Going to sound like an addict but I wish pain medication was easier to get. I've never had any success with advil/aleve/ibuprofen and I'm about the clumsiest person alive so I get hurt often. I have had reconstructive ankle surgery, left knee surgery and also had bulging discs in my back to go along with my usual clumsiness. I'm especially good at turning my ankle when I take my dog for a walk.
But anyways, a week or two back, I hurt my lower back again and am afraid it's one of the bulging discs acting up. Because money is tight, I don't want to go to the doctor and have them do all the expensive tests. I tried at different times all three of advil/aleve/ibuprofen and no relief. Fortunately, I had some left over hydrocodone from my last bout of clumsiness (stepped on my dog's toy and bruised my foot) and that was the only relief I could get. I don't get any of the side effects with it, just pain free and relaxed. However, I'm down to my last one so I'll be forced to go to the doctor again and chances are, I'll get prescribed a higher dosage of advil/aleve/ibuprofen then have to go back a couple weeks later because nothing helped and thus spending more money. I miss having money.