pain
"I have chronic Lumbar pain...residual after a surgical procedure. Without worthwhile pain management, acute...like a 7 out of 10, worse on some days. I have above average tolerance for pain. My doctor believes that what I call a 5 or 6 would probably incapacitate the average person.
I have been prescribed the whole gamut, from the steroid series every 9 months to Oxycontin.  The injections were a waste. The various opioids just made me stoned. I could still feel the pain, I simply didn't give a damn.
When I first used Tramadol (Ultram), 50mg, about 40 minutes later I notices two significant facts; I was NOT stoned. And I was NOT in pain. I have been using 50mg, 4 X daily since 2012 - no side effects, no pain. BONUS!"