When Hubby was in hte hospital last, I was driving out of the parking garage late one night and had to stop as a black cat strolled across the entry way of the garage right in front of me. I'm afraid I yelled at it, something on the order of "Oh, you just stay the hell out of it, OK?" People looked at me funny.

Hee. I would so do that.

question for the hivemind and a repost from my lj.

that headache i had yesterday? weirdest headache i've ever had in my life. and i've had a lot of headaches. i ended up leaving work about 10 minutes early because it was just getting progressively worse and i wanted to make it home before it was so bad i was hurling. i drove with my head back against the headrest and my back as straight as possible. the pain then started to travel down to my left shoulder and caused the muscle to tighten up. then it moved around to the muscles in my throat. it felt like they were constricting. it was not a fun experience and i'd be lying if i said i wasn't scared. since i was alone in my car, driving down the interstate at the time. i was tempted to pull over, but i just wanted to get home.

once there i grabbed an ice pack, some more tylenol and crashed on my couch. stayed there for a few hours and it finally started to let up.

now? i can feel it lurking. waiting to pounce on me again. i told joe(the "psychic" co-worker) about it and he said he had a similar thing happen a few days ago. is this some kind of weird virus? anyone else experienced this or heard of someone who has? it really freaked me out and i'm not looking for a repeat of yesterday.

lather and rinse. no repeat.

You have to state why you're sure you're not pregnant

That's happened to me before. "Well. I'm on birth control. And I'm in a same sex relationship. So, yeah, I can guarantee i'm not pregnant."

I've never had a medical professional press me past "No, trust me." Maybe I look gayer than you, Kat.

I've had times of severe stress where I had headaches that would not go away, and then the muscles that go from my neck to my shoulders started to cramp severely. No idea if this is what you're describing, tiggy. But if it is, a deep tissue massage helped me a lot.

"Well. I'm on birth control. And I'm in a same sex relationship.

When my friend was being admitted to a hospital a few years ago the admitting nurse would not take, "I'm a lesbian." as an answer to "What kind of birth control do you use?"

What the heck did that nurse think that lesbians do?

Wait, I don't want to know....

I've never had a medical professional press me past signing forms to swear I'm not pregnant. If I go in this afternoon and they try to give me a pregnancy test before they'll give me an x-ray, I'll just say, "See, I knew this was a bad idea. Thanks, but no thanks. I'm going home to ice my foot and watch Cowboy Bebop."

'Cause, Christ, if I have to wear a hospital gown, leave me with some dignity.

AT the OB-Gyn on Monday I made the nurse taking my history laugh when she asked if I used birth control. "Condoms." I answered, and as she wrote it down I added "although, technically, I'm not the one using them."

Maybe I look gayer than you, Kat.

Quite possible. I think it's a hair cut.