Zoe ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
[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.
(The antimalarials we were given in India were actually a very close cousin of what I was already on for lupus.)
What do you take, Jess, if you don't mind me asking? My mom has been taking Immuran (sp? it's the anti-rejection drug patients get after transplants) for a long time, but they're thinking of switching that. Other that that it's drugs that work more for specific symptoms and side effects than for the lupus itself.
What do you take, Jess, if you don't mind me asking?
I was on Plaquinel for about 6 years, but tapered off about 4 years ago since I'd been asymptomatic for so long. Right now I'm not on anything, but my OB's been doing monthly blood tests just in case.
I forget the name of the antimalarial -- some other relative of quinine. Possibly started with an H.
Phenergan is just a powerful anti-nausea drug, not a painkiller.And sleepy-making. And I love that shit.
Yay on asymptomatic, Jess. That's a very good thing.
I don't think Mom has ever taken Plaquinel. I think her lupus is mostly in remission now, which is the reason the new rheumatologist wants to wean her off the Immuran.
And sleepy-making. And I love that shit.Maybe I did get it, then, because I did sleep, after I got whatever shot.
Remission is a fine, fine thing.
I was also on Prednisone, but never for more than two weeks at a time. (And it was nice to be able to, you know, stand up and dress myself, but talk about your whacked out side effects -- I don't think I've ever been hungrier or bitchier in my life.)
In non-drug related news, Trader Joe's Oregon Chai = Teh Yum.
Phenergan is just a powerful anti-nausea drug, not a painkiller.
I found out that Demoral makes me throw up (a lot) and Phenergan makes me feel twitchy and like I have bugs crawling under my skin (for hours) in the same weekend. It was not a fun weekend.
Buy your own card catalog:
Oh, great. Now I'm in lust for yet another piece of furniture I have no practical use for...
Actually, I've seen people turn old card catalogs into wine racks -- just take the drawers out completely, and voila! A wine bottle fits perfectly! I so totally want one, but I have no place to put it.
Remission is a fine, fine thing.
Uh huh.
Also, I just managed to draw blood with quinoa. I had no idea that was even possible.
To make all of you Californians and west coastians feel a bit better, we are getting your storm system, now:
WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST MONDAY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES... DURING THE EVENING THROUGH ABOUT 3 AM. ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. AREAS THAT MAY PICK UP AROUND 8 INCHES WOULD BE FROM AROUND FAIRMONT AND NEW ULM...TO FARIBAULT AND WASECA...TO THE SOUTHERN TWIN CITIES...TO EAU CLAIRE AND NEW RICHMOND.
EXPECT NORTH WINDS TO INCREASE INTO THE 15 TO 20 MPH WHICH COULD CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING IN OPEN COUNTRY.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.