There are other factors, especially if he has to take it regularly, of course. Bottom line, if it's helping him manage the pain, that's better than having all that pain with no relief.

Small comfort, I guess.

Food Network Magazine lists 50 best burgers in the country.

I would have to agree with their choice of Burger Joint for NY.

[Though as the SE commenters point out, it's a very urban-centric list. There may well be a better burger in a dive bar upstate that I know nothing about.]

Kuma's Corner in Chicago has been getting a lot of buzz lately--it's nice to see it on that list. (And the burger's name is relative, too: the Slayer!)

I have yet to go to Burger Joint, and now I guess I should wait six months...

Yeah, that's my usual reaction to a Chicago-area restaurant's appearance on Check, Please! (the local PBS station's restaurant-review show).

The California choice is clearly a sop to advertisers. In N Out? Really? I mean, for fast food it's good, and you can't beat the price. But it's still just a fast food burger.

I find that insulting. Like if they did a list of 50 best chickens in the US, would they give Kentucky to KFC?

It's my understanding that, with opiates, more pain = less side effects like sleepiness

That was my experience, other than with morphine, which apparently made me drunk-dial Buffistas and then pass out.

Crap. When Hubby takes one, he become alert and normal. I don't like what that's saying about his pain levels.

There are other factors, especially if he has to take it regularly, of course.

This is very true.

Bottom line, if it's helping him manage the pain, that's better than having all that pain with no relief.

And this is absolutely true.

I was tryng to figure out how I felt about that, Burrell. I talked myself into agreeing that In-N-Out is the burger to recommend across the whole span of California - there are better burgers but at individual restaurants and knowing how good Monsoon Burger is doesn't help anyone who is hundreds of miles from Fairfield.

To go back to Aurelia's question from last night, it looks like NBC won't make/announce it's decision on Chuck (or Life) until 5/19

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Bottom line, if it's helping him manage the pain, that's better than having all that pain with no relief.

Wrod. If I never have to hear him whimpering while unconscious again, it will be too soon.

His pain doc has mentioned implantable dispensing devices. What's the word on those? And god bless Medicare. Going on disability has been the best thing to happen to him, health wise. It's amazing the doors that opened once it was official.