THE CITY - MARINI REFUSES PAIN RELIEF AFTER SHOULDER OP

MARINI REFUSES PAIN RELIEF AFTER SHOULDER OP

SEX & THE CITY: THE MOVIE pin-up GILLES MARINI is refusing to take pain relief following his recent shoulder surgery - because the medication makes him feel "weird".
The actor underwent an operation on his shoulder on Tuesday (02Jun09) to correct an injury he suffered while performing on U.S. TV show Dancing With The Stars earlier this year (09).
The routine procedure was more complicated than first thought by doctors - and Marini endured two extra operations while he was sedated.
He tells Access Hollywood, "When he (the doctor) went in he realised the damage was much more (than he imagined) so he had to do three different little (surgeries) in there. I had to dance for two months (with the injury) like that so I guess things happen in there. But that's what (doctors are) here for... (The doctor) told me I will be fine, so I'm happy."
Marini was given painkiller Vicodin after the surgery, but was hit with side effects from the drug - and is now struggling through his recovery without medication.
He adds, "I took that - I think it's called Vicodin, and it kills me so I stopped. But now pain is my friend. It's like, right there. But I cannot take that medicine. It makes me all weird."