whaaaat the heck am I still doing up??

I'm off work still because of my back. And will be next week as well. Forms filled out, xrays taken, work informed... I did a little experiment this week because I was feeling better, able to put on my own socks, for example. I stopped taking the tylenol 3s on Tuesday night. That night also I didn't take my muscle relaxer. Wednesday I took only the Rx strength ibuprofin, and then Thursday morning realized that two days without the muscle relaxer or T3s was a mistake. But but but I felt okay, no agonizing pain! I said to myself. Ah yes, but I was also either lying down or reclining and nothing else for prolonged periods of time. Giving myself the time and oportunity to recover. I drove myself to the doctor's office on Thursday. Thank goodness it's a short trip. Sitting up straight for more than a few minutes feels like bad things are happening. It isn't the kind of pain that kills you immediately, but it's the kind that says "I'm tolerable now, but just wait cuz you ain't seen nothing yet! lemme rev my engines!!!!" Imagine locking your elbow for a few hours. (If you've slept with a cuddly child, you will know of which I speak.) It's ok for a few minutes, but when you go to move it a couple hours later, LOOKOUT. Now multiply that by say, 75, and speed up the tolerance time and...

What the hell am I doing up so late??!! That's where this started. I had a nap. I woke up late. The muscle relaxer knocks me out. This other medication I'm taking has insomnia as a side effect. I love City of Heroes. That's what. All those things. Add those things up and you get me awake at 3:26am. And I'm still not even that sleepy!

what a crock.