Please help me thru this. I'm gonna be strong!

Ok... here goes. You guys can go read some of my previous posts (i'm guessing.....i dont know if you can see them or not)...anyway... i'm 18 days clean. I ended up going to the dentist this morning (for those who I was talking to about it). I'm starting this new thread because i want to keep it dedicated to all my mommy's helping me thru this so I'll do what i'm suppose to do. Ok... I went to the dr. Apparently, because I had gastric bypass, my teeth have been neglected to get nutrients and so forth that they need. Dr. told me I needed to have a wisdom tooth pulled because of decay down at the gum and below. Not only that, but I have to have a root canal on a different tooth. First of all, I'm so broke I can barely breathe! I'm STILL paying on my last root canal! So... here's my thing. He gave me antibiotics to try to clear it up. He doesnt want me to do any work on these teeth until after the antibiotics. He said there COULD be the possibility that the sinus infection I'm getting has something to do with it all. I didnt realize he had also written a script for loracet until after I left. (HONEST! I didnt even look at the paper!). So, Im' on amoxicillan and also he gave me loracet. My question is... If I just take the one pill every 4-6 hours until they are gone (if i even need that many!) do you think i'll be ok? I REFUSE to take more than prescribed. I have no access to any more meds and I KNOW I wont get any more after this. I know that i have a problem with 2 teeth that's causing major problems for me right now. I really think I can do this. But I want you guys to be honest with me. I have you all to talk to every day about this and if I get off track (which i can promise, I'm not going thru hell again!), I know you guys will whip me back in shape. I dont think I've ever respected someone's opinion and advice like i do you guys. So... I guess what I need to know is can i do this?

[littlebit667]

How is the pain now?  

[Dav125]

Do you have any dental coverage at all?

[Innerstrength67]

It's a slippery slope. Can you take OTC meds for the pain? Can someone hold the pain meds and give them to you as perscribed. Only you can answer these questions darling. It's so easy for us to say we will never go through that hell again when we are clean. But if we start taking the drugs again, will your addict brain kick in and start screaming at you for more. I personally don't think I would want to find out. I am sooooooooo addicted to pain meds...I love them and gobble them up like candy. If there is any way you can take OTC stuff than I would go that route. But this is your decision darling...
Hope that helps.

[snakejones]

Hello, daughter---I'm glad you got to see the dentist today. I bet he gave you about 10 days' worth of antibiotics, right? Take those and it should help some. However, you won't feel good until the two teeth are taken care of. Now, can the dentist do your root canal? If so, can he do both teeth in one visit to get it over with? If you don't mind me being nosy, how many Lortab are on that prescription, and what strength? I know he intends that you should take some while you are on the antibiotics, but if you possibly can, save them until the day the teeth are fixed. I guess you forgot to tell him you have an addiction problem? It's okay, I'm glad you have the meds for if you need them. As a recovery-room RN who also does postop teaching, pain is NOT a good thing. We expect pain after any kind of surgery or major dental work, but that doesn't mean that we should suffer needlessly. After surgery, the body goes into a major stress situation, and lots of stress hormones are produced. These actually slow and even impede healing! So you do need some pain relief. With your bypass history, can you take ANY kind of anti-inflammatory meds? I know you said no ibuprofen. Do you know about taking Aleve (naproxen)? It's also an anti-inflammatory, so you'll have to find out. If you can't do any AI drugs at all, then it'll be Tylenol as your only over the counter pain relief. There's also an OTC pain med called Percogesic--it's NOT Percocet, and has no opiates at all. I don't think it's an AI drug whatsoever, but I'll have to check for you. It's a little harder to find, but any drug store has them. I think they're wonderful.
And of course, Lortab is a double drug, acetaminophen plus hydrocodone. I think you are going to need opiate pain meds unless you're some kind of Amazon wild woman---and even they produce stress hormones! The secret is that if you do have to take the Lortab, you can try cracking them in half and taking a half pill to see if that is sufficient (that's why I asked the strength). At the hospital, we give a single pain pill; 30 minutes later, the patient can have a second one if the pain relief is insufficient. That is what I suggest you do, depending on the Lortab strength. Dear daughter, addicts go through these decisions all the time when they must have surgery. If you can see this not as a setback but a temporary situation, that will help. When you are better, you can flush the remaining pain meds down the toilet and be done. And surgery doesn't count against your clean time! You can still say you're clean if you truly are taking the pills for acute pain. Most dental patients don't need but 1 to 3 days of pain medicating. Just be honest with yourself and you'll be all right. Take care, and I'll be looking for your posts!

[ricart70]

I wouldn't take any.I got really bad hooked after a broken arm this time.I would not take them.You have made it this far without them.You should just take regular tylenol.This pain is not that bad.I have had wisdom teeth removed and root canals.The pain only lasts for a few hours after the procedure.I would not take them.

[dominosarah]

Do you have anyone that can hold the meds for you?  We dont usually do to well holding our own.  The pain should be alot better once the antibiotics start to work.  Let us know how it is going.

[mamaamw]

Ok... I started all the meds. I took one hydrocodone this morning at 10am. I was at work by 11 and at about 2:00 my mouth started THROBBING again. So, at about 2:30 I took another one. As of right now (almost 5pm) I'm fine. My head is hurting from either sinuses or the tooth pain. cant figure out which one. But I only took one pill each dose. I refuse to take more. If one pill doesnt help me, then i'll stop them all together. I really dont like the way they make me feel. I've been so proud of myself for doing so well. I'm hoping by tomorrow i wont need them anymore. I can assure you that i will NOT take more than one and will NOT take them more often than every 4 hours. If i can make it longer (6 or 8 hours) then I'll do that. Hopefully by tomorrow the new antibiotic will be kicked in and give me plenty of relief! I want to prove to myself that I can do this so if ever I have another baby or anything major in my life and NEED pain meds, then I wont be so freaked out and I'll know I can do it. So, this is a test of myself from myself if that makes sense. I just hope that since I AM going to take them as prescribed, I hope i wont get addicted all over again. I realize its only 20 pills.... and i hope it'll be cleared up waaay before those 20 are gone.... but i hope i wont experience withdrawals off of 20 pills. :/ ya know?

[mamaamw]

OH....and yes, I DO have dental insurance, but its maxxed out since I had a root canal and crown less than a year ago. So, it'll be January before they'll pay another penny on me.

[Pricogirl83]

Hi, I have read your threads before. I am a recovering opiate addict as well and I would say you should try to take one lortab one 4 hour period AND a tylenol next 4 hours....I would if I had to take the pain meds. I have some dental issues I have to deal with and am scared to death about the pain part, but I know if (god forbid) I get in a car accident or something serious I can't always be scared...

Did you feel a "happy" buzz like you usually do with the lortabs?? If so, I think after a couple days the antibiotics will help the infection thus making the pain go away, at least where just a tylenol would help..

Hope I helped you :)

[snakejones]

What strength are the Lortab, including the strength of the Tylenol in them? Also, when you took them, did they actually help your pain a whole lot? The maximum amount of Tylenol for the day is 8 500-mg. or a total of 4000 mg. per 24 hours. If you can take one Lortab and take an additional Tylenol with it, you will help the pain medicine be stronger and also have it last. Remember, though, you could only take a maximum of four Lortab doses per day that way. I hope you are feeling better soon!

[LeaAnn807]

I would only advise taking them if someone holds them and gives them to you only when necessary.  And yes, 20 can give you WDs after the amount of time you've been clean.  If it had been a year, I'd say no.  But it hasn't been that long for you, so I'd be very careful.  

[ricart70]

I have been off of a high dose of oxy for forty-one days and I guarantee I would get a buzz off of one lortab.This just all seems like a bad idea all the way around because you did not need the tabs for the last 3 days and yuo made it just fine.
I want to prove to myself that I can do this so if ever I have another baby or anything major in my life and NEED pain meds, then I wont be so freaked out and I'll know I can do it. So, this is a test of myself from myself if that makes sense.
This paragraph that you wrote....This sounds like a rationalization to me.It is way to early for this test.The true test would be not taking them when the doc hands them out.    not trying to be mean....just,,,,,idk....think it needs to be said.

[LeaAnn807]

Oh, and one more thing.......It's not a good idea to "test ourselves" with these little pill things.  Most of the time, I wouldn't have passed in the beginning!  And that's where you are right now.  

I'd ditch the pills or give them to hubby. No tests needed here! :)

[mamaamw]

I was suppose to have taken another at 6pm if i had gone by the every 4 hour thing. My mouth began to throb and i looked at the clock and it was 8pm. Is that a good sign that I was just watching the clock?

[mamaamw]

Its 3:30 am and my mouth is KILLING me! These antibiotics have to start working soon, right? how long does it take? Oh, and by the way.... I'm not taking anything for the pain during the night. I'm hoping I wont need anything tomorrow either. I took one at 8pm but thats it. I'm ready for this mouth to stop hurting!!!!! I was doing sooo well!

[justneedtotalk]

PLEASE.....I know you are miserable and teeth pain is horrible to deal with but did you talk to your dentist about non-narcotic pain meds?  They are better than OTC and provide zero risk of relapse.  Pain pill addiction is like any other addiction.  You will never hear an alcohol addiction councelor say that it is ok to have a drink or two for stress or pain issues!  Even one or two pills can reset our clean time and pull us back into the black hole of daily use!  I know you are in pain and I know this is miserable but YES.....The antibotics will kick in soon and a little bit of extra pain is better than a life time of pill addiction!  I know this will be difficult but flush your remaining pills and get back on the wagon.  If the pain presists, talk to your doctor about presciption non narco's and I promise they will help take the edge off until you are past this.  I was a habitual relapser and ALWAYS found a legitimate excuse to keep using.  You will never get out from underneith this black cloud of addiction until you stop using totally.  Our brains cannot heal all of the way if we tease it with occasional pills!

Well....This is such a personal process and only YOU can decide what to do.....I just hope you dig deep and realize that one is too many and too many is never enough.....Good luck and God bless!

[littlebit667]

24-48 hours depending on many factors.  Have you tried to add tylenol to the mix??  I am hoping this ends for you soon.  You deserve a break.

[mamaamw]

I did add tylenol. My mouth is hurting so bad!

[marycarmel]

So sorry you're dealing with this so soon into your clean time.  No one should have to suffer in pain and mouth pain is awful.  But testing yourself is worrisome.  You'll have plenty of tests in life without testing yourself.  It's good you're being super aware of what you're taking but it is easy to slip.  It would be good if you could have someone hold them for you.  And please be careful with the Tylenol.  I forget who suggested Aleve, but is that an option for you?  I think it probably works better than Tylenol as well.  Try icing it as much as you can; it really will help.  The antibiotics should kick in soon.

Everyone is different.  My daughter had all 4 wisdom teeth removed at once.  We really kept up with ice.  (Here's a trick to make it easy:  take an old pair of nylons and put the ice pack inside it and then tie it on top of your head.)  Try 20 minutes on with the ice and take a break but do it repeatedly.  My daughter only needed pain meds for the first 36 hours and after that she didn't need anything.  But, again, we're all different.

You've come so far with this and it's so easy to slip.  Just keep trying to stay on top of it.

[mamaamw]

I'm ok with taking the meds how they prescribed them. I have that much control. I'm taking it every 4-6 hours (if not longer than 6 hrs). I just can't stand this  pain! I've GOT to get this tooth out but can't until after my 10 days of antibiotics. Ugh...
But I refuse to take more than what's prescribed or even more often than prescribed. I just hope if I stick to that then I wont experience w/d when this is over.
I've been doing ice 20 min on, 20 min off. I keep doing that. It does help, but only a little. There's so much decay at and below the gum, he said there's nothing they can do to save that tooth.

[jlannaa]

ok  a few years ago when i decided to stops taken perks again i had told my dentist never to prescribe them to me so i got a wisdom tooth pulled he gave me motrin then went back to have root canals and two caps and was with a different dentist i tried to scam her and told her could she prescribe me something for the pain must have been weak that day anyway she said no you'll be fine in a few days with motrin its in my file at that office ,just be careful and goodluck

[LeaAnn807]

You said..........you "were" doing so good.  Honey, you're still doing good.  We don't know what to expect or what life will throw us or when.  We all have different pain tolerance.  You just hang in there, and don't let this worry you into a frenzy.  Let's just worry about how to deal with it when all of this is over!

You can do this, ok?  You've gotta listen to me!!!!!!  This is merely a set back.  It's not the end of your life, ok?

[Dav125]

Try some medicated oraljel on the tooth. It does numb the pain some..And stop worrying yourself to death with this. When I was 33 days out, I had to have a wisdom tooth pulled due to the exact condition you have. Decay had gotten below the gumline and there was no other option other than extracting the tooth.. And I had to backtrack for a few days with lower dose meds (hydro's) for a few days..

Get some oraljel though. It does help..Dav

[mamaamw]

I love you guys!

[mamaamw]

Mouth is hurting... I've been up since 3am. I sure hope i can sleep!

[Dav125]

Mamaamw, it was "Colgate Orabase" that I used which helped with the pain. Rub it around the gum line of the wisdom tooth. Maybe use a Q-tip as if you get some on your cheek or other areas, or tongue for that matter, it makes it crazy numb..Maximum strength Orabase though. I was mistaken on the name above. Hang in there, get the tooth extracted and root canal done ASAP. The longer you wait, the longer it will take you to get back on track with your recovery..That wisdom tooth needs to be dealt with before possible infection starts to spread from the decay within the gums..Btw, I note your time as being 3 am above. I'm on the east coast so you must be 3 hours east of me.Toward Europe. Where do you live if I may ask??

[snakejones]

Hi, Dav, I think she meant she's been up since 3 AM this past morning. I think I remember posting that she didn't rest well. P.S. Three hours to the east of where you are is somewhere in the mid-Atlantic!   ;-)   Maybe she's a mermaid or something......

[snakejones]

I'm sorry, I meant I think I remember HER posting that she didn't rest well. Maybe I should go to bed, too!

[LeaAnn807]

Hey, check in with us, ok?  Don't just leave us wondering if you're ok!

[littlebit667]

checking in!  I hope you have not tried to remove the offending tooth with pliers!  I threatened that once!  :)  

[snakejones]

*crickets chirping*
Hellooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..........

[mamaamw]

Ok, I'm so sorry guys. I've been trying to stay busy. Husband and were on the motocycle ALL day yesterday! I came in and went to bed. The hydro helped my tooth, but I'm out of them so I'm taking just tylenol. I took my last one about 8pm last night. My mouth is killing me but I dont have the money to have the dental work done! I guess I'll either keep eating tylenol or get use to the pain. It feels like someone is jabbing an icepick down into my gum! ugh! The tylenol will relieve some of the pain...enough I can deal with it... then about 2 hours later, its starts throbbing again. I'm happy to say though, the hydros made me feel like crap....if i'm gonna feel like crap, i'm gonna do it on tylenol. so do i have to start back over on my "clean" days? Or am I still at 21? Or do I subtract the 2 days I took the hydro? LOL....
As far as WD.... my arms a little crazy this morning. nothing like before yet. hopefully they wont. do you guys think I'll run into WDs??

[Dav125]

You may have some mild one's but nothing like what you experienced a couple weeks ago..Get some "Oralbase!" though..Comes in a small tube. It will help. Trust me. I know exactly what your feeling....Dav

[dominosarah]

No you dont have to start over.  You took them as prescribed for a medical condition.  Have you talked to the dentist about making payments?  You cant leave this tooth the way it is now.

[LeaAnn807]

Uh NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO you cannot leave a tooth like that!  There has got to be somewhere you can go to get it done with payments or reduced price or something.  You can't just suffer like this.  Sorry, but with that much pain, many of us would relapse!  It's not fair to suffer!  The antibiotic will help some but it will come back about 50 times worse when it does in a few weeks.

So....unless you want me to kick your butt, start looking around in your area and calling some dentists to explain your situation!  : )

[ricart70]

Alot of colleges will work on your teeth for free as part of the training process for students.This may not be the best option for you but just throwing it out there.

[mamaamw]

They can break it into 2 payments (350 each). i still cant do that!
I feel awful today... just dont feel good. ya know? besides my mouth hurting, i feel feverish, achy, a little anxious, not too bad....but its like i just wanna sleep. i hope i'm not truly getting sick..but i REALLY hope i'm not wd'ing!

[snakejones]

Daughter--DON'T make your mamas get medieval on your a$$! You are gonna get that wisdom tooth pulled this week. A rotten tooth can kill you--and you cannot keep taking antibiotics for months. Furthermore, the nerve roots on that tooth may have just started to get painful---it can get a lot worse, if you can even imagine that. A bad back tooth can cause intense, unrelenting pain up the whole side of your face---jaw, cheek, temple, eye orbit, and even back to your entire ear if you ignore this. If you get another infection in it, you could die. I almost lost a patient to a badly abscessed and infected tooth. Plus you can get an ear infection, sinus infection, and even an eye infection. If you forward my note to your dentist, he will agree.
Pulling a tooth is not expensive, and that wisdom tooth cannot be saved. You can get the money for that for sure--no excuses. As for a root canal, we will discuss that later. I am very glad you felt good enough to go out with hubby yesterday. I hope that made both of you very happy! You deserve happiness, even though you are being very willful about those teeth.   ;-)
When I come back tomorrow, I want to see that you have made your appointment--no excuses. Love, Mama #479

[mamaamw]

LOL... its not so much the wisdom tooth that needs to be pulled that hurts as bad at the tooth that needs a root canal. That one is really giving me fits. But bigger problems right now.... I'm having withdrawals!!!!! Very anxious!!! VERY!!!! So tired I can barely sit up. Body aches. just flat out miserable! I've taken my supplements.... its NOTHING like before, but its not good either! How long will this bout last? For those of you who are knowledgeable about a 2nd go around... please let me how long it'll take to get to feel better this time... please??

[Dav125]

Mamaamw, need to slow that thinking down and get back to distractions. I get the impression your "overthinking" and focusing on your bad feelings too much..It is very possible you have developed a case of minor flu or cold related illness in combination with this sinus issue..Get up, walk around some, don't lay around even though you ache. Laying around does actually enhance some of the aches and pains..If you were only taing the lorcet for 3 days, any wd's that possibly might have developed should be shortlived. But you must remember, it really takes a month clean before all the anxiousness and the insomnia type stuff really turns and make rapid improvement. Take a minute to breath, maybe a quick shower, please pick up some orabase (or ask your husband to please get some) and find a way to get this root canal taken care of..How about an equity line? Does your husband have one? Your mother? Can she help with this? You "HAVE" to get these dental issues out of the way..Someway, somehow, you need to make this priority number one for the coming week. Seriously. You are at a standstill until you do..

[mamaamw]

stomach is torn up... anxiety is bothering me. i just wish i felt better... i wish i had never let that dentist give me those meds.

[dominosarah]

Have you tried any OTC acid reducers?  

[mamaamw]

no.... i feel a little better this afternoon. i've kept myself busy.... now i'm just very tired and achy. i'll be ok tho.

[ricart70]

stomach is torn up... anxiety is bothering me. i just wish i felt better... i wish i had never let that dentist give me those meds.   So.....this next time are you going to let the doctor give you the pills again??

[mamaamw]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Please no "I told you so's"... lol

[LeaAnn807]

Ok, I'm back!  Sorry, I've been away a couple of days doing kids stuff!!!

I want you to listen to me.  I know the pain hurts.  I KNOW IT DOES!  I've hurt.  Everyone who has had clean time has at some point.  Alot of times I would have loved a few pills to stop it.  So I got ya on the pain.  It's bad. And I empathize.  But what you're doing here is letting it take over your brain and thoughts too.  That's where relapse gets us.  We........WE decide how we react with our attitude and thoughts.  We can feel bad, horrible still not let it drive us up the wall and ruin our day or week.  I had to learn that the hard, hard way after years of trying to make it my own stubborn a$$ way!  Accept the pain rather than the pills that do this to you.  Even though it hurts, does ANYTHING drive you as crazy as WDing and staying in bed and feeling sick and having no energy and on and on??  No tooth has that power over me.  You have to decide if it has the power to do it to you?  

Please call your doctor and ask for an alternative.  Explain everything.  Money.  Addiction and need for a different med.  Whatever it takes.  My dentist gives me something like lidocaine gel. It's by prescription. It's like stuff to rub on there that numbs it in 10 seconds!  It's not really used on everyone, but it our situation, he should have no problem with it.  You can rinse your mouth out with it or just put it on with your finger or q tip.  It honestly numbs it so fast you won't believe it!!!  

Please think about what I'm saying here.  ALL of it!  I don't want to see this drive you crazy! : )  OK????  (Say...."ok, Lea Ann!") LOL  

[mamaamw]

LOL... Ok Lea Ann.... you'll be happy to know that my tooth is feeling a little better. I realized that the pills didnt really do much good. Not really any better than tylenol. I'm working on getting the money for the root canal. The wisdom tooth that needs pulled can wait. its not as bad as the other and i can only do one at a time. i've talked to them and explained and thats about the lowest they can go on it. I'll be fine. WD's i believe may be over. I'm just tired....but its also about time for me to start my period (sorry guys!)...and that drags me down...pills or no pills! Always has. So.... I'll be ok. :/
SO, do I say now that I'm 3 days clean? or can I still say I'm 23 days clean? LOL....

[LeaAnn807]

Atta girl!  You didn't lose your clean time unless you abused the pills!  Take some Midol.  It has stuff for the tired thing I think???  Or, I always use Goody's Powders.  They have pain stuff and caffeine.  They are not expensive and OTC, and they work GREAT!  

Your attitude will honestly make a difference in how you're able to do this.  Just remember when you get the root canal.  It will feel better....not worse when it's done, so even if the doc gives you pills, I assure you that unless something happens, you will not need them!  Some dentists give pain meds after them, but I have never needed them.  Even when I was on pills!!!! I took em, but didn't need em! LOL That was my motto for life back then!!!!!!!! HAHAHAAHA

You hang in there!  And come to me anytime for an A$$ kicking when needed!!!! : )

[Innerstrength67]

Hey mama, I agree with tramahater. You are 23 days clean girl!!!!!!
You didn't abuse the pills and go out on binge so hold those clean days sacred. I am so proud of you!

[dominosarah]

You didnt abuse those pills so keep your clean time.  Now focus on getting better, reroute your thinking,  Positive thinking will take you a long way.  AND if you dont you have to put up LeaAnn!!!

[mamaamw]

Thanks Lea Ann... I'm hoping I wont need anymore, but if I do, I'll know where to get my booty beat. LOL.... yay! I'm 23 days clean! Almost a month!!!! YAY!!!! :) I think when I hit one month all you mamas I have out there need to fork over about $20 each in honor of a root canal! LOL.... :)

Anyway... I'm good today. Will be even better tomorrow! :) One other thing I have noticed. I dont think I sneezed 5 times in the 2 yrs I was on pills.... i didnt realize it until now. Because for the past 23 days, I haven't STOPPED sneezing! LOL ahh... i never thought I'd like to sneeze. :)

[mamaamw]

i'm sure it truly has nothing to do with it...but its amusing anyway.

[dominosarah]

Be glad you can safely sneeze!!  I could tell you horror stories!!  lol

[snakejones]

Just so you know---sneezing is part of withdrawal. The entire body undergoes an inflammatory response during withdrawal (due to histamine release and other chemical body processes), and that includes the lining of your nose, which triggers the sneezing. Add that to fall allergy season (I don't know if you get seasonal allergies), and there's your explanation. It'll get lots better soon, probably another 3-4 weeks max. (Your taking the pain medicine for your poor tooth probably set you back a little on the sneeze time part of withdrawal.) Keep us posted on those teeth. Get R done!

[ricart70]

I am on like day 46 and still sneezing my freakin head off like ten times a day.I would agree with 23 days but....I would tell your doc this next time BEFORE he writes the script.There are many other things that they can give you.Plus...you said yourself that they didn't really work.   Glad you are still doing good.

[LeaAnn807]

Y'all please don't make Sara tell us any nasty sneezy, snot stories!!!!!!  : )

So, I'm not gonna send you money, but I'll promise you a day of not threatening to kick your booty when you hit a month?? How's that? LOL

When you have a bad day, here's what I did, so try it.  I would be having a pity party for myself and thinking of how awful I felt and just feeling really low.  THEN I would remember how much better it felt than those first few days/week of WD, and suddenly my day would seem MUCH better!  No bad day since then has ever been as bad as I think it is when I remember those first few WD days!!!  I swear, I never would have thought that the mind had so much to do with my physical self and well being, but I promise you......it DOES!

I'm glad you're having a better afternoon and evening!  Let's keep it that way?? : ))))

[quitinoxys]

How is your tooth feeling now? If it still hurts you can try some clove oil (you can get it in the super market in the spice aisle). Put some on a small cotton ball and rub it around the affected area. It works well as it numbs the gums and hence the pain. I hope you feel better. God Bless---Rick

[mamaamw]

Tooth feeling a good bit better actually... now, i've started my period. cramps suck, very sluggish, etc. took some pamprin. works better than midol for me. but still sluggish and cramping. :/ been on the couch, then up again. on the couch, then up. trying to keep moving but also trying to pamper my cramps! ugh.... heating pad helps. so....thats my update for the day. i'm sure all you women out there understand!!!

[LeaAnn807]

Pamper your cramps with Pamprin!  Sorry but that gave me an LOL!  Sounds like a commercial.  Maybe you missed your calling?  I'm sorry.  Lost focus!  I'm glad the tooth is better.  It should keep getting better now.  Keep that heating pad on you and try to rest! : )

[norcomonster]

Don't take the Loracet. I was 80 days clean and had to get major surgery...where the sun don't shine. And it is reportedly one of the most painful surgeries...period. I had the surgery two weeks ago- and refused all opiates. Surgeon thought I was crazy and said I'd be back for the meds for sure. Nope. It is pure, unadulterated, pain... Still. But NOTHING is worse than being addicted to opiates... So I welcome the pain...and it will pass much quicker than the sheer emotional hell that is addiction to pain meds.

[mamaamw]

Good for you norcomonster! I just hope I'm that strong when the time comes. I took 2 days worth and I'm done. They are gone now, so no worries.
I'm actually having a pretty good night tonight! I'm a little hyped up for some reason. (wrong time of the day for that crap! LOL).... i've been giggly for the past 2 hours and I dont know what in the world is wrong with me! I've been so silly. Like my old self! Its bedtime now though SELF! GO TO SLEEP! LOL..... Lovin' it!