Back home

I got home around 5:30 last night. I'm still in a lot of pain but I'm trying to stay away from the opioids. Last night, I broke down and took a Tramadol. OMG, I was dripping with sweat, had a rapid heart rate and increased breathing I thought I was going to die! I wish I had my fitness tracker on so I could see how fast my heart rate had gotten, but it charging. After about 30 minutes, I was ok but it barely affected the pain. So not worth it! Should I have gone to the ER? Probably, but hindsight is 20/20 and I'm ok. I think I'll stick to Aspercreme with lidocaine or a heating pad for topical and medical marijuana for internal.