The nightstand of a sick woman

I'm always trying to find ways to illustrate my life, without feeling like I'm sharing too much of myself,  to help others understand what life with chronic pain is like.  I woke up this morning feeling very tired, yet better than yesterday.  I took one look at my nightstand and realized that the picture shares 1,000 words. Here's a rundown...

• Ginger Ale-helps with the nausea I constantly fight (3 cans from the last 24 hours). The wrappers are from the bars that I eat at night or in the early morning to keep pain meds from hurting my stomach.
• Prescription bottles-percoset for pain, gabapentin for nerve pain. Tizanadine to help me sleep. Wrapper from an Imitrex that I had to take in the middle of the night when a migraine set in and I had to fumble around to find it.
• Other medications-Mederma to help reduce painful surgical scars, ibuprofen (that I'm not really supposed to be taking) for sinus pain from my cold, Aspercreme to help with some of the muscle pain.
• Books-I've been reading into the late hours of the night.
• The box in the background-this is where I keep all of my meds that I'm not constantly using.
• The bowl with the scarf in it- I wore the scarf when I was out shopping last week. When I got home, I felt awful and ripped it off while I laid down to rest.
• "The normal stuff"-eye makeup remover, eye cream, moisturizer, water. Notice that this stuff takes up little space comparatively.

Otherwise, my plan is to take it easy today.

-S