Monday, August 18, 2008

Pain management

Ok ok, I get it.  I should not have taken a break from taking pain pills to remind myself why I'm having a hysterectomy.  I can't even concentrate today.  I hate taking the big pills.  I have two main pain pills:  800's and 650's.  The 800's aren't even the big pills because they're basic Ibuprophen.  the 650's are a narcotic.  I hate taking that one because there's this build up - the first two dont' really work that well.  The second set makes me happy and a little numb.  The third set completely wears me out and I can't multitask.  I don't want to say I get stoned on them, but basically I do.  I don't like that feeling at all.  The happy part is fun and I get a lot of work done at that time. But that third set....I try to avoid it, but the whole "no pain" feeling is so great that I always take the third set to keep up the no pain thing, but I can feel my face elongating - I know my face gets completely blank like I'm not even there.  I really don't like that.  I was hoping to avoid the 650's today, but can't - not and keep working.