Sorry for your loss.
In all seriousness though, go see a doc UCB. There may be more at play than just the physical pain.
As far as I know, grief/stress can cause all sorts of physical ailments ranging from pain, headaches, hair loss/greying etc.
Stress can also cause other issues to flare up. I believe Shingles for instance can flare up in times of stress/old age etc. (Not to say you have shingles, just an example of something that could trigger in extreme stress). Other things to keep tabs on may be heart attack and stroke. A medical professional can help better with something like that than we can. Someone I know had extreme stress (not same as yours) and their blood pressure shot so high, that they were retained for nearly 20 hours at an urgent care centre. This was someone in their 20s. Someone older may have other things to be concerned about as well.
Pain killers and booze may not be the best treatment for the physical ailments from the stress as it's really just a band aid to the pain. It's probably better to get the ailments dealt with at the root of the issue. Medical professionals and counselors are best equipped than we are to deal with such things.
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