5:10am and I still can't sleep. I have been trying since 1am. I toss and turn, my back hurts, I toss some more - I just can't get comfortable! I got up again. On the scale of 0 -10 with 0 being no pain and 10 being the worst pain, my lower back is about a 7. I'm having some difficulty standing and walking. Maybe that's a factor in why I can't sleep. I took 2mg of Dilaudid that was left over from when I had my gallbladder out a year and a half ago. I know it's old, but I am hoping it is still effective. I'll read some more of InkDeath and try again.
I FINALLY fell asleep around 7:30am. I woke up a little before 4pm with a heck of a headache. I took 500mg of Tylenol hoping it'd help. 8pm I still had the pesky headache. On the 0 - 10 scale it's aching around a 5. That's better than the 7 it was, but still rather uncomfortable.
9:30pm Pesky Headache has turned into a full blown migraine. Joy! It's a 7 on the pain scale and escalating rapidly. I took Dilaudid. I don't want this to get worse to the point I am crying and need the ER. My stomach is upset, I am sensitive to light and sounds, my head is throbbing...ugh! My head feels hot...warm, wooshy side effect of the pain med?
10pm Headache is still a 6-7 on the pain scale. At least it didn't get any worse! To give an idea to those who are not frequent pain sufferers, Dilaudid is a synthetic pain medicine. 1mg is approximately equianalgesic to about 5 mg of Morphine. I took 2mg for a headache of a 7 on the pain scale (equivalent to 10mg morphine) and it basically just prevented the headache from getting worse. That's one heck of a headache! (I know Veronica can relate.)
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