It's throbbing hugely when I take it off.
I hears ya. The other thing I should mention is pressure. If you have a solide icepack (as opposed to a doohickey that is liquid below 0°) is to work the swollen area to dispel any swelling.
I'll be in my bunk.
Jayne ,'War Stories'
Natter 55: It's the 55th Natter
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.
§ ita § - Dec 05, 2007 4:41:28 pm PST #5880 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Cass - Dec 05, 2007 4:43:40 pm PST #5881 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Man, does that just not sound like fun.
I'll do it.
eta: And thank you!
Ginger - Dec 05, 2007 4:56:46 pm PST #5882 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I hate ice, but it works. I usually do 10 minutes once an hour for as long as I can bear the idea. I recently cleaned out my freezer and realized that about 20% of the space was taken up with various forms of ice gel packs. You might want to put a some compression on that with an Ace bandage when you go to bed.
Jesse - Dec 05, 2007 4:59:20 pm PST #5883 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm pretty sure anyone who's dealt at all with infertility should not watch tonight's Private Practice. I don't know much, and it seems eyerolly to me.
Pix - Dec 05, 2007 5:03:35 pm PST #5884 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
Thanks, Jesse.
§ ita § - Dec 05, 2007 5:06:26 pm PST #5885 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My freezer is ice, alcohols, and an intersection of the two sets (so I can have v. cold moldable icepacks).
Okay. I do believe that today's ER visit has not resulted in the world ending. But the jury's still out on that one, so don't jack with any apocalypse-dependent tasks right now.
Sue - Dec 05, 2007 5:11:19 pm PST #5886 of 10001
hip deep in pie
Cass, for icing, my Chiro recommended 10 on, 10 off, 10 on, 30 minute rest, repeat.
In other news, I decided to solve my too many ornaments problem by decorating a second tree!
Kitchen tree: [link]
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Big tree (it only looks crooked, it's just unevenly shaped): [link]
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sarameg - Dec 05, 2007 5:23:24 pm PST #5887 of 10001
I wonder if my parents are going to wait for me to decorate the tree. I get there the 20th.
I don't do my own tree. I don't want to. I only care as it is part of the family. My SIL and brother are building their own traditions now, and I don't begrudge that at all. If I can impart pieces of mine unto theirs, great. But I'm ok if that doesn't happen. But when the really sucky day, long time away, comes that I don't have my parents, I probably won't be doing our tree. It doesn't mean much without them.
There are some things that twinge when you aren't planning to have kids. One of those is losing the hanging of ugliest ornament ever and the of the silver cat rattle. I'll hopefully tell the nephs the stories, and hopefully they'll care. But when I actually have to do that ( A LONG WAY OFF!!!), maybe I'll be able to carve my own traditions into a new family, somewhere.
msbelle - Dec 05, 2007 5:42:41 pm PST #5888 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
our giant house of misfit families!
It is my crazy dream that I will hold on to.
I only need one more family gift and shopping is done. WHEE!
sarameg - Dec 05, 2007 5:45:30 pm PST #5889 of 10001
A plan. A long way off, please. Unless you want to visit my parents.
I've done,,maybe 1% of my shopping. Crap.