so,v the vicodin makes the pain — a very dull, diffuse ache from mid-forearm to my hand — bearable, but only just. in comparison, the time between the last dose wearing off and time to take the next dose is incredible. it was really bad at 2-3 this morning, but it was really wretched from 6-7. am unsure is lying prone (i.e., trying to sleep) actuall makes it worse — next time i decide to sleep, i think i’ll just sleep in my comfy chair and see how that works.

when it was so terrible before 7, i actually paged the on call resident to see if this was normal. he said that i was dtrt wrt elevating and constantly icing it, and it’s normally worst for the first 24-48 hours. i’m certainly hoping for the former: normally i’m pretty ok with pain (like my headaches), but this is just so bad it’s hard to cope with at all; i can’t imagine 48 hours of this.

but enough self-pity. i talked to mom tuesday, and asked her to make me a poncho, since i can’t wear a proper coat. (and, btw, yesterday, walking 5 blocks to my bus, in the sleet and wind that occasionally nearly pushed me down, in a coat that i couldn’t button SUCKED. oh, brrr, i was so cold!) so she’s going to make me something out of polarfleece and a water/windproof nylon shell. i just hope it’s very warm, if yesterday’s storm is anything to judge the oncoming winter by.

am also very bummed about not being able to go down to p-town next weekend. i was totally in the mood for manual labor, and wanted to work on The Car. none of that for a while, though. bah.

ok, that’s about all i have the energy to type in at the moment, so, ttfn.