The Problem with Pain: Part I

T-6 days
Hi grandma! You just got the address, you said, so you get a halloo.

The final pre-op! Really boring. I had to tell my medical history three times! I got my blood taken (again) and another x-ray, though this was of my chest. (?) I don't know why either. What was new was the EKG (the little thing that monitors heart rate and bleeps annoyingly in hospitals) and the urine sample (ugh.). So fun and exciting, right? Most of it was actually waiting rooms. Plus, I left my new ring in the clinic. Oops. Actually, after Dad went back and got it, they gave it to me in a biohazard bag. Pretty sweet!

Now to the pain!
Several of you have asked 'what does it feel like?' Some others ask 'does it hurt now?' That latter comment actually reminds me of the Verizon Wireless commercials: Can you hear me now?
And even though it seems foolish to address this so close to surgery,
I have narrowed my pain into categories:

Just plain annoying!: the kind of pain that barely measures on charts. But it makes you uncomfortable constantly! Agh! It's the kind that makes you shift and change position every 30 seconds, it seems like.

The present pain: This definitely measures on the pain charts. It's the kind that makes you limp, not that I do much. But it's usually brought on by heavy lifting or running around like a crazy person.

The sharp, stabbing pain: This only happens when I've twisted it, or fallen on it the wrong way. It feels like a knife. But only for a minute or two. It doesn't happen very often, so no one freak!

Thank you very much C.S. Lewis (my christian literary hero) for the title.