Coping With Pain

It's just after one in the morning, and I can't sleep.

I recently had kidney stone surgery, which involved a lot of pain, mostly in recovery.  The procedure was simple, I am told.  Though I don't completely understand how, the stones were broken up with a laser, and since then I've been passing the pieces. 

Some days, the pain is so great I can hardly think.  All I can do is sit, staring at nothing, and trying not to bite my lip in half.  I had been prescribed some powerful pain medications, bu...