I have been negligent in making any entries for several reasons. One is that on two seperate occassions in the last month I have broken 2 ribs on either side of my body. The first happened at the reunion about 3 weeks ago... that was on my right side. Then this last week, while carying some laundry upstairs, I ran into the square edge of the bannister post on the downstairs landing. I broke two more on my left side, but my 6th rib broke completly with one edge rsting against my lung. I was put on Vicodin and told to stay in bed for at least a week and avoid any falls or blows to the left side. Well, being Dave Branch, I didn't listen and last night was spent in shear agony. Went to the doctor today, was thoroughly admonished, and put on Dilaudid for 10 days. I am on my second dose and can tell you this; I won't be doing anything physical for awhile. I did some research and found this:
Hydromorphone (Dilaudid®) is marketed in tablets (2, 4, and 8 mg), rectal Suppositories, oral solutions, and injectable formulations. All products are in Schedule II of the CSA. Its analgesic potency is from two to eight times that of morphine, but it is shorter acting and produces more sedation than morphine. Much sought after by narcotic addicts, hydromorphone is usually obtained by the abuser through fraudulent prescriptions or theft. The tablets are often dissolved and injected as a substitute for heroin.
I don't care...at least I can take a full breath of air without the pain.
The second reason for not posting as much is that I am working on Volume one, Issue one of
The American Repossessor. More on that later...gonna lie down for a few.
