It is amazing how much more energy I have with less pain. I had gotten use a constant pain level of 3 or 4 on the 1-10 scale. I went to the doctor when that escalated to 6 and above. But with the pain med I now have pain levels of 1 or 2. And I sleep better and can exercise longer (Not because the exercise hurt before, but because it wore me out more quickly). Low pain levels are good. Zero would be even better, but I'll take what I can get.
Never send a minion to do a god's work.
Glory ,'The Killer In Me'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Typo Boy - Mar 26, 2013 4:54:42 pm PDT #27969 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
smonster - Mar 26, 2013 5:18:20 pm PDT #27970 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Low pain levels are good. Zero would be even better, but I'll take what I can get.
That is awesome, Typo Boy. I'm so glad to hear that you are feeling better and able to do more. The sudden absence of chronic pain is truly a wonder.
What's the difference between being depressed and feeling sorry for yourself?
When I'm depressed, I vacillate between feeling sorry for myself and hating myself for being such a wuss. Sometimes I multitask and do both at the same time. That's usually all I can do when I'm depressed, is those two things. Oh, and numb out. So make it three.
I'm not even kidding when I say that focusing on compassion for myself (not the same as self-pity) is making a huge difference in my life.
brenda m - Mar 26, 2013 5:32:28 pm PDT #27971 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Depression makes the sorry for yourself nine times worse.
Bonny, try the cardboard. If it's as effective as I think it will be, then get the blackout curtains in time for summer.
Cass - Mar 26, 2013 5:37:26 pm PDT #27972 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
It is amazing how much more energy I have with less pain.
Chronic pain is horrible and often fairly misunderstood. I am glad you are getting effective treatment now.
le nubian - Mar 26, 2013 5:45:06 pm PDT #27973 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Zenkitty,
can you take a mini-vacation or a day off from work?
meara - Mar 26, 2013 6:37:23 pm PDT #27974 of 30001
The problem I have with sleep masks is that I wake up better with the sunrise and daylight....so if I have total darkness, I can't do that! Ideally I guess I'd wear a sleep mask and take it off around 6AM or whatever...
Zenkitty - Mar 26, 2013 6:43:02 pm PDT #27975 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Doesn't help, le n. I just spend the time watching television (not what I need) and when I go back nothing's changed. I don't need rest as much as I need energy or motivation or something.
le nubian - Mar 26, 2013 6:55:47 pm PDT #27976 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
but that's what I mean: can you take a day off and go visit a friend or something.
Connie Neil - Mar 26, 2013 7:26:13 pm PDT #27977 of 30001
brillig
when I go back nothing's changed
I know that feeling. Sometimes I think a vacation is one of the worst things, because you go off and have fun in some pleasant location then you have to come back to the real world. There was a cruise line a while back that had an advertisement where a couple was going through their daily routine and bemoaning how wonderful it was on the ship. I did not see that as an encouragement.
erin_obscure - Mar 26, 2013 8:22:34 pm PDT #27978 of 30001
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
Yay pain under 3! I rate pain meds less by how they directly affect my pain levels, but by how long I can sleep without waking up from the pain and then how I feel the next day. So enlightening to get to a milestone and think "Wow, I totally couldn't have gotten near that yesterday. Go me!" And huzzah for modern pharmaceuticals.
IOmeN, a few hours with a good friend helped miles and I feel a little silly over being so peevish. I have a sore spot 10 miles wide over feelings of exclusion and that misfired in a painfully ironic way.