I wish I could have gotten cool painkillers when I had kidney stones.... All I got from the hospital was "the pain you are feeling is somewhere around having a baby or getting shot" and also the option for them to stick more needles in my arm for an IV ... i'm like greeeeeaat. (I hate needles). They wouldn't give me (or prescribe) any pills either ;-/
Ohh well, once I figured out that the pain was from kidney stones rather then my back going out (I have terrible back problems from a few "accidents") I was alright to deal with the pain.

Moral of the story.... well the really isn't one, but.... FORCE them to give you pills, IV's suck.

-Greg