it's regrettably easy for many to imagine
That painkillers are magic pills that just work, and you can be medicated out of pain.
If your choice is between dipping your arms in lava, and painkillers that basically mean you can do little more than breath, as they affect thinking so much, it's not a good place to be in.

If you spot a lump, get along to the doctor fast!
This at least gives you choices.
Do not assume all chemo is as you may have heard of it.
It does not always these days have greatly debilitating effects.
(speedevil, Sun 3 Feb 2013, 12:11, 1 reply)

Bloody does if its high dose chemo for bollock cancer old chap!!!
(spinks its only kinky the first time, Sun 3 Feb 2013, 17:46, closed)