It is not all simple, however. I have worked through, pushed through discomfort to rebuild, and improve muscle strength. It was not long after that the discomfort dissipated. Some sit and sit and sit and that leads to an early grave. We can use pain for what it is for, to alert us to the problem and work out the best solution.

One pain I had to deal with was heartburn. A capful of apple cider vinegar made it ten times worse for a few seconds but seems to be a good cure. This may only work for me and me alone, but simple remedies are a thorn in the side of those wishing to profit from medicines. They can be embraced without trying to make all expensive treatments redundant. We can look at solutions case by case and utilise the best of both worlds. Having faith that we can manage all illnesses with simple cures and placebos can be damaging. Likewise, it is equally misleading to assert that we can only treat things by spending a fortune. Each case is different.