Also kinda-sorta wishing for your stepbrother to fall down a flight of stairs, but that's mean, so I won't mention it.

That's a tough one. The guy's mental health problems are real, and he's been institutionalised more than once. Gareth's actually fairly understanding on that score. (Still regards him as a menace, though, and I'd have to agree.)

I don't know what "Panadeine Forte" this is, but it sounds like a rare coral that is used for medicinal purposes.

It's a combination of Panadol (same stuff as Tylenol) and codeine, at prescription strength. I've had it before, it's really quite effective on pain, though obviously not as good as morphine (which Gareth had in hospital).

Wow, bt. Lots of healing vibes for your brother. And your step-brother. And a kick in the pants for your father.

I just had a nice conversation with someone who should be a buffista. Were talking about Shakespeare and I told her she should check out Joss's Much Ado, and she hadn't heard anything about it, but was excited because she is a big Angel, Buffy, and Firefly fan. So, that was a fun distraction from a slow night at the store.

BT, I hope your brother heals quickly.

It's a combination of Panadol (same stuff as Tylenol) and codeine, at prescription strength.

So Vicodin to an American?

best to your brother , BT

So Vicodin to an American?

I think, doing a quick search, over there it'd be called Tylenol 3. Vicodin has (I think) hydrocodone, of which codeine is a less refined and I assume less powerful version.

Thanks, bt. I get so confused by all of them.

So another stressful day today. Had minor eye surgery. Well acid injected into the eye which feels like surgery to me. Under the best circumstances not fun. A little hard to juggle with taking care of a concussion patient and doing all the chores. And to make it more stressful there seemed to be a problem. (Spoiler - turned out not to be a problem in the end but took time and effort to find that out.)

After I got home from the injection, the eye in which the acid was injected was cloudy. I mean it was like seeing everything through thin milk. And this is part of a series of injections, and I had never experienced it before. So I called the clinic and they told me to definitely come back - that it absolutely had to be checked out. So I came back, and it turned out the doctor was staying past the time when she was due to leave to check this. Which on the one hand is really nice of her. I mean I gather that some ita !'s doctors can't even be bothered to keep her prescriptions up to date. But did not give me much confidence that it was nothing serious. Only it turned out that it was in fact nothing serious. Apparently the injection had resulted in a roughened surface on the eye. And is a rare (but not super rare) known side effectg that can happen with this, and heals by itself as long as the eye is kept moistened with plenty of artificial tears - which I'm supposed to do in any case after every injection. So I came home, took a nap cause I needed it. (Fortunately I had premade meals and done as many chores as possible before the operation in anticipation of not wanting to get right to work. And the extra trip and stress wore me down a bit more than expected. Than I caught up mostly on remaining chores. I have a sink full of dishes left to clean and then no more chores for the night. But I have to do them, cause if I leave them 91 year old Mom will do them concussion or no. She was going to do chores "to give me a rest", and the only way I could persuade her not to was to guilt her by telling her that if she did anything she would add seriously to my stress level. So I'll get the last done tonight and she won't face any temptation in the morning. (And how housework can be a temptation I will never understand. The doctor told her to rest, but she will do chores if not watched carefully. )