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A Brief Encounter with Tramadol

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I am the good guy. I do not search for an adrenaline rush, I always take my medication as told and most importantly I do not do drugs. I just want to live and discover the great experiences that make life worth living. Unfortunately, life does not seem so fair when your car gets smashed into a tree just because another driver felt like regular driving was a boring experience. They barely managed to get me out of the car when it exploded and the ambulance doctor looked extremely worried. They did not know if I was going to survive and rushed me to the hospital at once. Diagnosis: broken legs, double fracture with severe laceration of the muscles, dislocated shoulder and head trauma (gravity unknown). That sounds pretty bad, doesn't it? Well, after three or four medical interventions I was sent to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and the doctors told my parents to pray. They were extremely reserved and did not want my mum and dad to gain false hopes; they preferred to be realistic. I ...