Hi Acid,
I am sad to read about your situation, that I really don’t envy. For having a wife working on two hospitals, I agree one should try to avoid getting there as much as possible if one is safe from COVID. I have heard stories of human mistakes (from doctors!) making entire hospitals contaminated, instead of just a smaller units...
I am also amazed to see how the local doctors and nurses don’t seem to listen to you at all, with this painkiller story. Pain is a signal sent by the brain about something going badly. Why cutting out the signal?
They should at least explain what is going on, this is part of their job somehow. With the funding situation of the health system, the personal may however just not have the time to do so. This is quite sad but this is actually the case in many places in France; note that I do not know about the corresponding situation in the place you are.
Anyways, good luck for the future and keep us informed!