My Happy Pills

For the last 2 1/2 years I have been having lower back problems. My back would hurt pretty frequently. I would go to the chiropractor and that would fix it for a couple of weeks.  It wasn't really bad pain until about 6 months ago. Around then, my back started to be bad enough that my husband started to bug me about seeing a doctor. I finally saw a doctor for it a month ago. He referred me to both a massage therapist and a physical therapist. I have had 3 massages now and have had one physical therapy appointment where I was given several exercises/stretches to do to help strengthen my core. So with the massages and the stretches, I should be feeling better right?

Wrong!

Last week my back started to hurt worse than ever! My massage on Wednesday did nothing to lessen my pain. When I met with the doctor, he asked if I needed better pain medication than the Advil I keep taking. I told him no because up until last week Advil had worked pretty well. I regretted that. Technology is great though! I just went online on Thursday night, emailed my doctor, and had a prescription at the pharmacy Friday afternoon. That's when I started taking what my students now refer to as "my happy pills." They asked how my weekend went. They knew that I was having back problems because they can tell when I am in pain. So I told them I was on a pretty heavy medication that knocked me out. I slept most of the weekend. My kids wanted to know if I was going to pass out in class. I told them that unfortunately, I can't take my vicodin while I am working. It would NOT be the best idea. I don't think very clearly on that medicine. 

I just thought it was funny of them to refer to the vicodin as "my happy pills." Cute. I am happy on them though...