Oh, geez, well yay for not have lupus or sarcoidosis. Also, rest assured that if it is lupus, I'll be able to call it a good half hour before your doctors.
Jessica, I hope D gets better quickly.
We use the latest in scientific technology and state-of-the-art weaponry and you, if I understand correctly, poke them with a sharp stick.
Dr. Walsh ,'Potential'
Spike's Bitches 41: Thrown together to stand against the forces of darkness
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
WindSparrow - May 22, 2008 4:34:32 am PDT #55 of 10001
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.
lisah - May 22, 2008 4:36:08 am PDT #56 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
In other news, apparently Drew Barrymore was in my neighborhood last night, scouting locations for a movie about roller-derby! Ypsilanti!
Is derby big there?
billytea - May 22, 2008 4:47:00 am PDT #57 of 10001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Good luck Aims! Here's hoping your new boss isn't, well, corporate Voldemort.
Steph L. - May 22, 2008 4:50:04 am PDT #58 of 10001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Steph, when I've gotten that, it's been skin yeast infections.
Has it happened within a day of starting the 'roids? I assumed that the fairly short reaction time meant allergic reaction.
Plus, having had allergic reactions to other drugs (because my body apparently WANTS TO KILL ME), this is pretty much the same.
t edit I know it sounds crazy, but when my ear canals itch uncontrollably, it's a sure sign of a systemic allergic reaction.
Jesus. I've become one of the patients we publish articles about in my own journal.
vw bug - May 22, 2008 4:53:48 am PDT #59 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
Ok. Very good points. You're probably right. And, honestly, it doesn't surprise me. Steroids are evil.
t /issues
hippocampus - May 22, 2008 4:56:13 am PDT #60 of 10001
not your mom's socks.
new-job~ma for Aims
no-fever~ma for Dylan
continued (and heaps of it) School~ma for Burrell and Frances
calm~ma & perfect-home-finding~ma for SuziQ
smite~ma for Sparky
Steph L. - May 22, 2008 5:05:17 am PDT #61 of 10001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Very good points. You're probably right.
Well, I'd never presume to diagnose someone else (although I'm sure I *have*), but since my immune system is determined to kick my ass, I *do* recognize these symptoms when they show up *in me.*
The super fun part is that I've been totally off my Zoloft for 1 week today, so I'm already having withdrawal-induced BIG TIME mood swings. Add 'roid rage to that, and I am 10 pounds of crazy in a 5 pound bag.
My co-workers are calculating minimum safe distance.
Sparky1 - May 22, 2008 5:07:18 am PDT #62 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
My co-workers are calculating minimum safe distance.
They should play it safe and send you home to enjoy a 3-day weekend!
vw bug - May 22, 2008 5:09:09 am PDT #63 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
Add 'roid rage to that, and I am 10 pounds of crazy in a 5 pound bag.
I can *so* relate. And recently. My last steroid-induced crazies were added to already-stressed crazies and almost landed me inside the hospital. It's so not fun, and I'm sorry you're getting to experience it too. I never wish steroids on anyone.
Miracleman - May 22, 2008 5:14:35 am PDT #64 of 10001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Is derby big there?
I don't know about "big", but there's a local league. Aims was talking about trying to join at one point.