Because I got so many comments (thank you) and I am not really up for making sure everyone gets a specific response.
The nurse said it was as bad as childbirth. My only thought on the matter was... if childbirth is this bad, I don't see how the race survives.
Drugs are a Godsend. I said it when they first hit (which was wonderful, not fun, merely wonderful) that I couldn't imagine how people got through them without drugs.
I became intimate with the pain scale when I the Reiter's was at it's worst, which was nothing compared to this. That was a grinding misery. This was, well it's in a league all its own. Which led to some drug reaction chuckles (Recalling how pleasant, in a relative way, a 3 is). I do recall apologing to Maia a few times. She didn't understand, me I know she must have been miserable in a different way because there was nothing she could do to help. Being there made a difference, esp. when the drugs were less than speedy in forthcoming.
Thank you all for the sympathy. It helps.
I am exhausted. I am now going to take a hot soak and eat some ice cream.
The nurse said it was as bad as childbirth. My only thought on the matter was... if childbirth is this bad, I don't see how the race survives.
Drugs are a Godsend. I said it when they first hit (which was wonderful, not fun, merely wonderful) that I couldn't imagine how people got through them without drugs.
I became intimate with the pain scale when I the Reiter's was at it's worst, which was nothing compared to this. That was a grinding misery. This was, well it's in a league all its own. Which led to some drug reaction chuckles (Recalling how pleasant, in a relative way, a 3 is). I do recall apologing to Maia a few times. She didn't understand, me I know she must have been miserable in a different way because there was nothing she could do to help. Being there made a difference, esp. when the drugs were less than speedy in forthcoming.
Thank you all for the sympathy. It helps.
I am exhausted. I am now going to take a hot soak and eat some ice cream.