What ails you today?

[D41]

Yep....sage advice from CM & DG, Cav.....all too easy to become dependent on those painkillers.
You want them to take the edge off, but not much more than that. They're not like illegal drugs or alcohol, when you know you're not supposed to overdo it....with PKs, well...the doctor gave them to you, so they must be OK, right??

[Itchy]

I was a little spaced out on Tramadol, it stopped me sleeping though. I was told to take them before bed (amongst other times) and it left me feeling wired like I'd smashed a crate of Red Bull for supper!

On the flip side it gave me some supreme staying power, for the benefit of Mrs Itchy!

[Kwacky]

Manflu

[Frankie]

Manflu

Thats not good, sneezing on a blast over the mountain...... Nooooooooooooo

[Kwacky]

The sneezing isn't too bad


The snot on the other hand.......

[Blade]

You pack the mtfu pills ? They'll have you right in no time

[Deegee]

The snot on the other hand.......

DIY KY imho, iywim.

[Kwacky]

The snot on the other hand.......

DIY KY imho, iywim.

Real men go in dry.

[Blade]

You say that but tears are good lube

[Kwacky]

Tears aren't a good lube



But they're an excellent aphrodisiac

[Deegee]

Tears aren't a good lube



But they're an excellent aphrodisiac

A man after my own heart!

[Blade]

I find a nice spot of strawberry cheesecake is a good aphrodisiac and that's from some one who doesn't like cheese

Nice recipe in the urban dictionary

[Cav]

Off the Zapain (30/500 Codeine/Paracetmol) for 5 days now and the migraines have gone - good riddance !!

On Tramadol now and no ill side effects with these so far, not at all spaced out or drowzy which means I should be fine to drive on these; although I'll see how it goes when I take the next lot. It's a lot better at dealing with the pain than the Zapain was too (Y)

[StMarks]

Off the Zapain (30/500 Codeine/Paracetmol)...On Tramadol now and no ill side effects with these so far, not at all spaced out or drowzy which means I should be fine to drive on these; although I'll see how it goes when I take the next lot. It's a lot better at dealing with the pain than the Zapain was too (Y)

Fwiw I suffer no ill effects from Tramadol either Cav, & have found it a very effective pain management for me.
However
Be aware that I only use it if I absolutely have to. I try to bear any discomfort as much as feasible before resorting to med's, especially Tramadol.
It is an opiate, & as such can easily lead to a desire to use it.
Not wanting to appear to be a prude Cav, but please be aware mate...

[Cav]

Not prude at all.. it's appreciated. I too try to avoid unnecessary use of any pain relief but with my knee it is a case of when and not if - the pain has had me in tears at times and is truthfully exhausting more often than not.

It's certainly better today than it has been for a while so I'm hoping I can avoid taking another dose but I do notice when the pain relief is wearing off and try to put the pain to the back of my mind

[D41]

All this talk of drugs has gotten me very excited.
I think today I'll break my two years of sobriety and go out on a MASSIVE bender.

Thanks, Tankslap!!!

[D6Nutz]

I'm well through my 3rd or 4th box of zapain now, same strength as cav and 6 tablets a day. That's also being supplemented with amatryptoline (or how ever it's spelt) at night. Apart from the pain relief I get no other reaction to the codein now. It's easy to see how addictions are formed.

Have an appointment with a specialist in a couple of weeks so can hopefully start to move forwards with diagnosing the actual problem.

[Cavetroll87]

Up all night exploding from both ends again, laying in bed at the mo feeling very delicate, bloody kids, havnt been ill like this for years, send Travis to nuaery and now twice in 3 months the whole family has come down with it. Im always last aswell which means i watch them all get it and know im gunna start puking at some point but just have to play the waiting game
So in short send help im dying

[Kwacky]

It's great the way they pick up germs and share them.

I started a job just as both kids were starting nursery/school. My boss, never had a day off, thought it was my fault I was coming own with a cold once a month.

Guess who was constantly ill when his son started nursery?

[Cav]

Uh-oh.. doesn't sound great, Nik !!