To the point where you could not not sleep, or concentrate, would you

1) Suck it up, even though it meant being incapable of functioning at work (no ability to concentrate)
ture.
2) Take prescribed narcotics, and get some relief, but still be unable to function as well, but at least somewhat.

Actually, I'd like some opinions. Anti-inflammatories don't work anymore, and I am scared of prescription painkillers. At the same time, as I type this, my feet hurt so badly that I am crying. There are shoots of pain all the way up to my ankles. The toes sting and go numb, but not in a pain free numb. They burn, and tingle, and sting. EVerytime I put pressure on my right foot , it feels like the ball of my foot is cracking.

I am NOT a pain wimp. I ran nearly half a marathon on a femoral stress fracture.

I am just so afraid of getting addicted to pain pills until I get the surgery, but I cannot deal with not being able to think and function at work.

Added to that, Larrys' former restauarant partner/one of our best friends in Ohio died from incorrectly prescribed meds with pneumonia.

That scares the c**p out of me, and I have another really good friend who had become addicted to the things.

It's clear I need meds until the surgery, but I do not want any long-term issues.

What would all of you do? Seriously.

Thanks very much. I'm tired, in pain, and going to bed, but I would appreciate your opinions.
All I get from anyone I know down here, other than the DH (whose opinion is to take the meds) is "Hey!! take the drugs, man! :Rolleyes:.