My accident and recovery included serious problems with Oxycontin. I did NOT want to use it. On several occasions I was fooled into thinking I was healed more than I was and I pushed things too hard. Then I backed off the Oxy, thinking I was OK without it and I paid greatly for that. I did that several times. Getting back to nearly pain free was a painful experience. The lack of sleep and the inability to sleep lying down was bad physically and psychologically. I hope that your injury will eventually allow you to get back to normal or near normal. Keep that vision in your mind. While some injuries do of course result in long term changes, hopefully you will be able to cope and adjust to your circumstances. I was depressed at the thought of coming back to the bike and having lost all of my fitness but that didn't turn out to be true. After two months my first day on the bike was a 32mi ride (and I'm a clyde...) so there is some optimism to be found there too. Be careful of the depression that may accompany your injury and try to "know" that it will get better and you will learn to cope with whatever has come your way one way or another. Best of luck.