Torodol was the only thing that helped the pain after my last foot surgery- Vicodin then Demerol didn't help enough. But, I have a question for anybody who knows more about it than I do- why does it say not to take it unless you've had an injection of it first? I do remember reading that it was VERY bad for the stomach and not to take it over 5 days, which is all the podiatrist gave me anyway.