I've been worse than ever for several days.  It bites because I had Ruth and her kids here.  July 3 was hard, July 4th was almost impossible.  1 and half vicodin every four hours all day long.  I made it on one every four hours the rest of the time.  sometimes making until 1, or 4...but twice inthe middle of hte night pain woke me up and I had to take vicodin it was so bad.  I took valium to get to sleep the last two nights because the stupid vicodin had hyped me up. Today = nothing so far and I pray I will make it without anything all day. Unfortunately I have two things to do.  Volunteer meetings both...but still.   And working with the middle school kids this afternoon.  I bet I don't need valium to sleep tonight!