Best sleep so far. Falling asleep was very difficult. After midnight. Half zanny at 7. Wake up 9:20. Pain doesn’t feel horrifying today. I feel like I need recovery from the alcohol and all the extra kratom. I still feel a bit burnt. I’ll try 6/7 today. Pain was pretty bad in bed last night. But I did get pops on the table yesterday though. A healthy amount that happens when I’m healthy. Tried a short walk, had to turn around just before half way. I felt it just past the church, but pushed on. Instant horror. Home with ice pack now. I felt bad yesterday when I tried and was able to recover. Had to take a break from games. Got a very nice pop. Felt like a knife being pulled from my spine. Imagine that knife in there for a full month. Put ice pack on and took 7g at 3:15. Back to games. I feel a world better for it, but still not all that good really. Don’t feel good. It’s really been all day, and I’m barely hanging on. 7:15 now. It really hurts and is driving me a little crazy. Despite having that good pop earlier. I can’t get fully back on the good side of this. Been on my back most of the evening. The table was starting to hurt. Can’t find the right middle ground where I get relief only. Jumping in bed at 9:20 to ride it out. No clue what tomorrow will bring. I probably only felt decent this morning because I forced the sleep. Taper would be 6/6.5. I can still start the day with the same dose as today. Dropping the morning dose is always tricky.

By Del