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Post by ricardoguitars on Sept 27, 2015 19:06:30 GMT -5
Right now it looks probably double-size. But who can tell swollen, what with all the wrapping the dr did? I do keep the bootie pretty loose on the front, same as they had it. I keep reminding myself--unlike you guys, I did this on purpose, I choose to do this,...I wanted this? >'Kat What was wrong with your feet?  |
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Post by rockynv on Sept 27, 2015 19:27:09 GMT -5
Narcotics make my liver swell and anti-inflammatory drugs give me skin ulcers so I am usually limited to the bare minimum of a few buffered aspirin and have to tough it out. Makes me grumpy at times but that's life otherwise I'd be on pain killers daily which I was until I flushed them all and moved to Florida while before that it was Codeine in the New England Summers and the real hard stuff in the Winters. Now after pain hardening it has to be pretty intense to really feel it. An abscess tooth is hardly even noticeable and I can lance them myself without any novacane. I have to watch it since I may injure myself pretty badly now and not really notice until someone mentions the bruising or bleeding.
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Post by geh3333 on Sept 27, 2015 19:48:47 GMT -5
One thing that really bothers me is the phrase " drugs and alcohol " I guess it makes everyone feel better about drinking, lol. Don't get me wrong , I'm not against drinking at all . yes I have not drank in nearly 13 years , I just don't have the urge to drink since the addiction took hold. I just really hate that phrase , lol. Alcohol is one of the worse drugs out there . its one of the only drug that has a withdraw that can actually kill you . I do believe it does take much longer to get to that point with alcohol but when someone does , it horrible. Not to mention, when we would drink , it alters the mind like no other. I'm not for legalizing marijuana " only because having alcohol and marijuana both legal , there will be much more drug related incidents" . that said , I do believe marijuana alone is not as bad as alcohol. If it wasn't for the quick and harsh Addiction, opiates would not be as bad as alcohol. You don't see people riding on top of cars and acting like a nut while on opiates and many other drugs. I know it sounds like I'm against alcohol , but its not the alcohol I'm against , its the ones who act like they are so against drugs while they are stumbling around with a can of beer in their hands. Hel , I'm sure at some point I'll have a few drinks , but its just been on the back burner for awhile.
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Post by ricardoguitars on Sept 27, 2015 21:44:41 GMT -5
One thing that really bothers me is the phrase " drugs and alcohol " I guess it makes everyone feel better about drinking, lol. Don't get me wrong , I'm not against drinking at all . yes I have not drank in nearly 13 years , I just don't have the urge to drink since the addiction took hold. I just really hate that phrase , lol. Alcohol is one of the worse drugs out there . its one of the only drug that has a withdraw that can actually kill you . I do believe it does take much longer to get to that point with alcohol but when someone does , it horrible. Not to mention, when we would drink , it alters the mind like no other. I'm not for legalizing marijuana " only because having alcohol and marijuana both legal , there will be much more drug related incidents" . that said , I do believe marijuana alone is not as bad as alcohol. If it wasn't for the quick and harsh Addiction, opiates would not be as bad as alcohol. You don't see people riding on top of cars and acting like a nut while on opiates and many other drugs. I know it sounds like I'm against alcohol , but its not the alcohol I'm against , its the ones who act like they are so against drugs while they are stumbling around with a can of beer in their hands. Hel , I'm sure at some point I'll have a few drinks , but its just been on the back burner for awhile. I agree with that, I don't do pot, never liked feeling slow and stupid, but it is proven that it is not as dangerous (physiologically as well as psychologically) as alcohol or tobacco, there are not reports ever of a dead by pot abuse, pot fries your brain, but that's up to the pot smoker if he/she wants to turn stupid, as long as they follow the same rules than with alcohol (like no smoking pot and driving, no underage smoking...) I don't care if it is legalized. |
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Post by SylvreKat on Sept 27, 2015 23:23:40 GMT -5
What was wrong with your feet? I had spurs on each big toe's base, which is basically arthritis. Left untreated those toes would eventually lose motion. The outside bone of each foot has started curving outwards, making a Tailor's bunion at the base of each pinky toe. Except for whatever reason, the left one doesn't hurt at all yet. The right, however.... The spurs, he opened and cleaned off. Pretty minor for foot surgery, I guess. The bunion, he cut that long bone in two in a V, shifted it inwards, and screwed it back together. That's the one that's being the pain in the foot. And it's the one now telling me that I did way too much walking on it today. Probably true--went to church (although I barely paused going in and sat in the last row and didn't stand at all); went out to talk with the young man who installed gutter guards (needs to have no gaps at the corners or anywhere); went out several times for the Lunar Eclipse Harvest Supermoon Tetrade. Poor foot. >'Kat |
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Post by SylvreKat on Sept 27, 2015 23:27:23 GMT -5
As for drinking, or drugging, or whatever takes your sense--I never understood the fun of getting skunked to where you can't remember. A college friend went to an AC/DC concert in hs. Remembered the first song of the opening band, next thing was puking at the side of the road going home. That's a lot of money for one song.
Seems like way more fun to know what's going on while it's going on, and to remember it afterwards.
This from the girl who sips her little juice glass of wine with her Doctor Who each week. Back to the naughty bench for me, I suppose....
>'Kat
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Post by rockynv on Sept 28, 2015 0:14:20 GMT -5
I end up cooking more with the wine or hard liquor in my house than drinking it.
Its a beverage and a spice not something to let become your master.
Try using rum or vodka for making spice extracts for baking using real vanilla beans, orange/lemon peel, anise seeds, various mint leaves, etc. You may be surprised at the results.
We spend our whole lives trying to appear intelligent to then blow it all away with a few ounces or liquor or cc's of mind altering drugs.
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Post by geh3333 on Sept 28, 2015 17:41:31 GMT -5
One thing that really bothers me is the phrase " drugs and alcohol " I guess it makes everyone feel better about drinking, lol. Don't get me wrong , I'm not against drinking at all . yes I have not drank in nearly 13 years , I just don't have the urge to drink since the addiction took hold. I just really hate that phrase , lol. Alcohol is one of the worse drugs out there . its one of the only drug that has a withdraw that can actually kill you . I do believe it does take much longer to get to that point with alcohol but when someone does , it horrible. Not to mention, when we would drink , it alters the mind like no other. I'm not for legalizing marijuana " only because having alcohol and marijuana both legal , there will be much more drug related incidents" . that said , I do believe marijuana alone is not as bad as alcohol. If it wasn't for the quick and harsh Addiction, opiates would not be as bad as alcohol. You don't see people riding on top of cars and acting like a nut while on opiates and many other drugs. I know it sounds like I'm against alcohol , but its not the alcohol I'm against , its the ones who act like they are so against drugs while they are stumbling around with a can of beer in their hands. Hel , I'm sure at some point I'll have a few drinks , but its just been on the back burner for awhile. I agree with that, I don't do pot, never liked feeling slow and stupid, but it is proven that it is not as dangerous (physiologically as well as psychologically) as alcohol or tobacco, there are not reports ever of a dead by pot abuse, pot fries your brain, but that's up to the pot smoker if he/she wants to turn stupid, as long as they follow the same rules than with alcohol (like no smoking pot and driving, no underage smoking...) I don't care if it is legalized. The main issue I have with both being legal " alcohol and marijuana " are the many that will be using both together. I've done it a few times back in the day and every time it was an instant trashed feeling. I also never liked the feeling of smoking , but after about 12 or more beers in me I would tend to say " why not " . next thing , my head is spinning and when I fall asleep I always would end up throwing up somewhere other then in the bathroom . I as very good at staying somewhat civilized with just alcohol but mixing was not a good idea for me. Of course I do know many who , after just a six pack or so ,would be completely intolerable . they would have the occasional hit and run incidents while driving wasted, and this was one of the ones who were " so against drugs ". for some reason when we are younger we don't look at alcohol as a so called " drug " because it is legal . but when u really look at it , so are many opiates. Some would argue " well you need a prescription for those opiates " . but Its not that different from alcohol since it is also regulated, but by age. You need a prescription for many pain meds and u need to be of age to use alcohol along with all the other laws for both. Drinking your nightly or weekly alcoholic beverage , or even drinking heavier A couple times a week is fine , as long as it doesn't cause any type of driving accidents or doesn't lead to and illegal activity. |
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Post by SylvreKat on Sept 28, 2015 18:20:34 GMT -5
We make bourbon balls, Mom and me.
Took them to work one time, which in hindsight is against the rules. When a coworker left, she specified I bring them to the potluck. And told Stupidhead the boss her mom makes something like it, the alcohol is cooked out leaving just the taste. Yeah. That's what we'll tell folks. Because no, they aren't cooked. They are basically little balls of bourbon held together with crushed nilla wafers and choco. Rolled in powdered sugar.
And they improve with age.
Yeah rocky, you're so right. Bourbon is WAY better as a bourbon ball, oh my yes.
>'Kat
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Post by wheelbender6 on Sept 28, 2015 19:28:51 GMT -5
Did the morphine give you pleasant hallucinations, like you were driving the Taurus again, Kat? The morphine never made me hallucinate, but it was the only thing that relieved my pain. I definitely understand how people with chronic pain get addicted to those opiates and other pain killers.
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Post by geh3333 on Sept 28, 2015 20:08:02 GMT -5
Did the morphine give you pleasant hallucinations, like you were driving the Taurus again, Kat? The morphine never made me hallucinate, but it was the only thing that relieved my pain. I definitely understand how people with chronic pain get addicted to those opiates and other pain killers. It sucks many who take the meds for pain , don't even realize they are getting addicted to it. If someone takes the recommend dose of let's say 1 5mg oxycodone every 4 yrs as needed for pain, and theyve been taking it for years , more than likely the are addicted and do not know it. That's why when they don't have it they feel even worse or need to take more because the pain seems to be getting worse. I know someone who has been taking pain meds for years but does not think they are addicted. They think the pain is just getting worse " maybe it is " but more than likely its because they have built a tolerance to the dose they were on. My own opinion , I believe methadone should be used for chronic pain besides other opiates. It does not destroy your organs and u do not build a tolerance to the dose like u do from most other pain meds. I do know a couple older people that are prescribed 10 mg every 12 yrs of methadone for their pain , and they have never increased the dose in years. And the good thing is that they do not have to go to some clinic to dose every day , they can just have their doc or a pain clinic prescribe it to them . |
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Post by SylvreKat on Sept 28, 2015 22:04:22 GMT -5
I don't know if I even was on morphine. First drug was Hya-something/Apap. Those were what I threw up.
Second was Tramadol, which made me really loopy last time I had them. That's what made me afraid to take them this time. Although that other time, I'd gone through one bottle fine, and part of the second before it hit, so I might've been fine for a few doses at least. Instead, I downgraded myself to regular old Extra-Strength Tylenol.
And right now I'm lying here with my right foot STILL complaining, wondering if I should've just taken a single Hya-apap instead of two Tyl. And I walked around far less than I had yest. Sigh. Although I did take a sort-of bath.
I asked for this, I wanted this?
>'Kat
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Post by geh3333 on Sept 28, 2015 23:15:27 GMT -5
I don't know if I even was on morphine. First drug was Hya-something/Apap. Those were what I threw up. Second was Tramadol, which made me really loopy last time I had them. That's what made me afraid to take them this time. Although that other time, I'd gone through one bottle fine, and part of the second before it hit, so I might've been fine for a few doses at least. Instead, I downgraded myself to regular old Extra-Strength Tylenol. And right now I'm lying here with my right foot STILL complaining, wondering if I should've just taken a single Hya-apap instead of two Tyl. And I walked around far less than I had yest. Sigh. Although I did take a sort-of bath. I asked for this, I wanted this? >'Kat The first was prob " hydrocodone " which is vicodin. The tramadol is another narcotic that was at first not considered a narcotic but after people started getting addicted to it they recently changed its classification. Its a whole other drug then all the opiates . it has more of a mental effect and can cause seizers if overdosed with. The only good thing that came of my addiction is that , I'm now almost have the education to become a pharmacist , lol. |
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Post by rockynv on Sept 29, 2015 8:50:53 GMT -5
We make bourbon balls, Mom and me. Took them to work one time, which in hindsight is against the rules. When a coworker left, she specified I bring them to the potluck. And told Stupidhead the boss her mom makes something like it, the alcohol is cooked out leaving just the taste. Yeah. That's what we'll tell folks. Because no, they aren't cooked. They are basically little balls of bourbon held together with crushed nilla wafers and choco. Rolled in powdered sugar. And they improve with age. Yeah rocky, you're so right. Bourbon is WAY better as a bourbon ball, oh my yes. >'Kat Coconut rum with cholcolate or just the plain vanilla is fine too. Adding some crushed walnuts works also. Italians may substitute Anisette Liquor. |
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Post by rockynv on Sept 29, 2015 8:58:13 GMT -5
Morphine give you a warm all is well feeling and really frightened one user I knew and one dose was all it took to get her to swear off recreational drugs all together which was what we were trying to convince her to do. For her one dose put her in a place that she never wanted to leave which gave her the willies when it started wearing off so she refused any more doses and toughed it out afterwards and has been free for about 30 years now. She thought she was artistic and talented when she was on and found that she is more artistic with a clear focused mind.
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