I'm feeling really good today. I went to the doctor on Friday and after flashing everyone in the room the final consensus was...the left drain could come out but the right one has to stay in a little longer. I wasn't sure how bad the drain removal would be but it didn't hurt at all (could have been the two pain pills I took) but it just felt...funny. I thought they would give me a stitch or two because it's not just a paper cut...it's a hole in my side for pete's sake! But no...I only got a 4x4 folded in half and some tape. Trying to be funny I asked the doctor taking out the drain if it was his first time too...he laughed and said no "it's my third". All in all everyone is really happy with how things are looking and with my progress.
I have been trying to wean myself off the pain pills the last two days and it's going as expected. Now I don't want everyone reading this to think I have turned in to some pill popping animal. But school started last week so in an attempt to make it to school on Tuesday I need to not be so medicated.
Just so everyone is clear I'm not having any of the following symptoms...hysterical crying fits, banging my head into walls, tremors, nausea, vomiting, severe headache, seizures, increase in pulse and blood pressure, drug craving, runny nose, yawning (maybe a little), sweating, insomnia, weakness, stomach cramps, diarrhea, muscle spasms, chills, and irritability (I already had this symptom). As I was saying...I just want to be able to drive to school on Tuesday and not get a DUI. Not only that but I tried to read some of my textbook the other day and the words started moving around on the paper and looked all blurry...so I'm going to have to read that chapter again because I don't remember anything I read.
So instead of taking pain pills during the day I'm trying to only take them at night and if I do have to take one today or tomorrow I might try taking half or even switch over to good ole' Advil. You don't ever hear of Advil addicts...
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