Well, My Summer's Over

[rebeccaC]

Sorry to hear this and hoping the healing goes well….if you’re having problems sleeping and if you live in Wa. you might look into edible marijuana for that instead of your pain meds.

[lauraelmore1033]

Sorry to hear this and hoping the healing goes well….if you’re having problems sleeping and if you live in Wa. you might look into edible marijuana for that instead of your pain meds.

That's a thought. I wonder if it would help with the constipation problem (totally tmi, but I haven't had a bm since weds...)

[salsabike]

Pain meds will do that, Laura. Have some nice vegetables. Rebecca, that's a good idea, too.

[lauraelmore1033]

oh, I am choc full of vegetables.

[ny biker]

Oh my yes, call your doctor if the bm thing doesn't resolve itself. You don't want that to become a significant problem.

Fwiw, my friend broke her femur in a bike crash in mid-March but she is already riding again, slower and shorter rides than before but riding nonetheless. You will need time to heal but you'll make it back too.

[OakLeaf]

Yep, opiates will do that. FWIW, after my faceplant, I got way more relief from Aleve than from the Vicodin that they prescribed, though I didn't have any fractures. MJ is a good suggestion, or failing that, at least add a stool softener or Milk of Magnesia, they're pretty benign.

The second and sometimes third days are usually the worst ... hope you're hanging in there.

[Crankin]

DH had to quit the Vicodin after 2 days, because of the stomach issues. He used Tylenol for a week, until his surgery, and then after the clavicle surgery, he took Percocet for 2 days, and then back to the Tylenol. Vegetables did no good at all!