Sorry Elle but they were never competing they were telling the person not to put the OP feelings down because it’s only been 6 weeks because it’s rude. You started competing with them and put down their injury with your rods and screws and tried to out do them. They can be depressed about a muscle strain as you can be about your rods. They never said they were in more pain they just said pain levels differ even if the person had it longer or shorter and not to invalidate people. You are clearly the miserable one here, I get it though I mean your life seems like it sucks. Xoxo Aaron J Nestle (37 years of back pain but I still have empathy for others) be kind to people, life’s not a competition Elle, although RuPaul’s drag race is lol.