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[just_cyd]

i took 3 advil at 2pm. a full 80 minutes later, i feel no different. how long do these things take to work, if they're gonna work at all?

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[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Takes about an hour for me. Of course, you know me: I wouldn't even think of eating a number as small as three. :-) If you need to hit it with a bigger hammer, try Aleve. Expensive, but strong too.

[just-cyd.livejournal.com]

i should give Aleve another shot. i tried it when it first came out, and it made me horribly nauseous, and i don't recall the pain-killing effect worth it.

i broke down and took two of the darvocet left over from last year's surgery at bedtime. it still took a good hour to find a comfortable sleeping position, but i did sleep fairly soundly, and woke up in less pain than when i went to bed.

it's going to be a loooonng weekend.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

i tried [Aleve] when it first came out, and it made me horribly nauseous, and i don't recall the pain-killing effect worth it.

Ick. Then it may be the same now. Too bad! How about ketoprofen (Orudis KT), does that do the same thing to you? Like ibuprofen (Advil) and naproxen sodium (Aleve), it's an NSAID -- many people seem to have similar reactions to all of them...

So how are you feeling now? Better, I hope???

[just-cyd.livejournal.com]

i've never tried the other NSAIDs. my doc just put me back on Voltaren, which worked pretty well last time, so i may stick to that for now.

The pain is tolerable, or was, til this AM. it's bitterly cold (about 33) and damp, which makes every joint in my body hurt. i'm somewhere between 3-5 on your pain chart, so i'm better than last week.

if i don't make it to water aerobics tonight, i'll do yoga/stretching and some upper-body stuff that doesn't involve knee-bending. stretching would feel really good right now!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Stretching sounds really good. I bet you have a low-pressure sensitivity, too, yes? (Low barometric pressure, I mean: your joints sense bad weather?)

I hope this improves soon, and I especially hope that you'll find a good long-term way to keep things bearable!