Saw my R-gist yesterday. Wanted to hug that man - he was so u'standing re: pain and addiction. He did as I asked and gave me a 'script for 10 Lortabs. That little piece of paper stayed in my car a few hours 'til I got home and gave to husband. I had about 5 errands to run before coming home. I didn't run straight to the closest pharmacy like I used to and get it filled. It's hard for me to believe.
I was only having e'day pain and know I can't use for that.
Per the doctor, I have chronic pain and during a major flare, if it last a week, he thinks I will need more but he didn't push them on me.
He said he knew a way to get me past the addictiion and having less pain with the Fibro.
Okay - this is the part that sounds too easy but I'm trying anything.
He asked me quicly - what do you do for fun?
I had to think. I said that I loved to walk my dogs and get down in the floor and play/fight with them. I said they make me LOL. He said - that's what I want to hear, what else makes you laugh out loud? I couldn't think of anything. I said well, I enjoy being with my husband but we don't really do anything. He said, play a game with your husband (my mind went to the gutter) I asked him what kind of game - he said whatever kind of game you like - I do know a couple who used to play strip poker when the kids weren't home - she would tell more than I wanted to hear but she did always literally beat the pants off of her quiet husband. haha
I said how I enjoyed my children but didn't plan on living my lives through them. He said, what else makes you laugh. I said well, I watch too much TV - he said - who says? I said well, I know I shouldn't be - I should be up and moving. He asked me if the TV made me laugh sometimes and I said yeah, I watch ALL kinds of shows. He said then you're telling yourself to do stop s'thing that you enjoy - stop it.
He said walk your dogs more if you want to off-set the TV watching.
I told him that I was having fun doing some yardwork with my husband (I have never done yardwork) but we have these darn fire aunts and it's fun to walk around with my husband and I can spot the mounds before he does b/c I have my glasses on and he puts the stuff on them and the millions of aunts run out like crazy. Honestly, it looks like we are being invaded by these things. It does get me outside and doing some weeding, too. That's it but I'm outside a couple of hours a few times a week. We know how good it feels to be outside, I have felt like a hermit before.
I see him again in 2 months and he said that he wanted me to name 3 things quick that make me happy and not feel guilty about any of them.
He said this would help me with the Fibro pain and my recovery.
When I'm in my car, I sing loud b/c no one can hear me and I know that makes me feel good. So, I have to look for things I want to do. If I sit here on the computer for 2-3 hours, I'm not gonna tell myself that I should be out walking. I like reading the news on the computer, we even stopped the newspaper b/c we read local and national news on the Internet and I love the board, reading and posting.
That's it.
He says laughing makes the endorphins kick in and I won't feel the need for the pills and the pain will be better.
He said it has to be real fun, not forced. How many people can answer what really makes them laugh? I know I'm happy but I love to laugh and have fun, so I should be doing more of it. I want e'one to be happy. I know if I take the pills e'day, I won't be happy. Dr. also said I was beating myself up over the pills, he said you are the 2nd patient today to come in here, scared to death of Lortabs, another Fibro patient. He said he would love to tell me that he thought I would never feel the need to take another pain pill but until they know more about Fibro, he's not promising anything. He said just have fun.
Sounds easy, is it?
Love,
Jean
I do believe in laughter as a great medicine! I used to hang out with this girl back in school days and thats all we would do..laugh laugh laugh. I always felt good. I just started talking to her on the phone again and we immediately started laughing. I told her we need to hook up and spend more time together because our humor will make us both feel better!
Jean, your dr sounds like he is one of the good guys...i'm planning on doing a bunch of laughing cause i'm going to have Kenny tonight...he has started crawling, so i imagine that i will be sore from trying to keep up with him...going to have to drag out the vacuum too...gotta get the carpet clean...i usually set him down on a quilt, but it doesn't have a cage around it...lol
HeyJean..Haven't spoken to you in ages!!! Tony asked me how long we were on the phone...Good grief..since about 11:00 A.M..Took myy mind off these hellish blisters..I am staying in with my hair sticking out like a rooster..cold and dreary here..great to talk to you..wish you lived close though...Love,Sharonn
Dear Firesign and Janet:
I think Sharonn and I proved my doctor right, about 3 hours of laughing and talking,
lots of laughing, it took my mind off what few problems and pain I am having today. I can't help but LOL - of course we had to discuss men, of course - haha
Didn't we cover e'thing about them, Sharonn? We agree they should never touch laundry. That's a big laugh unless they have already done it. Then, really bad.
Love,
Jean
I think Sharonn and I proved my doctor right, about 3 hours of laughing and talking,
lots of laughing, it took my mind off what few problems and pain I am having today. I can't help but LOL - of course we had to discuss men, of course - haha
Didn't we cover e'thing about them, Sharonn? We agree they should never touch laundry. That's a big laugh unless they have already done it. Then, really bad.
Love,
Jean
