I've been in bed for three days. What have I missed?

[Lyric]

I herniated a disc in my back a few years ago, and every now and then it mows me down and sends me to bed in pain for a few days. It still hurts today, but I can't stand being horizontal anymore--I tend to read voraciously when I'm stuck in bed, and I have a headache from devouring at least ten novels in the past three days. I intend on self-medicating tonight with a little rum and Diet Coke.

So what have I missed?

:grouphug:

[DarkTirade]

1. ... and here I thought this was gonna be a dirty thread.

:hug:

Try and feel better.

And if you find out what you've missed the last couple days, lemme know. 'Cause I've been too busy to keep up the last couple days too. :P

[Lyric]

2. Alas, no.

Pain is a serious deterrent to a sex life. Grrr.

It's at times like this that I loathe pain pill abusers the most. It's because of *them* that people like *me* are denied pain medication that actually works. I do appreciate the muscle relaxers that help me sleep, but honestly, even prescription-strength ibuprofen and/or naproxen are useless against pain like this. :( Pill abuse is such a serious problem in West Virginia that local physicians are loathe to give opiates to anyone who isn't either horrifically broken or dying. I actually had an emergency room doctor try to send me home with naproxen for kidney stones. I raised unholy hell about it, believe me. Their excuse was that since they hadn't done a CT scan to "confirm" the stones (that time), they couldn't justify anything stronger. I told them that they HAD found blood in my urine, and that if a CT scan to confirm was the only way they could send me home to pass a stone with REAL pain meds, then do the damned CT scan. They didn't want to, because I'm not insured, but I refused to leave until they did. They found a stone halfway down my ureter, of course, and apologized profusely, claiming that sooooo many people "pretend" in order to get pain medicine. How one can "pretend" to have bloody pee is beyond me, but there you have it.

It drives me up a wall, I swear. Back pain is even worse, because there's no way to confirm without an uber-expensive MRI, and they WON'T do an MRI on an uninsured patient unless they think it's a life-or-death situation. Lately, I don't even bother going to the doctor for this kind of pain. It's pointless. I already have Flexaril at home, and they won't give anything stronger to a poor schmuck like me who can't afford to pre-pay for an MRI to confirm. :(

Anyway--hope all is well with you.

:hug:

[Lyric]

3. Too busy doing what?

Inquiring minds want to know!

Or dirty minds. Or something. :D

[DarkTirade]

4. Just school. Work. More school. More work.

The usual. Nothin' too fun. :(