Deirdre Geraghty

The pharmacist from my surgery phoned. The meds the hospital had prescribed were dangerous when put together and he cut most of them so l am in terrible pain. If I am like this for weeks then I am going to be very sorry for myself looking forward.

Another night in the armchair. Just taken my painkillers, hoping that the pain will ease soon. I think I must be a bit of a wimp. Mind you a fractured spine sounds painful. Trying to do things with my left hand which seems less painful somehow.

Another night in the armchair. Too painful to change what I am wearing. Will have breakfast in a minute. I just really don’t know what to do with myself.

Having spent most of the night in the armchair l am thinking of the next six hours. I am expecting a delivery and my friend S is coming as well.

Life is difficult in pain.

Waiting for the painkillers to kick in. I know I am going on about it but for the moment it’s taken over.

My back and the rest of my torso had more pain – a different pain and I knew it wasn’t right. I spent the day in the hospital Emergency Department. I had been diagnosed with bruised muscles twice by different doctors and told just to wait and prescribed painkillers. Well the hospital sent me for X-rays. Turned out I have been suffering for three weeks with a Compression fracture of the spine and all the other pain caused by that. They sent me home with liquid morphine to be taken as well as the Co-dydramol and Naproxen already prescribed. Today has been a little easier

Tonight I phoned 111. I haven’t been able to lie down anymore due to pain. I waited for a doctor to phone me back. A very nice doctor rang and she was very helpful with stronger painkillers than I have dared to do and said 6-8 weeks.

I’m really shocked that I should be left in so much pain. I used up my codeine levels and l don’t want to get addicted and it’s no better than paracetamol so I’m back on that instead. I have a few days left of Naproxen so I don’t know how l will cope without it. I am constantly rubbing in the fisiocrem which is wonderful but only lasts a minute or two if that. And C, my hairdresser massaged it in on Monday and coming to repeat the exercise this morning. I can’t wait – but will have to.

I’m still in a lot of pain but a tiny little bit better. Things happening this morning including deliveries.