Sleeping about 10 hours a day now

October 14, 2009
By Billy Dennis

In the interest of disclosure:

Have my MRI scheduled for today. I’ll try to spread the payments across time.

With luck my primary care physician will be able to diagnose officially what the problem is when I see her tomorrow.

But I’ll probably be shunted off to another specialist after I see her.

Right now, all the meds are doing is making it possible for me to barely move. I can walk to or from a car if I walk slowly. I can sit uncomfortably for about 15 minutes at a time.

Sos some reason my voice is coming out raspy.

The medication does make be groggy, and I end up sleeping it off. After three days of it, I’m not even getting a buzz, but just grogginess and the need to sleep it off.

Getting worried about addiction.

I did the math and I’m sleeping about 10 hours a day. I usually got 6-7 hours a night.

I can’t really get any work done on the computer. I’ve written some blog posts, but had to take them down later.

In addition to losing work, I am turning down for-pay projects helping others with their blog issues.

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5 Responses to “ Sleeping about 10 hours a day now ”

  1. Mahkno on October 14, 2009 at 7:50 am

    Take it easy with the Vicoden (or whatever it is exactly). That’s some evil stuff.

    Hope you get better.

  2. Elaine Hopkins on October 14, 2009 at 3:35 pm

    Yikes — take mental notes, as you can do a good story on the health care system after you feel better. Good luck.

  3. tulip on October 14, 2009 at 4:46 pm

    Sometimes pain killers don’t help the pain much – they just mess you up. Take it easy and hope the MRI shows something. Hope you are able to drive ok. Take care.

  4. Pupsterjack on October 14, 2009 at 5:44 pm

    Sleep. sleep. oh blessed sleep…Just don’t forget to investigate thoroughly the sheriff’s son situation which is as FISHY as rotten catfish be….videos turned off, friend from the police sheriff’s office shows up, mysterious witness disappears…THIS STINKS so wake up and start investigating it as you should! Those of us with DUIs are watching the situation carefully…Best wishes to you on your recovery!

  5. vonster on October 15, 2009 at 4:24 pm

    Good luck, Bill.