"i am not really impressed with the pain control i receive from vicodin. i have a long history of chronic pain related to my disease lupus. i have had lupus for 20 years. as i get older the pain seems to get harder to deal with. fortunately, i am still able to work and function on a daily basis. 
i am fully aware of all of the side effects, for me the benefit almost always outweighs the risks. 
i don&#039;t understand why doctors are so afraid to give you something different that may actually work better for me. they are so concerned with addiction. vicodin is addictive!!! i don&#039;t understand their rationalle."