Of course in the tearing up my shoulder incident, I actually said to the doc (while examining me) - "Doc, you ARE going to give me something STRONG for pain aren't you, cuz this hurts like s*%t" lol

He said sure what works for you. Doctors are usually a little better about the opioid thing when it comes to acute injuries which will only require short-term opioid use...

It's not the short term use that they are attacked for... It's when they put people on long term opioids for chronic conditions, that's what they are all so afraid of. Usually every acute injury I have had, I have been prescribed some sort of opiate - I mean, it's tried and true for 5000+ years, it's all we know that really works. It's the 'standard' so to speak...... It's been a few years since I broke anything too - but if I do, and get prescribed Ultram I am gonna throw it right back in the doc's face. I don't mind asking for opiates by name when it comes to an actual short-term injury. I will demand them. When it comes to injuries - the doc will not see this as 'drug seeking behaviiour' like he would if you came in with an 'invisible' (to the eye at least) disease like chronic headaches, asking for opiates.... If you scream 'I want percocet!!!!! Dam**t !!! While you are lying there with a bone poking out of your skin, he will understand that it is a cry for real help, unless he is just crazy.....