Saturday Thread

Um, someone told me that, um, Obama picked that dude “Axlrose” to, like, be his Senior White House advisor, and um, I just think that it totally should have been Slash or Duff, ’cause, like, those guys rock way harder now—Revolver rules, dude!—and, um, Axl thinks they have democracy in China but, like, those people are totally communistic. . .

Slash: Keeper of Lincoln’s Hat.

QT – The pain from my surgery has been gone for some time. I’ve been taking the meds because I couldn’t stop.The sweats and the aches and the weakness are bad enough. But the shakes and teh muscles spasms are the hardest.Almost 24 hours now, and I’m not sure I have it in me to win this fight.”One pill at the bottom… is singing my favorite song…”Not sure I’m going to make it. Starting to feel embarrassed that I postd any of this.

Sorry everyone, I don’t mean to turn this into an encounter session thread.QT, thank you. I can barely type through the tears in my eyes. I don’t know what I’m going to do thought the night. I don’t drink, but I’ve considered seeing if I can drink myself to sleep.I can’t seem to think of anythig else. Every moment consists of “Well, I haven’;t taken one yet”. Over and over and over… it’s a litany in my brain.I’ve been taking pain meds for almost 18 months now. Oxycontin, Vicodin, Percocet, Dilaudid…I’ve reached the point that I hate it. I hate the thought of being so dependednt on anythig. That’s why I have to do this.

no. Sone fruit juice.This is like having the wrost fever you can imagine.Skin hurts, hair hurts hot / cold, shivers.And NEED.I should stop clogging up the thread like this. This is a place where people come to enjoy themselves.I’m sorry. I didn’t know where else to post.

So sorry for your pain, Matthew.With an Obama win this week, I’m feeling the love, so thought I’d share it:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNC0kIzM1Fo(Some of you were probably ovum when this song came out, but I think it holds up well and certainly fits the mood!)

What would a doctor do?Nothing.Tell me to take a Percocet and I’d feel better.No.The worst part is after taking pain meds for so long, the mental effects go away. You don’t feel “high” taking them… just normal.All this withdrawal pain from something that hasn’t been giving me any joy for some time.I’m going to take the advice… see if I can find a movie or something.Can’t eat. Don’t want to.Maybe tomorrow.Maybe tomorrow will be better.Maybe I’ll sleep.Please god… let me sleep.

Hey Matthew – if you want to chat further off the thread, you can contact me through my.barackobama.com, which you probably belong to through your contributions through the GDAB. I’m in the list of Bob Cesca’s friends – my handle is the same as here: KatinWilm. Or you can email Bob – he’s got my email address. Just know that if you want to talk through it – you can. You aren’t alone.And I just rented ‘Iron Man’ last weekend – totally fun brainless film. I loved it.

We are trying to get organized while there is still so much energy. Our Democratic Party around here really needs new blood.

I think I’m done bringing everyone down for the night.I’ve got some old Scrubs episodes on my laptop. Maybe they’ll keep my mind busy.I’m too tired and too scattered to figure out how to contact anyone off this board..Since I don’t care who knows, my e-mail is mnelson dot personal at gmail dot com.I appreciate all the thoughts, and the way it looks I might be up for a while.If no one minds, I may check in again tomorrow.Once again, I’m sorry for lowering the tome tonight

Matt: go take a cool (not cold) shower and curl up at the bottom of the shower with the water showering onto your head. It will help relieve the pressure on your skull and give you some peace. Also, the water falling off your head and over your face is very “zen” and cleansing. A half hour of that should relax you enough to get to sleep. Plan on going straight to bed after you get out of the shower.You’ll get through it.

Matthew: when all else fails, move. Can you walk? If you’re in a wheelchair, can you roll? Just get up and get some oxygen and circulation going. Find a way to get some endorphins — they’re the body’s own painkiller, and they’re free.