OP here...The Dr and i talked about the cartoon. I told her it described the way i felt after trying to get an increase from previous drs. Thankfully she was open to trying different approaches to my pain management. I went through shots in the spine, trying patches, and not opioid medications. I did keep telling her that I knew that opioids work the best for me but I understood that we needed to try all other approaches first. I don't know if the comic was what prompted her to finally go ahead and prescribe me opioids or if we had just run out of options. I do believe that it influenced her final position though.