I didn't sleep a wink last night, the cramp in my calf, along with absofuckinglute agony thanks to my hip kept me awake all damn night. Ran out of my pain meds also, and chlormethiazole (hypnotic/sedative that I take as an anticonvulsant to prevent or at least reduce my myoclonus problem) had to pick up my refill this morning, I can't sleep at all when I'm due for a refill in the morning, as it begins to wear off in the previous evening, causing the beginnings of withdrawal. Mildly, at least, as mild as any degree of withdrawal from 120mg of oxycodone daily can be, but its still highly unpleasant, and more than enough on its own, without severe muscle cramps, myoclonic twitching/jerks/spasms, knee and hip pain to keep one awake without any hope of rest.
Ended up going into the docs using a crutch to help me bear my weight on the affected side of my body. Forgot to return them several years ago, so I still have a pair of crutches, after I had my (completely failed, leaving me with nerve damage to boot) surgery on my knee)
Since losing my cane in town a couple of months ago, I've been damn glad that I still have them on more than the one occasion. Usually I end up using just the one, like I would a cane, but I end up using both sometimes, usually when the last dose of oxy before a refill is due wears off, as then its just too fucking painful to put my full weight on the leg.
Hell, all I have to do is take a shit, sneeze, or even cough hard, and it sends a vicious, white-hot lance of pain shooting through my hip joint. It fucking kept me awake all night long. All I had to do was cough after smoking my pipe, and it was as unpleasant as having a lit fag put out on me (outside of the context of rough sex, that is
