Post #4067326
2026-06-15 15:39 UTC
Wearing a lidocaine patch (prescription strength!) to help with some weird, worsening rib pain. And I'm reminded of an experience a couple years ago at the dentist:
The hygienist was giving me lidocaine injections in advance of a procedure and my heart started racing like crazy. When I mentioned this to her, she said "Yes lidocaine can cause that to 'men of a certain age'".
I laughed at the phrasing and said "you mean "old"? She stammered a bit and said something like "I mean men over 40."
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@Karstan@pdx.social 2026-06-19 21:07
I'm probably going to jinx myself here. But I'm relatively pain free while just sitting down today. And I've got 80-85% range of motion before it goes beyond uncomfortable into actual pain. Hooray for bodies doing that healing thing they do!