House fans--does anyone else think House and Wilson are written like, well, a couple?

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<p>*why is it so wrong for them to keep taking the pain killers?
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Perhaps because the amount of painkillers he takes affect his judgement, affect his ability to drive( walk), and I would imagine his blood pressure etc as well.
earlier this year I had a concussion- it is quite painful, one of the medications they prescribed was Vicodin. Its possible I was already out of it because of the concussion, but the medication sure didn’t help.</p>

<p>I am in pain everyday from arthritis and from back injury exacerbated by scoliosis.
I take ibuprofen- OTC, once a day.
More than that & I have stomach pain and bruising.
I take a ton of nutritional supplements meant to reduce inflammation & ease pain, including heavy duty tumeric :slight_smile:
I have good days and bad days- but there are other things you can do to minimize pain besides Vicodin ( which I hated actually- codeine makes me ill)
Vicodin for those who are not familiar is acetaminophen and hydrocodone.
I would hate to think that someone thought that because Dr House, can pop Vicodin like m&ms that it is safe.
Acetaminophen can damage your liver, even at over the counter doses of Tylenol and a cold medication that both contain it.
Add alcohol to the mix and you are playing with fire where your liver is concerned.</p>

<p>Besides nutritional supplements which can help, massage- acupuncture-physical therapy, work together to increase range of movement, build strenght and reduce pain.
At the least- he should be stretching his legs and hips.</p>

<p>( I still don’t care for the bigot side of House, it isn’t that it is not * P.C.*, but that it is an attempt to dehumanize his co-workers by emphasizing “categories” that they could fit in. It is also a way that he builds a wall between himself and his fellow doctors- it is not amusing)</p>

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<p>I hear what you are saying emeraldkity. However, there is a difference between stupid and illegal, or ill-advised and illegal. There were a bunch of episodes where that tall, skinny cop (can’t think of his name) was pursuing House to put him in jail over the drug use. I could never understand that. Up until that guy was chasing him he had prescriptions. Half of America has prescriptions for stuff they don’t really need, but it is legal.</p>

<p>And what IS “drug dependence” in someone who needs it for pain? I think they should leave him alone (again assuming he is not mentally impaired as a physician).</p>

<p>Of course, they need the drama for the show.</p>

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<p>Watson does marry Mary Morstan, a woman he and Holmes encounter in “The Sign of Four,” but they don’t have a child. And by the time Conan Doyle brings the character of Holmes back from the dead (after enormous public outcry at his death at Reichenbach Falls!), Watson is a widower who takes up bachelor lodgings with Holmes again.</p>