Farewell Fond Friends

For many years now, my meds of choice have been Aleve and Excedrin Migraine. Excedrin Migraine takes care of my headaches like nothing else ever could. I was so grateful when I finally discovered it. Aleve takes care of everything else. Between these two medications, I could take care of pretty much anything that ailed me. Unfortunately, I can no longer take either of them. Because my stomach is so small, these medications will damage the lining. I miss them. The only pain medication I can take now is Tylenol and it does absolutely nothing for me. Never has.

Fortunately, aside from the massive headache I had in the hospital right after surgery, I have only had one migraine and it was mild, passing quickly. I have had a dull headache the past three days. The kind that shoots pain through my head when I cough. Excedrin would have knocked it out in 30 minutes. I've tried to just sleep it off and it is finally fading. I'm grateful it didn't develop into a nauseating migraine. I injured my hip a few weeks ago and it still nags at me. I didn't work out at all two weeks ago and last week I stuck to just swimming. I haven't lifted leg weights at all. Aleve would help so much with this.

Fortunately, overall I'm much healthier than before and I seem to heal faster. But I can't lie, I miss my favorite meds.

I don't know if I've mentioned this already, but the only other negatives I've noticed are 1) the fact that I get cold a lot now whereas before I was usually warm and 2) my bum gets tired from sitting now that there's less padding back there.

I'll take the trade.