I'm guessing PE = pre-eclampsia, though.
Yep. Though Cindy's right about the PIH.
Oh my god. What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing!? Oh right, that would be me. Back to work.
Wash ,'Bushwhacked'
Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
P.M. Marc - Jul 27, 2005 11:58:01 am PDT #3426 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
§ ita § - Jul 27, 2005 12:01:54 pm PDT #3427 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I admit the thought "Fuck, if childbirth is worse than that, I'm not doing it." has flashed through my mind a number of times.
The key, for me, with pain-causing things is working out what needs intervention, and what needs immediate intervention. I wish there were a code for that. One that didn't rely so much on expensive tests.
Topic!Cindy - Jul 27, 2005 12:03:03 pm PDT #3428 of 10002
What is even happening?
Plei, I always thought Pre-Eclampsia was PIH? What is it? I also thought it was only a (during) pregnancy condition. My books have long since flown to other shelves.
P.M. Marc - Jul 27, 2005 12:07:52 pm PDT #3429 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Plei, I always thought Pre-Eclampsia was PIH? What is it? I also thought it was only a (during) pregnancy condition. My books have long since flown to other shelves.
Where I was being seen, PIH=just the raise in blood pressure associated with pregnancy. PE=all sorts of additional nasty stuff, as expected when you're looking at a condition once deemed toxemia.
I admit the thought "Fuck, if childbirth is worse than that, I'm not doing it." has flashed through my mind a number of times.
If you've survived stomach flu, you'll do just fine with childbirth. Mind you, I'm the only person I know who has such a hard time puking that I have to force start it, even when violently ill, so stomach flu may be worse for me than for most.
Kalshane - Jul 27, 2005 12:08:28 pm PDT #3430 of 10002
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
In first aid, they teach you that a symptom of a broken bone is "obvious injury without significant pain." I know it didn't seem to hurt all that much when I broke my hand.
There was pain a plenty when I broke my femur, not to mention the lovely sensation of bone separating when it happened.
Worst pain ever: throwing up from dehydration with a broken face
This, however, seems absolutely horrific.
tommyrot - Jul 27, 2005 12:09:52 pm PDT #3431 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
There was pain a plenty when I broke my femur, not to mention the lovely sensation of bone separating when it happened.
Well, isn't the femur pretty much the worst bone you can break? (Outside of a skull fracture.)
P.M. Marc - Jul 27, 2005 12:10:33 pm PDT #3432 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Oh, and Cindy, in rare cases, you can have a case of full-blown PE within a week or two after giving birth, though it usually happens within 24-48 hours.
Topic!Cindy - Jul 27, 2005 12:11:59 pm PDT #3433 of 10002
What is even happening?
Where I was being seen, PIH=just the raise in blood pressure associated with pregnancy. PE=all sorts of additional nasty stuff, as expected when you're looking at a condition once deemed toxemia.And that can hit after delivery, too? Man. The fun just keeps on coming. Multiple orgasms are nice and all, but still...
Well, isn't the femur pretty much the worst bone you can break? (Outside of a skull fracture.)I think femur breaks are pretty dangerous, too, because the femoral artery is vulnerable to the broken bone, or something.
Topic!Cindy - Jul 27, 2005 12:12:34 pm PDT #3434 of 10002
What is even happening?
Oh, and Cindy, in rare cases, you can have a case of full-blown PE within a week or two after giving birth, though it usually happens within 24-48 hours.Gotcha. Sorry for the xpost. And yuck.
Vortex - Jul 27, 2005 12:14:42 pm PDT #3435 of 10002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
re: elves' bios
Am I being overly sensitive when I notice that the Fudge Shoppe cookie forman is the only elf of color? or is that just ironic?