It couldn't really be THAT bad, right?
yes, it probably was. We're programmed not to remember how pain feels. May I suggest Aleve for future issues? I take them 3 at a time (doc says it's okay)
Damn it! You know what? I'm sick of this crap. I'm sick of being the guy who eats insects and gets the funny syphilis. As of this moment, it's over. I'm finished being everybody's butt monkey!
Xander ,'Lessons'
Natter 59: Dominate Your Face!
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Vortex - Jun 30, 2008 1:07:35 pm PDT #5794 of 10003
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Vortex - Jun 30, 2008 1:08:34 pm PDT #5795 of 10003
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
In "it amuses me" news, I am eating bul gogi on naan with slices of english cucumber.
at least you're being kind of consistent with the colonization. Well, except for the bul gogi.
sarameg - Jun 30, 2008 1:13:04 pm PDT #5796 of 10003
Doesn't aleve have caffeine? I'm rather sensitive to it.
Honestly, at the worst, I was taking 3-4 advil whenever the pain started ramping up, which was not every 4-8 hours. Which was definitely outside the recommended range but I was a little insane at the time-I was really pushing it.
I have a vicodin stash to try if I ever go through that again (if I dare take it. I've never had anything stronger than advil.) And a dentist who told me I needed to be more of a drama queen and that I should have called weds morning and she would have called in a pain script then. My only excuse is that I'd never had a toothache like that before and some part of me was in denial.
§ ita § - Jun 30, 2008 1:14:57 pm PDT #5797 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
No caffeine in Aleve. Just Naproxen sodium. Easier on your liver, I think.
Toddson - Jun 30, 2008 1:16:07 pm PDT #5798 of 10003
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Painkillers exist for a reason - get the good ones and take them. Stoicism is a fine philosophy ... but there's enough pain you can't avoid that you should avoid any you can.
beth b - Jun 30, 2008 1:16:44 pm PDT #5799 of 10003
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
My sister has permission from her doctor to take 5 ibuprofen at a time. Cramps. Usually she takes 4 and the 5th about an hour later if she needs it.
Vortex - Jun 30, 2008 1:17:47 pm PDT #5800 of 10003
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
It's what my doctor recommended for cramps. He recommended it over anything he could prescribe. It works as well or better, and even with taking three at a time, it's cheaper than a $12 prescription.
Toddson - Jun 30, 2008 1:18:17 pm PDT #5801 of 10003
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
he he ... when I was in college the school doctor used to hand out Darvon for cramps. Needless to say, she was VERY popular. (She was also good and she really wasn't irresponsible with the Darvon ... but she knew how bad it could get.)
Tamara - Jun 30, 2008 1:19:36 pm PDT #5802 of 10003
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
I've never understood the aversion to occasional heavy pain med use. I keep a stash and have no problem medicating myself into oblivion if necessary.
sarameg - Jun 30, 2008 1:21:32 pm PDT #5803 of 10003
Stoicism is a fine philosophy ... but there's enough pain you can't avoid that you should avoid any you can.
Logically, I know this. I tend to downplay stuff. And, you know, denial? I am a lousy patient.
Why'd I think aleve had caffeine?!