Beyond the Pain

Just calming down from a crazy 12 hours in Emergency!

My pain has become so bad that my family doc prescribed Morphine!

Unfortunately, due to a miscommuication betwixt us, I thought I was on ‘regular’ Morphine. Not true! I was given “Sustained Relief” morphine. So, I took it like regular Morphine. BIG MISTAKE!

I accidentaly overdosed (more on that experience later).

Thanks to a quick acting wife; a 911 call; and a very responsive EMS team I AM ALIVE! THANKS ERIN,  (EM Tech)!!

I’m still ‘coming down’ from the SR Morphine, so I am running hot and  itching like crazy (turns out I am ‘sensitive’ to Morphine) till the Reactine(R) kicks in.

Sheesh! What am I NOT sensitive to?

This is a hell of a way to start the weekend.

I am going to be doing a series of posts on this subject. I will explain how this happened, in the hopes others will learn from my ‘mistakes’.

Happy Belated Thanksgiving! I am thankful for my LIFE! And, for dedicated EM Techs like Erin who loves her job! We had a great chat as the Narcan shut down my Opiate receptors — image little Pac Men (R) cruising your veins, running around shutting down the Opiate Receptors. I could literally FEEL a burning in my veins as the receptors were disconnected.

As more and more receptors disconnected, I became more alert. That’s how the EMT’s “KNEW” I’d overdosed — Narcan is THE Antidote for Morphine.

I am grateful to God that I am here to ‘tell the tale!”

I’m done for now.

Stay tuned for more insights, information, ideas, and encouragement.

I thought I’d finally figured out a way to end the severe pain that’s been grinding me down for the last 40 days.

I was wrong … again!

The challenge is that I’m really not sure just what’s causing the pain. No question the exceedling damp, cold morning air triggers the pain. And, once the pain has been triggered there seems little I can do make it go away.

By noon the pain had become to much and I could no longer force myself to work. So, I went to bed and napped for 2 1/2 hours hoping that sleep would ease the pain. Often it does. It didn’t!

Now is that because a thunder clap awakened me too soon? Damned if I know.

Sometimes a soak in hot water, saturated with Epsom salts (Magnesium Sulfate) helps. Didn’t today.

Sometimes sex helps. Didn’t today.

Sometimes a good brisk walk helps. Didn’t today.

Sometime a glass of wine helps. Didn’t today.

Sometimes acupuncture helps. Ain’t helping so far.

No drugs I’ve taken have helped permanently.

It helps to distract myself from the pain. That’s one of the appeals of Facebook and Twitter and other Social Media sites where I can socialize and forget myself.

But, god would I love a Silver Bullet!

Except there ain’t one.