Damsel in dis Dress wrote:

> Stan Horwitz wrote:
> >
> > Best of luck to Crash and you Damsel. I hope both hip replacements
> are a
> > success. My dad had one hip replaced two years ago and he is doing
> much
> > better as a result, so hopefully Crash will experience the same or
> > better improvement after his surgery and recovery is over.
>
> Thanks, Stan. I'm expecting him to feel a thousand times better by
> mid-June.
>
> I called the doc this morning and he had us stop the pain patches and
> go back to just oral meds. He's a lot more lucid tonight - actually,
> better in every respect. No burning clothing today at all. <G> I
> might just be able to sleep tonight.
> To those who have offered their support, I don't have the time to
> answer every post, so I've just been responding to the most recent.
> But I've read all of them now, and I'm overwhelmed by how caring
> everyone is. If you're gonna be part of a dysfunctional family, RFC is
> the one to be part of.
> Thanks everyone,
> Carol and Crash

Yeah - they don't tell you that a common side effect to morphoids is itchy
skin. I guess if it's real bad, it might feel like burning... I dunno what
those ICU nurses must have thought about me squirming in the bed. Honestly
thought it was sweat or something making me itch. But it goes away real
quick when you can stop taking them.
Edrena