Opioids...

Hey Doug, you'll get through this.
As YR said in post #22, you need to do what's right for you.
Forget the guilt and shame that the general public applies to people on pain management medications (who don't know what you are really going through).
I have chronic pain as well but I am not on opioids to manage it because it's not severe enough.
Anti Inflammatories are working for me.
I too have one leg shorter than the other as well as an asymmetrical pelvis which leaves one side shorter than the other by about 1 inch.
From advice that my doctor and physiotherapist have given me, it's too late at my age (58) to try to compensate for it as my body has gotten used to the birth defect, and trying to change things now would only be detrimental.

You are a brave man to post about this dilemma in your life, and I for one am glad you did, because we can all learn from you and the other posters that wish to discuss this topic further.

Chin up my friend, better days are ahead..........