Can I have lounge vibes please, the vicodin isn't helping

[Zornhau]

:cry: the surgery recovery hurts way more than the http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=7185721">injury :cry:
I couldn't sleep last night because it hurt so much. And no one is in the Dr's office today, so I had to leave a message and hope for the best. I don't know how you folks with chronic pain do it...

[Midlodemocrat]

1. I can't send any vibes to you. They're all for Briarius.

:P

:hug:

Hope you feel better!

[Zornhau]

4. can you really say no to this face?

[Midlodemocrat]

6. *swoon*

*faint*

*thud*


:hug: :smooch:

[Zornhau]

9. swoon?

I know I'm scary looking there... :P

[NewWaveChick1981]

10. Awwwww....Tell LynzM you need some sympathy sex...

:evilgrin: :hi: That should kill the pain.....:P

[Zornhau]

14. in theory that sounds great

but I think that would end up with my hand throbbing & hurting more. (yes, it hurts so much I would turn down sex...it's that bad)

[NewWaveChick1981]

15. Damn...that IS bad...

:hug: :(

[Zornhau]

16. yep

:(

[DarkTirade]

17. Oh my god...

It's worse than we thought.

You're dying, aren't you!!!!

[Zornhau]

19. probably not dying

but not doing very well :(

[Oeditpus Rex]

38. Turn... down... sex... with... YOUR wife...??

I'm afraid there's no hope. :cry:

[Deep13]

28. Whoa! Bad hair day!

Because of that tree picture..heh, heh, ah-hem...:blush:

[Zornhau]

29. ah, I see

:P

[NewWaveChick1981]

2. Geez, dude, good vibes coming your way!

:hug: That sucks. :( I hope it gets better soon.

[Zornhau]

5. thanks!

me too

[VenusRising]

3. Coming your way.

Feel better soon.

:hug:

[Zornhau]

7. thanks!

I just want to sleep...

[Kajsa]

8. Zornhau, see if you can get the

doctor on call.

Ask him/her if it's OK for you to take another 1/2 tablet.
if you are taking the 500mgs. right now.

That's the dosage for one tablet of Vicodin ES.

It makes a difference, and may help you right now.

I hope you get relief soon!

:hug:

[Zornhau]

12. Last night I took 2

when I was really hurting, but it didn't really seem to help the pain that much, just make me woozy :( That just seems to be how the vicodin is for me I still hurt quite a bit all the time I've been on it.

[Kajsa]

23. I've had that problem, too.

I have acute, chronic pain in my back.

I hope your doctor can help you.

:pals:

[Zornhau]

26. thanks!

I don't know how anyone can deal w/ something like this and function normally. :hug:

[Kajsa]

40. It's hard.

Thank goodness I have good days
where the pain is moderate.

I sure hope you feel better, soon.

:hug:

[SarahB]

11. An idea when you get ahold of the docs...

Vicodin has Tylenol, so you can't take too much of that (4 grams a day max of Tylenol), but sometimes they can prescribe a narcotic by itself for pain relief (oxycodone maybe) for additional breakthrough pain. You're a young guy on the bigger side and you may need a larger dose than the standard. My only other suggestion is ice. I'm sorry you're feeling so lousy. That sucks. :(

[Zornhau]

13. thanks for the advice

I tend to have a high painkiller tolerance anyway, so yea. I know I'm pushing it with the tylenol, I've been itchy after the double doses and drinking dandelion tea (helps liver function) has helped that. thanks for the kind thoughts

[hippywife]

47. I take a half

of a 10/500 oxycodone in the morning and the other half in the evening. The 500 is acetaminophen aka Tylenol.

On edit: I was wrong, it's hydrocodone (Lortab) which is the same as Vicodin.

[DarkTirade]

18. If it wasn't, y'know, illegal, I'd send ya the pain pills I had after my foot surgery.

They upset my stomach a whole lot, but they knocked me the hell out so I wasn't awake enough to notice.

[Zornhau]

21. thanks!

luckily at least the vikes haven't been too hard on my stomach.

[lost-in-nj]

20. good healing vibes

going out to you.....

hope you get your Doc.....

:pals:

lost

[Zornhau]

22. thanks

I hope so too!

[crim son]

24. I'm sending vibes right now.

The pain will get better! Hang in there and in the meantime, baby yourself. :hug: :hug: :hug:

[Zornhau]

25. I'm hanging in there

it just sucks for now :(

[Highway61]

27. Being a nurse I can tell ya

bone pain is severe, BUT...will start feeling better in about 7 - 10 days. In the meantime...call the doctor on call ( there HAS to be someone on call) and have your pharmacy # at hand and tell him you need help sleeping. He/she can prescribe a sleeping aid to get you through the first week or so. My daughter had a plate fused in her neck for a herniated disc 5 weeks ago. The first week was terrible until she got something to help her sleep. Pain always gets worse at night...good luck sweetie. You will get through this. :hug:

[kentauros]

30. Here's some cool vibes to listen to

Panther power

And some of the truly beneficial kind comin' at ya, too

[kentauros]

32. If "alternative" medicine is something you are willing to try,

see if you can find any Arnica Montana as it's good for relieving the bruising. It's homeopathic, so I know not everyone agrees with that. My past-wife used it very successfully when she stubbed a toe hard enough to break it.

[Heidi]

31. I've been burning a white candle all week for friends who are suffering,

and I'll draw you now into the good vibes thing, Zornhau/Briarus. I'm sorry you're going through this. :hug:

[LynzM]

33. Thanks for the vibes, everybody...

We ended up going to the ER because of the itching and irregular heartbeat/chest tightness he was having. Doc said that it was probably as much the stress and pain as the Vicodin. They gave him a shot of morphine, which helped a lot, and sent him home with a script for Percocet. So, naptime it is...

[Midlodemocrat]

34. Oh, you poor guys! How crummy.

Glad he's feeling better. :hug: to you both and that beautiful little girl.

[LynzM]

50. Thanks, Midlo...

I ended up making another run to CVS, as Percocet was causing the same kind of reaction. Now we'll have a go with Darvocet w/APAP, see if that's a less-pain and no-itching alternative. Cross your fingers? :hi:

[Oeditpus Rex]

39. Does that mean you have some Vikes you won't be using?

:evilgrin:

[LynzM]

49. Heh.

Um, of course not. :P

[Oeditpus Rex]

52. Oh, yeah

That would be wrong.

O8)

[otherlander]

35. Lounge Vibes to you:

I hope you recover quickly. Can the doctor prescribe anything to help you sleep?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

36. sorry honey!

feel better :hug:

[ThomCat]

37. Oh. I'm so sorry.

:(

:hug:

Pain sucks. It really does. It sucks away your attention and concentration and your life. x(

[Zornhau]

41. Thanks for the vibes, everybody...

the morphine was awesome, I actually got to nap for a few hours with zero pain. :D Now I'm just waiting for the first percocet to kick in. I've never had it before so we'll see. :)

[ThomCat]

45. Percocet

isn't nearly as good as morphine. It's not as strong, and it causes a bit more of a high (which I don't like). But I hope it's enough to let you sleep.
:hug:

[Zornhau]

46. Thanks, Thom

I hope so too, I can take 2 if needed so hopefully I can sleep. I'm just worried because I seem to be getting itchy again. :( I think my body has had enough tylenol for a while :(

[lizziegrace]

42. I'm sorry

:(

Vicodin doesn't help me at all. And I get insomnia from it. Double bad. :(

:hug:

[Zornhau]

43. The percocet seems to be doing ok

but the vicodin was no good for me either. thanks

[lizziegrace]

44. I was glad to see you got Morphine and Percocet

:hug:

[hippywife]

48. Sorry for the pain.

I know that sometimes if I let something get too painful before breaking down and taking the pain meds, it's really hard for the meds to work effectively. When I had a broken leg, in the hospital they were giving me the high powered pain meds every four hours with tylenol every two to keep the pain relief going. But ask your doctor!

Hope you feel better soon! :hi:

[SPKrazy]

51. Good vibes

and scattering the pain signals to the four winds

:hug:

hope it gets better

:hi: