Well, for one, I hate taking any kind of meds. Always have, always will.
Plus Oxycodone in particular is highly addictive, so I’d rather avoid it. They did give me the ibuprofen and Tylenol so technically I’m still taking my pain meds, just not the really strong one.
Also, I’ve always been able to tolerate very high levels of pain, so I rarely take any kind of pain meds. I’m also much more likely to suffer through stronger pain in silence than take something. I’ve always been like that. But because of that basic pain meds work very well for me so I don’t typically need the stronger drugs.