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MY OPERATION I had an operation, 'Cause my knee was shot it seems. They said though it was major, It really was routine. They told me not to worry, For many'd gone before, And they were all just fine, in fact, Were better than before. They said at first there'd be some pain, But that's to be expected, With pills and drugs I'd be just fine, Just don't get it infected. When I awoke the pain was great, They gave me Morphine drip, My body said,"Oh no you don't!", And then it threw a fit. So then they gave me Percocet, When nausea abated, The room just spun around and 'round, I could not stand unaided. They tried a different drug again, Tried two or three or four, My stomach said,"Oh not in here!", I threw up on the floor. They mixed Tylenol with Codiene, And said,"Just one more time.", Gave it to me with Gravol, It seemed to work just fine. I still threw up most every day, For two weeks straight I did that. The pain and medication, Just seemed to lay me flat. It's been two months and seems to me, That I'm now on the mend. I only take the medicine, When pain comes back again. It's been a long rough row to hoe, My therapist's a sadist, But I must heal at my own rate, The way for me that's safest. I told her it won't bend that far, She said we'd have to force it. I decided then and there, I must try other sources. Now I excercise at home, And do some gentle stretching. I'm better now, the swelling's down, And I spend less time retching. No pain, no gain, they said to me. My knee was just inflamed. I guess they didn't know about, My allergy to pain. Judy Ball I had full knee replacement surgery. Feb. 23,2011 It was awful but am doing much better.
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