This should have been a long blog, full of stuff about dealing with pain and fear (or not dealing with it).
Instead it’s an apology, I lost today to a migraine.
It started on Wednesday, with a normal migraine, which I blocked as normal with sumatriptan.
Then I had another on Thursday, and blocked that one.
Then just past midnight Friday morning I started another headache. The GP had expressed concern about taking too many sumatriptan, so I decided to get advice before taking one.
It took till 2pm to get a medic to look at me (nothing can be done over the phone). The result was 2 sessions of vomitting, the worst in 20 years, and the whole day lost. I started to come out of it about 6pm.
What I should have done was to check the leaflet in the box of sumatriptan. My mistake!
Afterthought
I think the real problem is that everyone is now so concerned not to do owt wrong, that they insist on full checks before taking any action. I can understand this, but sometimes that means the patient suffers longer before any treatment can be given. Everything has a cost, and extra checks come with a price. Whether that price is worth it, is something I don’t want to comment on.
The big question is, will I have another one tonight? 4am the answer is no so far, but I can’t sleep. This may be due to coming off the painkiller (oxycodone – a strong opiode). Side effects include “Difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep”. It’s also a class A drug (7 years for possession) and the stuff they gave Hitler, which gives food for thought. How long does cold turkey last?
Praying for divine intervention in the timeline x
How long does cold turkey last?
We usually get fed up with it long before it goes off! IGMC!
So i I have been living with a drug addict have I? Seriously cold turkwey is not fun and if Malcolm goes through shakes and shivers and hot flushes and sickness only beng on then for 5 weeks think of what true addicts go through. it is horrible. It will take about 3 weeks to wean him off the opiate but he does not have 3 week before the chemo starts and he must be stronger than he is for this next session. Help.