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they gave me 60 hydrocodone 10/500 w/ 1 refill...... ugh......

the bottle says to take 1 every 4 hours which i'm taking 4 to 5 a day. by my math i dont have enough to get me through the month. i'm trying to stretch them out as far as i can so i am putting up with alot of pain jus to make sure i have them when i need them.....

as far as sleep goes, i am getting 3 to 4 hours. like i said though, 4am w/o fail i am waking up in severe pain. what i've been doing is taking one around 9:30 an another about 2 huors later. i am going to start setting my alarm for 4 am so i can wake up an take another before the pain gets me!

i havent had the freezing yet as i cant take it out of my sling but my fingers are going numb from lack of movement! i actually called my dr. office about it today an they have yet to call me back
 
they give me unlimited pain med. but no refills when i get close i call dr. and they call me in more, it's because of federal regs. talk to dr about this because they don't want you in any pain. first couple weeks i take them every 4 hrs, if you don't do that it's like trying to stop a run away train. even the physical therapist got on me for not taking the pain med. if you get itchy take a couple benadryl with them. i take the pain med 2 at a time.even if you take the pain med like you should your still gonna have enough pain to go around. don't know about you but after2 days i got rid of the sling,that thing was killin my elbow. make sure you talk to dr about fingers going numb thats also a sign of nerve damage.surprized you didn't get a pain blocker ball that keeps your arm numb for the first 40 hrs it helps alot, till it runs out then it's oh momma, that gives you 40 hrs to get the pain med started.i also wake up at 4;00am. right be fore bed take a couple pain pills that will last you about 5/6 hrs.wife wants to know if your ready to go back to work
 
thanx for the advice, actually called my doctor today. they called back after hours and i missed the call. i will call them again tomorrow!

work?

double edge sword there..... i wanna go back just to get out of the house but don't think i could handle it physically. granted i sit at a desk all day but dealing w/ the public will flat drive your stress through the roof an i dont think i would handle it all to well.....

my wife and i actually got into an argument over my medicine today..... she said i was taking ti many b/c i have taken 20 in 3 days time. oh well.....

yea, this sling is driving me crazy. i take it off long enough to straighten my arm out but thats it. scared ti death if re injuring myself. i tell ya whats bithering me even worse is all this padding sitting on my shoulder. i wanna rip this crap off asap!
 
i went and took off all dressing 2nd day,used peroxide and cotton balls to keep it clean,cleaned it once a day,your doing ok on the med just need to stay ahead of the pain,it's hard to knock it back down once it gets ahead of you. ice is another good way to knock down the pain. use ice right now, then you can use heat once the swelling goes down, plus a hot shower is good too. if you can't get staples wet yet ,use a plastic garbage bag and some tape. that first shower is great. just need time from here on out. GL Marco1
 
Gause an sling came off today...... holes look sic! I don't think I have staples, just stitches.....

Spoke w/ the nurse today... She is going to see about getting me something a lil longer lasting to get me through the night.....

So you guys are from Lexington? One of my really good friends is from Lexington..... Maybe it is Louisville? Which is closer to Cincinatti Oh.? Which ever it is, we are only like 3 hours away.... Thought that was kinda coincidental!
 
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