Wednesday 20 March 2013

Slight headache? HAVE SOME OPIATES!!!!!!! o_O

lol, I had the following conversation with my (awesome) nurse through the bathroom door (which made it weirder somehow):

My nurse: Hey, how's your headache? I can't give you tylenol because it might mask symptoms of an infection. We can give you dilaudid instead!

Me: Uhhhh....wow, no, that's really quite OK! My headache's really not THAT bad, I'll just wait it out.

Nurse: Oh, you don't have to do that! How about codeine? Have you ever tried that?

Me: Wow, these are really strong meds. My headache's really not a big problem. It's OK.

Nurse: Oh, codeine's really not that strong. It's fine. I mean, your body will turn it into morphine, but it's OK!

Me: ..............I think I'm OK for now. But if it gets worse can I let you know?

Nurse: Of course! You can change your mind at any time.

Now it's been a couple hours since that conversation and my head still hurts quite a bit so I'm thinking, fuck it, I'll just take the damn codeine. I think I need to make a list of all the new meds I'm trying. lol having cancer is gonna turn me into a druggie. :P

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