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Likewise, I broke/dislocated/tore ligaments in my ankle simultaneously and required nerve block for the surgery. By far the worst part of my injury was coming off the nerve block at 5am and taking a Percocet every 30 minute until I could fall asleep at 9am while holding back my groans so as to not wake up anyone else in the house.

My anecdote was I once asked for a prescription for 1 Percocet per month for the one time a month I need serious pain relief and was referred to physio therapy after having already done 2 years of it. I even had my previous prescription from the surgery with 40 out of the 60 pills remaining to offer as proof of my none addiction. I often wonder how many live with chronic pain because of similar circumstances.