Originally Posted by Peter_C

UPDATE

Let's see, I SUX so therefore I am! LOL

First, everyone has the right to read (or not read) and post whatever they chose to write here. People do not NEED to reply all the time, but they are welcome to do so if they wish. I write this for me, it helps me put my thoughts into perspective to do this. Sometimes I get thoughts or ideas that I need, sometimes I read replies that I do not like, or I disagree with. Fact is, the proof is in the pudding.

I make a comment about moving, and that it's going to eat up my free time, and my Bike is on the back burner, and people call it BS, and stuff like that... If people aren't happy, sorry, but it is what it is.

I do not live in a vacume, I am resposible for and to other people. Very true, if I die, none of it will matter, so my personal health *is* an issue, and does need to be taken care of - I do think I both know and won't forget this. But, I am the only one with an income, so I have to work, so evenings and weekends are the only time I have for anything else, *period*.

Right now, that means getting out of the house I have lived in for many years, and get my wife and I and our dogs and possessions shoe-horned into the basement and garage of my mother in-law's home. The weather is still on the cool side, yup, I did miss a couple of really nice days to ride! Wish I hadn't! All day yesterday was spent making moving trips back and forth all day - so yes, I did get a fair bit of exercise, and no, there was no time to ride.

If people wish to think I am giving up, or quiting, or whatever simply because I am bogged down (right now) dealing with a bunch of changes = they can I guess. It's sad that I get lumped into a group like that though. Think as you like, time will tell.

Subject change

I am three pills away from being completely off the morphine! One every other day, so six days total. Each step down seems to get worse - remember, I had a high of 180mg daily there before the TKR - am now at 30mg every other day - Thursday last was the first 'skip' day, and Friday was by far my worst day of this trend. Chills, sweats, and vomiting (dry heaves) - so after work came home and just called it a night and slept for 10 hours. Then yesterday was moving all day, and other than pain waking me last night, it was OK. Tonight I hope to sleep all night.

Some can understand what is going on, and some can't, but this is the one and only time in all the 30 odd years or pain meds that I couldn't simply just stop taking it, I did not like this, and am very pleased with myself for getting off of it long before the doctors demanded it of me. Assuming I suceed, I get to cancel the Pain MGNT APPT for 2 months from now and call Pain MGNT quits, hopefully for good. Everyone agreed on "Tramadol" as the pain med to take as needed, and my regular DR is fine with scripting that - so, another doctor down, and 2 pills (Avensa and MSIR) being replaced with one (cheaper pill) - that takes me from 19 pills per day (different types) down to 7 pills per day - so much better there!

I am hoping this week to get my Bike moved over to the new place, so I can start doing evening rides, but first we need to get the garage empty enough to get the cars in...UGH!