Pain pills are goooood. I've just about worked my way through the leftover pills from my surgery three years ago, and I'm sad. Almost anything with codeine in it makes me feel just fine, plus it's lovely to have nothing hurt.

Kristin, sorry about the fall. I do think those happen more often when one is already under some kind of stress. I know y'all are dealing with a hard situation.

Lots of ~ma to Kristin and ND and their family.

most prescription pain meds' side effects are worse for me than the pain.

Yeah, this. Generally narcotics make me feel so weird I won't take them unless the pain is really severe. I got some kind of -codin after my last surgery, and even though I took it, I took as little as I could stand. I don't like feeling like my brain isn't working right.

Valium, however, I'll wrestle you for.

I had a horror movie of a nightmare the night before last. Plot and everything, complete with close-up of zombified screaming woman. Dis.Turbing.

At least the tea lights weren't lit, because then I'd wonder about dark rituals and the like. Or someone is trying to design the ultimate unique candelabra.

most prescription pain meds' side effects are worse for me than the pain.

I have horrible side effects with morphine. The only good thing is that it also knocks me out cold, so I only experience the side effects for about 20 minutes. But, those 20 minutes suck.

Demoral (sp?) on the other hand is quite lovely.

Vicodin doesn't do much for me. Valium is nicely relaxing.

Despite what I just wrote, I don't take painkillers (beyond regular Tylenol) that often. I still have some vicodin from my root canal 2 years ago.

Demerol! That's the one that doesn't play nice with my brain.

Aren't bodies just so weird...

Demoral makes me sick like a sick thing.

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Who was that wee blonde who breezed through Not!Here?

Demerol! That's the one that doesn't play nice with my brain.

I think my exact words to the nurse who gave me demerol was, "Demerol is my new best friend." It was so lovely.

Morphine made me EXTEMELY paranoid. Like whoa paranoid. Not. Fun.

Aren't bodies just so weird...

Yes. And, if I remember correctly, can be a lot of fun, too, but that's been a while and I could be wrong.

Hiccup!

'scuse me.

I believe that Demorol was the only pain med they gave me when I had K-Bug. I remember feeling the pain, but not caring about it. As in "Wow, another contraction. Gosh, that really hurts" all said in a level voice.

Yeah, my first reaction when they asked me if I still hurt post-Demerol injection was, "Yeah. But I don't really care somehow." The paranoia came later. Didn't take long though. Well, I don't think so. Time stopped being exactly linear.

Pain management is tricksy.