After the first week I found the pain fairly tolerable, and stopped taking the pain meds, and got back to life's routines. Inability to engage in athletic activity led to boredom. "I have this big bottle of pills, and nothing better to do..." So every night, after I put the kids to bed, I'd settle down in front of the TV, pop a couple oxycodone and an oxycontin, grab a bag of ice, elevate the knee, and veg. Mrs Babar could put whatever crappy show on the TV she wanted, and it didn't matter. Hey, "Survivor" is pretty interesting when you have a nice warm buzz.
Well, the pills are gone. Now I find that I can't go to sleep at night no matter how tired I am. I'm up till 4:00 am, I dose off, the alarm goes off at 6:30. Needless to say I'm tired and irritable as hell. No other physical symptoms, I just can't fall asleep. Anyone else go through this? How long can I expect this insomnia to last?