Based on my recent hospitalization and orthopedic rehab for quadriceps tendon repairs in both legs, an expertise has been developed on my part with pain scales. Following my surgery on 8/29/24 opioids were prescribed for the pain and the nurses were constantly asking me to rate my pain. I guess I tolerate pain fairly well so at first my answer to the 1 to 10 scaling question was "Oh, I don't know, maybe a 5 or 6."
Existential angst? 8, 8.5?