yes, i am very lucky and count my blessings that i can manage with just ice most of the time. i feel for you. what is laughable is that i have been called drug seeking, even though i throw away more meds than i take. when i broke my elbow i got a great shot (i think it was demerol) in the ER. i asked for the same when i broke my shoulder, but they sent me home with something about the strength of aspirin. i was mad.

anyway, my bloodwork last physical was fine except they found i had a urinary infection. what was interesting was that i could not feel that pain, i guess my normal pain level masks something like that.

sk8t, there are also those for whom the drugs have a different or opposite effect. for example, hyperactive kids prescribed tofranil calms them, but it would be like speed to a normal child. i suspect my metabolizing problem is more similar to the one the hyperactive kids have. for example NSAIDS are like coffee to me.