Do you....not have a GP?

I don't. I've relied on my OB/GYN. I'll get one.

Get one ASAP, honey. And take ibuprofen.

As always, having learned from experience, definitely don't fuck around when it comes to your back.

We shall see what we shall see. I'm tired of the paralyzing anxiety attacks.

I'm surprised your doctor didn't also give you something like Ativan or valium. Because while ADs are good for the underlying depression that can lead to panic attacks, they don't offer immediate relief.

I'm tired of the paralyzing anxiety attacks.

I can imagine. I've only had a couple and that was enough for me.

Oh, that reminds me. I'm supposed to call my shrink after I moved, he went on holiday, I went on holiday, etc., but I haven't, and I don't really want to. I think I have to not see him, anyway, for logistical reasons. I'd need to find someone either in Cambridge or Salem. But I feel like I should wrap up, but I don't want to deal with breaking away from our work.

I think he'll be understanding and supportive, and I'm in a better place (because of the external forces of work easing up, but I was able to use some techniques to get through the stress, most days, back when work was a bear). I just don't know what to do, and when I feel like that, I get all inertia-y.

My chiro is nice and good, but for chronic stuff I look to my PT (my GP was a bit useless).

Oh, yeah -- that was going to be my next question -- will your insurance let you just go to a PT without needing to be referred by a GP? Because, if so, you should still find a GP, but in the interim -- since finding a GP you like and then actually scheduling an appointment can take weeks if not longer -- you can go straight to the PTs, who can start to fix you up.

It's a weird question for me to have to ask but how does one find a new chiro?

Mine is way to far from work so I can't really go to him. I don't particularly feel comfortable asking him for a rec because he'll feel bad and try to get me to come to him instead. Which even if he keeps his office open late for me, would still add about twenty to thirty minutes to my commute to get over there and add a couple of hours to his day. Also I am bad with disappointing people so I don't want to tell him that I need to find someone by my office.

Pretty much I just need to know how to find a new chiro. And perhaps a therapist but that is for another post, another day.

I'm surprised your doctor didn't also give you something like Ativan or valium. Because while ADs are good for the underlying depression that can lead to panic attacks, they don't offer immediate relief.

This. Xanax was my crutch until my AD's kicked in. I almost never use them now and never used them extensively even at my worst, but they really saved me a couple of times.

Aims, I'm so sorry about your back, love. I need to find a GP as well. Maybe we can find one together! Also, I need to get your chiro's name when you get a chance; I want to make an appointment before my insurance runs out.

Aims, I'm so sorry about your back, love. I need to find a GP as well. Maybe we can find one together! Also, I need to get your chiro's name when you get a chance; I want to make an appointment before my insurance runs out.

Dr. Jeanne Russell

My chiro is prettier.

Hey Raq, check it out. After the A's tough loss in the first game of the key series against the Angels, Bobby Kielty (who has a huge mane of red hair and has been called Ronnie Mac all year) showed up before yesterday's game looking like this. That'll get you loose. A's won of course.

Question: if your company were having a retreat that lasted through the work week (including evenings) and then they were having a dinner/dance thing on SATURDAY NIGHT, wouldn't you assume that spouses would be invited?

Not Tom's company though. that's employees only. I think that is just weird!

ita, how much do I love that even your CHIRO has an iMDB entry?