Early morning panic attack

This is not going well. Only 3:00 AM on the first night I have this thing, and I'm already ready to claw it off my arm. I woke up all but having a panic attack. It itches like crazy, and even scratching in ways that I am sure the nurse and doctor who put it on would not approve of did not improve things very much. I wonder if Benadryl would help. I wonder if there's any stronger anti-itch medication I could get prescribed

How much worse is it going to be when I get a real cast?

Early morning panic attack

This is not going well. Only 3:00 AM on the first night I have this thing, and I'm already ready to claw it off my arm. I woke up all but having a panic attack. It itches like crazy, and even scratching in ways that I am sure the nurse and doctor who put it on would not approve of did not improve things very much. I wonder if Benadryl would help. I wonder if there's any stronger anti-itch medication I could get prescribed

How much worse is it going to be when I get a real cast?

My tweets

• Thu, 16:03: Porch guest. http://twitpic.com/55xu4j
• Fri, 00:17: My arm's broke, and it does show.
• Fri, 04:40: Recasting couch http://j.mp/maUIQY
• Fri, 08:28: Early morning panic attack http://j.mp/kLqhzs