Sunday, May 17, 2009

Pain: Sandy has had it all weekend. Her back, her legs, her feet . . . they all ache.

She could have taken Vicodin to alleviate the pain, but the hydrocodone component causes problems she doesn't want to deal with. What to do? Take Extra Strength Tylenol instead. It works, but not as effectively as Vicodin. She spent much of the weekend relaxing, with occasional spurts of activity like . . . shopping.

Last night and tonight she took Vicodin just before going to bed. It eases the pain and helps her to get to sleep and to stay there until it's time to get up to go to work.

She's bearing up well, considering the pain. I got an email from friend Patsy, who told us about her sister who had cancer. Sister had two ball caps; one read "Bad Hair Day," the other was "No Hair Day." For someone going through cancer treatment, this is funny stuff.