My visit last week to the doctor has
had a catastrophic effect upon my ability, not just to write, but to
perform even the most simple task. The pain relief I have been taking
very sparingly for some time I now have to take four times daily;
this and the effects of a muscle relaxant and another form of pain
relief has caused me a good deal of trouble.
Each of these tablets contains a
leaflet warning of the after effects, one of which is drowsiness,
this has proved to be a huge understatement. After taking these
tablets I spend several hours asleep, whenever I wake I am totally
incoherent, not to put to fine a point upon it completely ga-ga!
When I attempt to write I fall asleep
for a few seconds and wake to find a screen full of lines of Js, Bs
and some times even Zs, I cannot even manage to write a simple
shopping list.
This has left my son having to cope
with the running of the house, the preparation of meals and the
writing of my daily blog. Tonight I DELAYED the taking of my
medication in order to write this, unfortunately their effects are
now becoming apparent and I find that I cannot think. My son will
have to finish this for me, goodnight.
(Son of Avie: I tidied the blog up a
little before posting it, and thought I would add that despite the
aftereffects, Mum is now not in pain for the first time in years –
everything's fine, just these pills being a pretty hefty shock to the
system!)
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