"To be fair, operating on myself /has/ come to my mind, but it would likely interfer with my work schedule and throw me behind in my duties... I harnessed the neurotoxin in the fungal growth and reverse engineered the chemical properties of opiates. --->
She paused for a moment in confusion. "Wait, that's possible? All this time I've been squinting like an idiot! How does one 'mute their heads pain receptors'? Did you operate on yourself or is it the fungi harnessed as medication?"