Friday, August 04, 2006
A good lesson
I learned a very good lesson today. Some of you already know this, but I didn't. Now I know.
The backstory: While talking with my surgeon yesterday, I mentioned to him that I was still taking Motrin and Tylenol all the time for throat pain. (We think it's referred pain; the tumor in my lung is pressing against the lining of the lung, and the sensation has to be felt somewhere, so my throat "won". ) I already knew that Tylenol would hurt the liver and Motrin would hurt the stomach, so I decided to add Aleve to the mix, and alternate the 3 pain relievers so as not to get too much of any of them. (I also have some oxy-something left over from Thursday.) Hey, I get cranky when I'm in pain, and y'all just don't want to see that.
The doctor advised me to use the oxy-something at night, Aleve during the day, and Tylenol to "fill in". Ok, I can do this. Soooo.... last night, I took 2 oxy-somethings, slept only OK, awoke in pain, took 2 Aleve, got a shower, got dressed, had breakfast, fixed lunch and drove to work. And then I threw up. Felt lousy all morning. Yes, I'm sure it was the Aleve.
Lesson learned: 2 Aleve + empty stomach = very bad idea.
See, Mom, it took only once. ¶ 3:03 PM
I learned a very good lesson today. Some of you already know this, but I didn't. Now I know.
The backstory: While talking with my surgeon yesterday, I mentioned to him that I was still taking Motrin and Tylenol all the time for throat pain. (We think it's referred pain; the tumor in my lung is pressing against the lining of the lung, and the sensation has to be felt somewhere, so my throat "won". ) I already knew that Tylenol would hurt the liver and Motrin would hurt the stomach, so I decided to add Aleve to the mix, and alternate the 3 pain relievers so as not to get too much of any of them. (I also have some oxy-something left over from Thursday.) Hey, I get cranky when I'm in pain, and y'all just don't want to see that.
The doctor advised me to use the oxy-something at night, Aleve during the day, and Tylenol to "fill in". Ok, I can do this. Soooo.... last night, I took 2 oxy-somethings, slept only OK, awoke in pain, took 2 Aleve, got a shower, got dressed, had breakfast, fixed lunch and drove to work. And then I threw up. Felt lousy all morning. Yes, I'm sure it was the Aleve.
Lesson learned: 2 Aleve + empty stomach = very bad idea.
See, Mom, it took only once. ¶ 3:03 PM
