As you might have guessed, a broken back gives you access to any number of high-octane pain killers. Though I don't encourage the use of heavy-duty tranquilizers, there's nothing like popping a couple of pills and sleeping like a rock.
I generally wake up around 6, ready to roll. But sometimes I wake up around 4, wondering what happened and why I'm sideways on the couch. Either way, I win.
But here's the deal with zonking out on the couch every night: (Yes, I still sleep on the couch. Chris shouldn't be punished for me not being able to corner properly.) I don't have many pills left. And I don't have any refills. So I need to start going about this a different way.
True, whiskey would be the logical choice. Easy to get, no doctor's note needed. There's also that whole liver-destruction thing. So nix that.
Beer? Too many calories. I've managed to gain only two pounds during this dormant phase (getting on six weeks now) and I haven't stopped eating. So no, no beer.
Ibuprofen would be easy, too, but I'd rather not have my stomach lining eaten away. I know, I nitpick, but still ... .
The choice I went with last night was this: don't take anything. Hmmm. Well, I woke up a few times during the night, probably because I wasn't in a drug-induced coma. And I don't feel nearly as fresh right now. But I'm doing OK.
And that's a good thing. Because I'd hate to get busted in a random doping control at the Corporate Cycling Challenge.
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Ah the Corporate Cycling Challenge! Such a fun ride. I could potentially show up in a UNMC bike jersey and not be confused as a Kaos member this year. That would be exciting.
Anyway. Glad to hear your healing well, on the bike again, and I hope your bike sells soon. Too bad I'm not a couple inches taller and $1500 richer.
We'd have a clean Tour and a dirty, drug-addled Corporate Cycling Challenge. What a world we live in.
What you really need is gatorade and Blue M & Ms
mike -- I could hook you up with a 'vintage' Kaos kit and you still wouldn't look like you rode for Kaos.
sean -- oh, don't worry -- the Tour was drug-addled, too.
fred -- yeah, but I didn't have spinal cord injury. Just a spinal injury. I do love M&Ms, though.
The weight thing is weird, I didnt train for a month with broken bones but I was never as hungry as when I am training.....so the weight thing was easy........
You could try a short acting sleeping tablet (you will need to see a doc).....they will give you about 3-4 hours. I used them for about two night when I came off the pain killers and they were great..take one at night and if you wake up at around 1am-2am take another one and get another 4 hours......I am not sure what the doctors are like there but sleep is important....although if you aer resting during the day it is difficult to know how much rest is too much
There's also a wonderful little drug from Max Muscle called "burn extreme PM". It's about the only supplement I use, but the stuff works wonders. It's essentially a whoppin' dose of melatonin, and will put you out in a flash...without being drugged-out. Nice....
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