I have bad leg pain and it makes me so depressed, I can't even enjoy watching television because it's so unsettling. If I smoked heroin would it give me some respite? I just need something in the evening to unwind and relax
You should be able to find a Dr. willing to Rx you enough meds to get you through the break/surgery whatever you are doing. If you have chronic conditions that is a different story. As unwilling to Rx opioids as Dr's are, if you have a bad break or surgery, with a decent Dr/surgeon, they should get you what you need. It seems like maybe you have had bad experiences, and are expecting things to always go poorly, and while it may be difficult, it's not impossible to get decent care if you have a legit reason. Also, Ketamine is being used more commonly for pain post surgery and even for chronic pain, you may ask pain Dr's about that, or even consider a regular Ketamine therapy protocol and use it for the pain if nothing else... Just thoughts not suggestions.
And of course you would get relief from Heroin, I'm sure you know that. Even if subconsciously, you're kinda justifying the idea already just by posing the question... But I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that. Heroin if sourced properly and used very carefully and minimally, can essentially be no different than pharma oxycontin (or equivalent), but that's not necessarily a good thing. But for perspective, it's just one of the original morphine based semi synthetic opiates originally used for pain and cough relief. The issue is, it's produced in illicit labs, and distributed illegally, and like with many drugs, it's the "scene" that comes along with them that becomes the worst part. Now a days, with DNM's, and test kits, etc, it's fairly easy to find heroin (although much much less common) that is high quality (expensive too) but you wouldn't have to go score on the streets. It's still illegal, etc, but it is somewhat doable if you know what you're doing. But unless you are extremely experienced with opioids, especially using them for pain, and know how to navigate markets etc, I would highly recommend against it. Certainly heroin would be a better choice than street blues if that is what it came down to, but there's a lot to understand before just jumping into it. Not to mention, the H you can find (in the US at least) is not cheap, now prob one of the more expensive drugs out there.
All in all, you really don't want to get into heroin over a broken leg. And it certainly won't just make you enjoy watching television, it might, but that shouldn't be your goal for pain relief. Don't do "whatever it takes" to unwind at night and enjoy doing nothing, please. The worst part about pain, chronic and acute, is the inability to even function in life, do the things you normally could do etc, or not do the things you were hoping to do. If you're in pain and just looking for an escape (from it, from life, whatever) perhaps think about drugs less addicting. Ketamine, other dissos, psychedelics, Kratom even... I'm not a big fan of weed, but with the amount of cannabinoids out there now, you can get a pretty custom experience if you really put some effort in. DXM/Ketamine can have mental health benefits as well as pain relieving and recreational aspects, but tred lightly if you have no experience...
Basically, figure it out with a Dr first and foremost, and keep trying Drs until you find one who can help.