Last post I'd noted gradual return of sensation , motion, and identification of my right arm, slowly starting from fingers ascending to the shoulder, with little to no pain. As advised I did take a precautionary Oxy tablet. They do not want us to experience a huge cascade of pain. They say it tends to hit in the middle of the night.
I appreciate that.
I went to bed, aka my recliner to keep me from rolling around, to settle in for the night. Or so I thought.
A while later I felt a thin line of pain along the outside edge of my hand. Then up the outside of the forearm, then climb the upper arm to the shoulder. The process took about two minutes. It almost felt like the blocking medication were draining out against gravity, flowing up hill, with pain filling in from behind, also upwards.
It wasn't severe, though sharp, enough for me to get back up and go take another Oxy pill, as allowed, just a few hours past the earlier one. It actually killed the fine line of pain quickly enough for me to wonder if I hadn't over reacted. Would that last pain have gone away on it's own?
At any rate, I slept well enough, and have gone easy on the Oxy since, sticking to the tylenol 500s until something stronger says it's needed. So far, so good. Some pain, yes. Not a big challenge... yet.
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