The context of the following conversation is Alex, the on call nurse, eased their pain with medicine.:
Alex says I just got home from a 12 hour shift as a nurse at the local hospital. I'm pretty tired..
The friend responds That's to be expected. 12 hour shifts are pretty taxing and you've been working pretty hard..
Alex responds I've been working hard but I've also done a lot of good things. That's why I got into medicine..
The friend responds That's the nature of the profession. We rely on medics to keep us in good health..
Alex responds One of my patients today came in with some chronic nerve pain. I was able to mitigate it through some antibiotics..
The friend responds Chronic nerve pain is something I hope I don't have to deal with. From what I've heard it can be really painful..