Back pain, pills, and red candy

I woke up this morning with a pain in the middle of my back. Buster usually sleeps in his own bed on the floor. For some reason, last night he decided he wanted to sleep up on “the big bed” with hubby and me. No problem, but rather than sleeping in the middle of the bed, B slept on my feet. He’s only 15 lbs, but at night he’s just dead weight. Although I had a vague awareness that he was there, I couldn’t wake myself up enough to move him off me and I probably slept in a weird position.

After I weighed myself this morning and noted a loss from last week, I was feeling pretty happy and motivated. I figured I’d ignore the pain and take B for a walk. It was a beautiful day today, cold and crisp, and we walked for an hour. We both had a great time. But the pain in my back continued to get worse as the day went on. I finally went to my chiropractor this afternoon and got an adjustment. It will take a while for the muscle that is in spasm to relax. So in the meantime, I’ve got PAIN PILLS!!!

I hate taking pain pills for a variety of reasons, but sometimes you need to do what’s necessary to get through an episode like this. I had some hydrocodone left over from when I had my eye surgery in October. Since about 1 p.m. today I’ve taken 2 – 7.5/750 pills, and it hasn’t even touched the pain, but DAMN, I sure do want red licorice!!! For some reason, when I take pain pills, I always want candy, specifically red candy like red licorice or Swedish fish or cinnamon bears.

But, because I’m still feeling so good about my weigh in, I’m holding strong. I will not eat any candy! Well, it helps that I haven’t got a thing in the house that even resembles red candy! lol

One thing about pain pills, they sure make even stupid television more enjoyable! Right now, I’m icing my back and it is finally feeling a bit better. I’m hoping if I take it easy tonight and make sure I sleep with “good posture” tonight, I’ll be okay tomorrow.