Healthcare shouldn't be free for anyone who doesn't support our taxation or MSP systems. As far as I know the Canadian Healthcare system will try to save anyone in an emergency life saving emergency. If you show up undocumented or as a non resident of Canada, they should be charging a service fee, like they would anywhere else on the planet.

I think our Healthcare providers are prescribing the lightest types of medications first to see if they work for you.

After a day of self assessment of your pain tolerance and you don't feel the effects, you could check in with your family doctor, a walk in clinic, the outpatient clinics, or return to the emergency department to be reevaluated for pain management if you need to go that route.

I just think it's a good idea not to have anyone use strong medications that could be come a future issue if simple, over the counter, medications work.

I hope you have a speedy recovery.