The problem we've been having with our shared drive is that people keep moving or deleting files without checking. So when we need something - quickly - it involves doing a search of the entire drive. Which may or may not turn up the files and always takes a looooong time to process.

Hello. My name is Suzi, and I am a drug seeking fool. Last Friday my doc prescribed diazapam and said to call if that didn't cut the pain. Saturday, I called cause I was still in pain and got a prescription for Tramadal. Ran out of the diazapam on Monday. When I saw my PT for the first time and went through this with her, she asked why I wasn't on Percoset since the other drugs weren't cutting the pain. So, I call the doc again on Tuesday to ask for a refill of the diazapam and for Percoset. Since Percoset is a controlled substance, I had to pick up the written prescription to take to the pharmacy. Ok, fine. I get to the pharmacy, get my Percoset, but they had nothing on the diazapam. Grrr. Now we are on Wednesday, I call my doctor's office again and am assured they will take care of it. I'm so drugged out on the other stuff K-Bug went to the pharmacy Wed evening to pick it up. No luck - they needed to confirm something with my doctor's office so it wouldn't be ready until today. So, of course it is ready today, right? Of course not. And the pharmacy doesn't inform me until my doctor's office is closed. RAGE!!!!!

Poor Seabiscuit! My brother's dog is pretty much allergic to Alabama. She was allergic to Texas as well, but not as bad. And steroids make her ragey dog, which is no good (though she's mellowed some with age.) Now that the clippernoise no longer makes her batshit insane, they can shave her in the summers (she's got a lot of chow in her and the coat to prove it.) They never could get her professionally groomed because she'd get crazy aggressive. And sedatives? Have the opposite effect on her and she pretty much cannot be examined outside the house without being doped up. She's kind of a problematic dog. And yet each of the boys have only been nipped by her once each, and both cases, they rather earned it. She is really, really good with the family. Just nsm vets and groomers and delivery men and...yeah.

ION, my kitten is really damned lazy, and now I have proof: [link]

Suzi, diazepam isn't even a pain-killer; it's an anti-anxiety drug. Which could definitely help with your pain, because constant pain makes people VERY UNRELAXED, and the diazepam would help you relax.

But for sheer pain relief, it sounds like you need a pain-killer like percocet as well as an anti-inflammatory like ibuprofen/ketoprofen/naproxen, or possibly a steroid.

I'm a little bemused as to the inclusion of diazepam.

Relatedly, we have a full bottle of tramadol from the dalmatian, and I have indeed taken 1 from time to time when I've had a bad migraine. Because it's a strong painkiller and she's not around to need it, and it's the exact same drug/dosage that's given to humans.

Even MORE relatedly, I still have a migraine. It's been over 48 hours, and it's not easing up. I would bet folding money it's a side effect from the Z-Pak I'm taking for my sinuses, but it's still a right bastard. First one I've had in the 2 months since acupuncture.

I feel you Suzi, I went through some similar shit with trying to get a prescription refill.

I am taking ibuprofen. I have lorazapam - that would be comparable to the diazapam, right? Why didn't I connect that before?

I'm trying to just take the percoset at night. Just so tired of this all. I will see what a week more of physical therapy (why hasn't my daughter got her license yet) will do, then I'm shopping for an orthopedic surgeon.

I'll be lucky to get in 20 hours of work this week and probably about the same until we make some progress. And I have no vacation time left.

Only good note is that we are going to HP7 II tonight. Wheeee.

Wow Suzi, that sounds frustrating. Also, I think it is weird that they prescribed diazapam for pain, but I am not a doctor.

I am SO TIRED. This vacationing is exhausting. Yesterday I was cleaning my Hoarders level livng room. I ended p moving furniture around until midnight. Then today I spent the day with my BFF-- the plan was this craft/antique co-op, and thrift stores, We JUST got home. We picked up her son from camp and KEPT GOING. I am ready to drop. The upside is I got a perfect sewing machine table for $14.99. So tomorrow I need to move around my book room to be a book and sewing room. TOmorrow I was going to go to a yarn store, but I am not sure I am up to it as I am seriously ready for bed, as I have just spent TWELVE HOURS shopping.

I have lorazapam - that would be comparable to the diazapam, right? Why didn't I connect that before?

It is, though not 100% equivalent. (Well, durrr. If they were 100% equivalent, they would be the same drug. I am states-the-obvious girl.)

I'm trying to just take the percoset at night.

Oh, sweetie, no. That right there is why your pain won't get under control. With pain that bad, you have to take the drug on schedule, to stay ahead of the pain. It is MUCH harder to bring it under control if it's already bad than it is to just control it. If the percocet makes you loopy, try either half the dose or add an hour or 2 hours to the dosing interval.

But take it on a regular schedule to stay in front of the pain. Trust me.

What Tep said, Suzi. And be sure to keep up the ibuprofen with it for the anti-inflammatory.

Thanks guys. I need to count out my Percoset to see if I need a refill to get through the weekend. Might as well be armed with everything when I talk to my doctors office tomorrow.

I have been good about taking the ibuprofen on schedule.

I'm so thankful K-Bug is here. She has been great about driving me around and putting up with my whining.

In totally different news, Noodle has become pretty comfortable having the run of the whole apartment. She tries to play with Miss Kitty and will act submissive around her but Miss Kitty has no idea what to do with this interloper. They are fun to watch.