Swayze had said that he opted not to use painkillers while making The Beast because they would have taken the edge off his performance, but he never shied away from the fact time might be running out.

If there was no result this second time, they were taken off to the sanatorium and given a dose of some foul-tasting brown medicine, and then the whole process was repeated the following day.

Talk to friends and colleagues who have taken time off.