Back pain is the worst. It is the worst pain of them all. I used to think migraines were the worst pain a body could produce. Then, one time, I had tonsillitis, and I said to myself, "Fuck, this is bad." In fact, it was so bad that I lost 20 pounds, seeing that the pea-sized hole my esophagus had become would only accept applesauce as sustenance. So in the midst of this horrible forced diet, I decided that I would rather starve to death than eat anymore applesauce. It was terrible. But still, it was a walk in the park compared to chronic back pain.
