This is going to be a RANT. I'm mad.

The ER gave me enough percoset that if I took one every four hours, I'd be out of them last Thursday. Maybe they assumed that the face doc would give me more (that'd be a big fat NO). I used my last one yesterday morning and have since taken only Tylenol (not even touching the pain, thankyouverymuch, but I'm still doing it just in case).

I called my regular doctors office to see about getting in so I could get a new prescription. They're booked solid until Thursday because my doctor is on maternity leave and they're short staffed. The nurse suggested I go back to ER or to a same day clinic because they can no longer give prescriptions for pain meds without an appointment.

So that means that I get to sit for probably hours, being judged about having an abusive boyfriend/husband, and then possibly be judged by a doctor as being a drug seeker because they don't have my records.

For the record, I've never asked for pain meds- they've always been prescribed without my asking and from what I recall was only once (other than the head bonks) due to needing to get on an airplane with a screaming sinus infection.

I'd rather sit at home in pain. Seriously. But I'm MAD AS HELL that the drug seekers have caused this problem.

I have a call in to the face doc (who I'm seeing again on Friday) because last night my lips and upper gum have gone numb and tingly. I'm pretty sure that's not a good sign. Maybe she'll get me in today and I can get some pain relief.

I can't sleep lying down anymore because the pressure of my face hurts the broken bones. So, I've been sleeping sitting up the past two nights.

Alrighty, I think that's about all I can complain about right now.

Have I mentioned that I don't get to chew for six weeks? Good grief.

OK, now I'm done.

UPDATE:
The face doc's office called me back and said that the numbness was normal and I asked her about a refill of pain meds. She said that I'd have to come in to pick up the prescription (which I'm TOTALLY willing to do) and she needs permission from the doctor on call (which is not the surgeon I saw). She said that she's 90% sure that he'll OK it.

Cross your fingers.