You wonder if the drugs that Dr D has given you for pain relief are almost working too well. She monitors you regularly and closely, and if something isn't working will quickly tweak the regime.
And regime is the right word. This isn't just a couple of paracetamol you're on - it's a series of different drugs, and it takes a while to get used to remember what to take when. One thing is for sure, if you forget to take something at the right time, you pretty quickly know about it.
So, while you feel ok a lot of the time, it's at least partly because the effects of what is going on "in there" are being masked from you, although, as Dr D says - what is the point of being in pain.
You talk to J about the pills you are taking. It turns out that she is on one of them as well - Oxycontin. J says, I'm on 5mg - the doctor really doesn't want to increase the dosage as it's so addictive and difficult to withdraw from. You say, gosh, I'm on 20 - they don't seem to have the same concern with me. And even as you're saying it, you realise it's obvious why. Because you'll never need to withdraw.
Ah.
Oh, and twenty thousand hits and counting. Blub. Thanks for reading.
And regime is the right word. This isn't just a couple of paracetamol you're on - it's a series of different drugs, and it takes a while to get used to remember what to take when. One thing is for sure, if you forget to take something at the right time, you pretty quickly know about it.
So, while you feel ok a lot of the time, it's at least partly because the effects of what is going on "in there" are being masked from you, although, as Dr D says - what is the point of being in pain.
You talk to J about the pills you are taking. It turns out that she is on one of them as well - Oxycontin. J says, I'm on 5mg - the doctor really doesn't want to increase the dosage as it's so addictive and difficult to withdraw from. You say, gosh, I'm on 20 - they don't seem to have the same concern with me. And even as you're saying it, you realise it's obvious why. Because you'll never need to withdraw.
Ah.
Oh, and twenty thousand hits and counting. Blub. Thanks for reading.
