Pain is Your Body Telling you Not To Do Something

This is a saying I have always sort of believed in.   I considered twinges of pain, or more severe pain, as a sign to stop doing what I was doing.  It would seem that philosophy is being summarily thrown out the window.

Nurse Cindy said yesterday that the good news is that this pain is "operational" pain as opposed to arthritic pain, difference being that arthritic pain is continuous, while operative pain gets better every day, so you have that daily improvement to look forward too......except for the occasional step backward.

I hate the exceptions.