Drugs

I'm never quite sure about the use of painkillers when in pain. I know that painkillers are meant to deaden the pain (tho I find they never quite manage it), but I can't quite get to grips with taking them until the pain goes. Because how do you know the pain has gone, if you are still taking the pain killers to deaden the pain.

I took painkillers all yesterday, and I think I've just hurt my back a little more. It's certainly not better, and I feel less comfortable in certain positions that I did yesterday. Perhaps the thing to do is just to utter small squeals as and when necessary, rather than deaden the pain and potentially just defer it til tomorrow. Although I do not advocate squealing in public, or even in front of hubby (which is not the same thing). That's just (a) irritating per se, and (b) irritating as the listener is inexorably lead to the conclusion that you should just take the flipping drugs, because they'd stop the squealing.

No, squealage should only be done in private. Well, squealage to do with pain, that is. Other squealage is a different matter.

Am off to the in-laws for lunch v shortly. This will have the benefit of having a small walk to assess whether I'm well enough to go back to work tomorrow. I am having over-developed work ethos guilt about taking time off when I am perfectly capable of working. It's jsut sitting I have difficulty with. Still, I shall console myself with this John Cusack film, which I can watch this afternoon. Hurrah!  ¶ 1:36 PM