Bitches has suddenly taken a weird turn. Or is that redundant?
Gunn: We open a can of Machiavelli on his ass. Harmony: It's Matchabelli, Einstein, and it doesn't come in a can.
'Soul Purpose'
Spike's Bitches 32: I think I'm sobering up.
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DCJensen - Oct 04, 2006 3:44:42 am PDT #5930 of 10000
All is well that ends in pizza.
sj - Oct 04, 2006 3:48:00 am PDT #5931 of 10000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
It seems like a normal Bitch day to me.
vw bug - Oct 04, 2006 4:15:40 am PDT #5932 of 10000
Mostly lurking...
What happened?
Sorry…I really did go crawl into bed shortly after writing my post last night.
I saw my psychopharmacologist (from hereon called “shrink”) last night. Actually, I need to back up, ‘cause I don’t think I shared this anywhere (here or LJ). Last week I was unofficially diagnosed with fibromyalgia. So, last night I saw my shrink. He is pleased with how well I am doing, blah, blah, blah. But, he disagrees with the unofficial diagnosis. He thinks it is more likely that because of all of the psychotropic meds I’m on I am experiencing night twitches while I sleep. This is causing me to not sleep deeply, which then causes the exhaustion and muscle aches.
But, at this point, he doesn’t want to do a sleep study to find out if that is, in fact, the case. He wants me to just deal. His exact words were, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Easy for him to say.
And, somewhat unrelated, he will not allow the prescribing of any migraine medications. Everything that my neurologist and PCP suggest, he finds some reason for me not being able to take it. So, I currently have nothing other than ibuprophen to take for migraines. Which, my fellow migraine-sufferers on the board will be able to relate that that is not okay.
Then he went on to kind of make fun of me for asking him a question about the Mirena IUD that I’m probably going to be getting soon. After all the trouble he’s given me about the prescribing of medications without talking to him first, I thought I should run it past him. He was all, “I don’t know about that stuff. You can’t expect me to know about that stuff.”
Blech. It just left me very frustrated. I do like him. And I’ve been seeing him for almost four years. I won’t be switching. But, we may have a little chat the next time I go in, which isn't for two months.
§ ita § - Oct 04, 2006 4:18:39 am PDT #5933 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
His exact words were, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
But...but...how is it not broke?
vw bug - Oct 04, 2006 4:22:55 am PDT #5934 of 10000
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But...but...how is it not broke?
I think he was referencing the psych side. But, the thing is, if I'm exhausted and in pain, it's going to end up affecting the psych side. So, why not deal with the physical side now before that happens?
sj - Oct 04, 2006 4:32:10 am PDT #5935 of 10000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
WTF?
if I'm exhausted and in pain, it's going to end up affecting the psych side.
Of course you will. With depression (at least for me) it is an endless cycle of tired=depressed=tired. How could he not see this? That is just so aggravating, vw. You're in pain and that is not acceptable. Can you change doctors? Can I go hit him with a clue by four?
Amy - Oct 04, 2006 4:33:40 am PDT #5936 of 10000
Because books.
And, somewhat unrelated, he will not allow the prescribing of any migraine medications.
Is he talking about preventive stuff? Surely it would be okay to have some of the immediate-action stuff to take, wouldn't it? (There is, theoretically, immediate-action stuff, right? That you take when one hits?)
vw bug - Oct 04, 2006 4:36:05 am PDT #5937 of 10000
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Is he talking about preventive stuff? Surely it would be okay to have some of the immediate-action stuff to take, wouldn't it? (There is, theoretically, immediate-action stuff, right? That you take when one hits?)
Nope. He's talking about abortives and pain meds. "This one causes mood changes." "This one is dangerous and shouldn't be prescribed outside of the hospital." "This one I just don't like." There aren't any he'll allow me to take. Fortunately, the migraines haven't been bad lately, but still. I'm not in a place where I can just sleep them off. I've got a life! I need to be able to get rid of them when they do come on.
sj - Oct 04, 2006 4:37:57 am PDT #5938 of 10000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
That's the other thing he should be worrying about, vw. If you are in pain and can't get stuff done that you need to get done, you're going to become more anxious and depressed.
Cass - Oct 04, 2006 4:39:21 am PDT #5939 of 10000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
His exact words were, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
But...but...how is it not broke?This? Broke. Want us to thwack him for you? See if we can convince him that "not broke" != "shiny"?
I should not be awake yet. Going to go for the first nap of the day before dawn today apparently.