{{{nora}}} Also, happy (belated) anniversary!

I smell like LUSH Snowcake soap. YUM! I wish they made a lotion that smelled like it so I could be overpowery with my Snowcake smell!

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Now I want to send Gloomcookie a letter and live on eternally in her accordion file.

Bring it! (And make it pink with a Hello Kitty head on it!)

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prescribed 800mg ibuprofin and flexeril

How often are you taking the ibuprofen? Because, honestly, unless it upsets your stomach, you can take 800 mg every 6 hours or so. Not long-term, of course, but for a week or two it's fine.

On the flexeril -- could you try taking one at work? Or would it zonk you out totally? Maybe you could split it in half and take half at work. That might help keep the muscles more relaxed during the day.

I've been a little lax on the heat, I wish we had a heating pad. I used those ThermaCare Tues. night/Wed. day and had a bath last night.

Get a heating pad. Or -- and don't make me e-mail him -- tell Tom to stop after work and get one. Hubbies are good for that sort of thing (so I hear).

But sitting at my desk (or pretty much sitting up anywhere) is a killer, especially when I get up - my right leg is really painfully affected more than my left leg.

Aieee. That's the kind of pain I had. HOWEVER, just b/c I had surgery does not not NOT mean that every person who has pain when sitting will need surgery. I had 2 *severely* blown discs. About 80% of people with back pain -- even BAD back pain -- recover without needing surgery.

The dr. said to give it a week and then go back if no/little improvement.

I think it's better than Monday/Tuesday, but hasn't gotten any better since Wedensday.

My advice -- and I know whereof I speak -- is multi-faceted: (1) it's the weekend, so rest as much as possible; (2) get a heating pad and use it this weekend [honestly, I used to lie on mine for hours at a time, but I think that isn't recommended; try half an hour, maybe]; (3) since it's the weekend, take your flexeril during the day, too, because then you'll have a more constant level of the drug in your system; (4) take the ibuprofen every 6 hours.

And if it hasn't improved by Monday, call your doctor first thing. I know that physical therapy worked great for Cass and -- I think -- Susan. That might just be all you need.

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NICE -- the library just e-mailed me to tell me that they're holding Neil Gaiman's new book for me! I'm going to run out right now (literally) and go get it!

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Sigh- the thing is, one of my very best friends in the world is getting married on Monday in the Poconos, and the thought of driving 5+ hours there and back just makes me want to cry. But I don't want to miss it either.

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I tell you, the next time I eat spaghetti, I'm going to have to do the AKATUWU thing.

It just reminds me of a friend who, after a dinner of seafood pasta, took the left-over baby octopi and squid, popped them on his fingers, and treated me to 'Rising of the Deep Ones puppet theatre'. Our server didn't think it was as funny as I did, for some reason.

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do I want Cooks Illustrated chocolate cupcakes with chocolate buttercream frosting or do I want homemade chocolate chip cookies? I can only pick one as my treat for the weekend.

I have been wanting the cupcakes for ages, but I wonder if they will be too rich/large for snacking, and the cookies will be more snackable.

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Our server didn't think it was as funny as I did, for some reason.

Clearly, your server was a doodie-head.

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Oh, I also wanted to say my LJ name is fabby.

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do I want Cooks Illustrated chocolate cupcakes with chocolate buttercream frosting or do I want homemade chocolate chip cookies? I can only pick one as my treat for the weekend.

You know, when you're taking large doses of ibuprofen, it is important to take them with food. t /not helpful I know, but this is a tough choice.

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