When I had Leo, the nurses would come in and offer me wonderful narcotics every 4-6 hours. It was a beautiful thing. But when they did, they had to record on the computer what I thought my pain level was, from 0 to 10. I would always place it somewhere in the 2-4 category, usually closer to 2, because, frankly, I was on narcotics. I had no idea what it would be without them--I didn't try this time to be strong and stupid.
I remember asking a nurse what they would qualify as a nine or ten on that scale. "Oh, you know, screaming pain, unbearable."
So I'm thinking a 0 has to be something like "I am completely filled with morphine" and a 10 is up there with the inconceivable tornado (6 on the Fujita scale). It just doesn't happen in situations where a nurse is asking you what your pain level is. By the time you've hit inconceivable, you're not answering stupid questions anymore.
Tuesday night? I think I was up at around an 8 every time Leo nursed. At least for the first few minutes of each time.
Just now? Probably a 5. It's getting better.
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Thank god. I've been worried for you. My pain threshold is low enough I can't imagine getting on with the things you've needed to get on with...
Glad to hear you're feeling better. Well, at least down to a 5. That's a bit better. Keep going lower!
I'm laughing. I remember when Son and Daughter were born and the nurses would ask me what my pain level was on a scale of 1 to 10. What the hell does that mean? By who's interpretation? So, logically, I asked, "what number do you have to hear to make you give me a pill?" They said, "five", so I said, "five". Silly, right?
In my volunteer work, we describe 10 as "cut-off-my-head-now-or-I-will-kill-you" pain! Anything over 7 that doesn't respond to medication is pretty darn serious. I'm glad it's down to 5.
May you make a precipitous drop down to a 1 soon...
May the patron saint of nursing mothers (there's bound to be one!)bring you relief soon.
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