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Originally Posted by Antonio
and that's on top of the shitload of pills I could buy over the counter
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What, no prescription pain killers? I'd sock my dentist in the face. I've been really lucky - never had a cavity (phew).
I can't speak for all women, but I complain a lot from even little things. I do, however, have a very high tolerance for pain in my feet. I went to the podiatrist because my toe kept swelling in my high heels, and he took x-rays and found that it was covered in bone spurs. Apparently, my horse crushed my toe (literally!) when he stepped on it last year. He was amazed that I was able to just bite my lip and bear the pain of high heels in that condition.
He performed a minor outpatient surgery and gave me a bunch of hydrocodone (vicodin) and said to schedule a date for when he could slice my toe open and shave down the spurs. I chucked the pills after a few days when I decided that I didn't need them and went back to wearing high heels. It's been a few months and I haven't done the surgery - mainly because I can't afford to take six weeks off of wearing high heels - it's too important to my business.
In my experience, men can generally take a heavier beating, but some of the heaviest masochists are women. I think men and women are better at handling different types of pain. And it's just a generalization; it varies a lot amongst men and women.
As for myself, I'm generally a wuss when it comes to pain.
I hope you feel better soon. Better you than me!
