No adrenaline shot. I've heard those are no fun.
I actually felt kind of stupid, 'cause I was doing ok by the time I got to the ER. But, I figured since I was there... and my PCP wanted me to get the steroids to get me through till Monday. So...
I mean, let's say you did kill us. Or didn't. There could be torture. Whatever. But somehow you found the goods. What would your cut be?
Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
Spike's Bitches 27: I'm Embarrassed for Our Kind.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
vw bug - Oct 29, 2005 4:37:31 pm PDT #1369 of 10003
Mostly lurking...
§ ita § - Oct 29, 2005 4:40:11 pm PDT #1370 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm assuming medical professionals know that sometimes you're going to reach them after the symptoms have already peaked, and that you shouldn't feel stupid for not feeling like complete hell anymore.
I say assume, because I've never been able to internalise the knowledge enough to not feel silly myself. It makes sense, but that doesn't always help, does it?
vw bug - Oct 29, 2005 4:44:03 pm PDT #1371 of 10003
Mostly lurking...
Oh, they were very nice about the whole thing. I just felt a little silly. And I did have a nice little coughing spasm while the doctor was listening to my lungs, so at least it didn't look like I was completely making it up. And my oxygen level went up after the treatment, so that was good too.
§ ita § - Oct 29, 2005 4:49:39 pm PDT #1372 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I've never had a doctor that I've thought wasn't an ass anyway treat me badly for not being half-dead right then and there, but I do get diagnosis anxiety -- I worry that I'm not remembering the pain in enough detail, that I'm using the word 'stab' when I really should be saying 'prick,' or that it was a burning sensation and not an ache. Or that I'm pointing half an inch off or something equally probably not a huge deal.
Amy - Oct 29, 2005 4:54:14 pm PDT #1373 of 10003
Because books.
The thing is, when it comes to breathing, better to err on the side of caution, even if you do feel silly. There's nothing worse than letting it go till 3 a.m. and *then* winding up the ER.
ita, I saw in Natter about the fainting -- I hope you're taking care of yourself. If I had a cabana boy with EMT skills and a light touch, I'd send him ASAP.
Watching The 100 Scariest Movie Moments on Bravo, since I couldn't settle on an actual scary movie to watch. I've clearly missed a lot of gore in my movie-going life.
WindSparrow - Oct 29, 2005 6:56:41 pm PDT #1374 of 10003
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
A pox on your insurance prescription limitations, vw. ita? fainting? not good. Hope whatever that is, gets cleared up too.
DavidS - Oct 29, 2005 7:43:48 pm PDT #1375 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I have pictures including even a cute kitty picture. Because I love you.
JZ's Full Ensemble (for the Jill Tracy show)
David Dandied Up for a decadent night out
Deena - Oct 29, 2005 7:56:51 pm PDT #1376 of 10003
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Goodness that boy is a cutie pie. I thought about asking how you could let that woman out of the house, wowza! But then I looked at the picture of you. Clearly the two of you belong together. Hotness multiplied.
I do love the cunning hat.
DavidS - Oct 29, 2005 8:01:50 pm PDT #1377 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Steph L. - Oct 29, 2005 8:23:49 pm PDT #1378 of 10003
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Back from party. Fun. And weird. But fun. Apparently left pronouns at party.