I be had two major surgeries, I've only been given oxy for one of them. I took it maybe two days and got off of it as quickly as possible. I hate taking pills, and I didn't feel like I needed it anyway. Pretty much just made me tired.
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Was gonna suggest EEAAO but then saw you say "no belly laughs" so that's out
- 10,000 Years of Longing
- Being John Malkovich
- The Fisher King (some of it didn't age well, it was the 80s)
Whatever you do, take pictures, you're not going to remember it after.
Last time I was on them, they told me I could go back to work but I took the week off and went hiking. Mine was dental surgery. I still haven't figured out all the places I went. They probably should have taken my keys, but it wasn't something they warned about for that level of pills back then. Thinking back on it is kinda terrifying.
Be careful, you're not going to be competent to make decisions.
Don't watch anything you want to remember 😂
I don't have any good movie recommendations but I very much enjoyed listening to the album
Avec Laudenum by Stars Of The Lid when I was zonked out on morphine.
Miami Connection.
It's free on YouTube. Thank me later.
When it happened to me, I had a 1000 song countdown of the best songs by Michael Jackson, Prince and Madonna.
Not sure I would recommend it...
Lord of the rings series and the hobbit The matrix series The DaVinci Code Series The Librarian Series The Associate Children of the Corn (1983) side note: I drove the road they were on to school every day it's only a couple miles long and the house the kids were playing in is a bed and breakfast now. Downsizing Escape from Pretoria The Dirty Dozen Black Book Book of Eli Cast Away Dances with Wolves The Fugitive and US Marshals Heartbreak Ridge Jumpin Jack Flash Labyrinth of Lies Mr Baseball Medicine Man The Pursuit of Happiness Pleasantville Quigley Down Under Red Sparrow Runaway - 1984 Saturday Night Fever The Shawshank Redemption The Silence of the Lambs series Striking Distance Tank - 1984 Timeline The Tremmors series U 571 V.I. Warshawski View from the Top Wargames - 1983 Welcome to Marwen The Witches - 2020 Woman of the Hour Zathura -- And when you feel up to laughing a little -- Breakup Man (also known as Schlusmacher) Blast from the Past 9 to 5 Every which way but loose and Any which way you can The Frighteners Moscow on the Hudson Loverboy Overboard and the remake Overboard The Secret of my Success Can't Buy Me Love Office Space Real Genius Sex Drive Spaceballs Spies Like Us Summer School - 1987 Wildcats - 1986
And don't discount some TV series either. OZ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118421 Stargate SG1 and Stargate Atlantis Bates Motel Black Sails Dexter Dollhouse (Watch Epitaph 1 and 2 after the rest of the series or you will be lost) Eureka Frasier Firefly (and the movie Serenity) Halt and Catch Fire Last Man Standing MASH Warehouse 13
If you get done with all that you will probably be healed up but if not I can add more
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Tron should be a decent watch, good visuals at least, and nothing too heavy.
Ooh, I really like the old-school animation throwbacks I'm seeing in pictures for The Congress. And it kinda sounds like a Black Mirror episode. Definitely going on the list.
- Koyaanitsqatsi, etc
- Eraserhead
- The Man Who Fell to Earth
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show
My vote goes to Koyaanisqatsi
I'm seeing it listed as a musical. Is that right? (I'm not the biggest fan of musicals, is all.)
It’s more of a documentary with no narration. I replied this above, but I’d recommend Baraka instead. Baraka offers incredible visuals of humanity—the good and the bad—with a stunning soundtrack.
Thank you for the clarification. I did some digging to keep them on my radar. Appreciate these recommendations!
I’d definitely recommend Baraka over Koyaanitsqatsi. Baraka’s my partner’s favorite movie and I’ve watched it at least five times. After the last time he pulled up Koyaanitsqatsi, and I see where he was trying to go with it, but I don’t think he was there yet. However, I think he nailed it with Baraka.
Whenever I’m taking that stuff as prescribed, I’m usually not high, I’m simply not in pain.
Switch off them as soon as possible to avoid getting backed up.
Could even go with a stool softener for the days on them, if need be.
Lost Highway
Good luck. Those only made me nauseous.
Knowing absolutely nothing about you or your taste in movies other than that you're on drugs, my recommendation is Lifeforce (1985).
magnolia
I've never liked to take opiates of any kind. My go-to for pain is "Poor Man's Percocet:" 2 Ibuprofen (Advil), and 1 Acetaminophen (Tylenol). If the pain is really bad, you can double them, but don't take them more than every 6-8 hours.
The Ibuprofen is metabolized by the kidneys, and the Acetaminophen is metabolized by the liver, so neither one overwhelms your organs, and the effect together is far better than the individual effects alone, and I've actually heard multiple doctors say that it approaches the efficacy of an opiate, without the addictive dangers.
I have a very physical job, and at the end of the day, I can sometimes feel almost broken, and this works great for me.
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