Pain, pain go away.

I just stopped by to whine. Skip this message if you've had your whine quota for the day already.

I'm hurting. I had a cortisone shot a week ago, have been to physical therapy three times, have tried three different anti-inflammatories and am doing my PT exercises at home regularly. And my pain is getting worse. I know that's not a long time but I expected some improvement, not to decline.

This pain is getting old and tiresome. It's been about five weeks now of almost constant pain.

I e-mailed my ortho today and she said the cortisone could take two weeks to work. That's completely not what she said when she was jabbing that horrible needle in my shoulder last Friday -- then she said I would feel better in two DAYS. She says to be patient and wait it out for a month when I see her next. I'm really suffering here, struggling to go to work and using all my energy to manage my pain.

I have been taking Norco, between 5 and 15 mg a night depending how bad I feel and whether I sleep through the night. It helps some. But I can't take it during the day because I need my head on straight for work. Weekends are the best because I rest up and I'm OK-ish on Mondays, then I start to get worn down again through the week. Fridays are the worst. It's 6 p.m. and I'm in bed already because I know sleep is the only way to get a break from the pain.

I am a little worried about running out of Norco. I do have enough to last a little while but I am afraid to use them up because I'm worried my ortho will think I'm a druggie and won't give me more. They were originally prescribed by my GP. My ortho knows I take them but when she found out she told me to "try to avoid" taking them. So that makes me think she's not gonna be eager to prescribe more when I run out. I am "avoiding" taking them, though, since prescription says I can take up to 15 mg every 4-6 hours. I rarely even take 15mg in a whole 24 hours.

Sorry I am rambling. Could use some support.

If you care, my intro is in another post, the one that says "scared newbie with questions."

Thanks for reading.

Thanks Loring.

I'm really strugglling tonight. I'm "sleeping like a baby. ". That is, waking up (almost) crying every two hours!

Took four Norco 5mgs tonight (not at once) and they're barely even taking the edge off. Doc says give it another month. I know I can't take this kind of pain for another whole month.

Exhausted and I have plans today with an old college friend. I know. i'm gonna be too tired to go but I haven't had social interaction in a long time and need it, as well as the distraction. I worked from home four days this week because of pain so I have not even been out of my house in six days except for two PT appointments. Going to force myself to go meet my friend.

Sorry for the rant, the whine and the ramble. Feeling lonely and tired and discouraged. Also a bit loopy from the narcotic. Just took the fourth pill and waiting for it to kick in. And getting anxious I am going to run out. Thirty pills left. not enough to last me til I see the doc again and even then I dont know if she will prescribe more. jeez, I must sound like a pill fiend right now. I swear I'm not taking them to get high. I dont much like feeling goofy but I dislike feeling pain more. ... and I'm still rambling and whining. Sorry. I better sign off.