Sleep and rest~ma, Hil.
Willow: Something evil-crashed to earth in this. Then it broke out and slithered away to do badness.
Giles: Well, in all fairness, we don't really know about the "slithered" part. Anya: No, no, I'm sure it frisked about like a fluffy lamb.
'Never Leave Me'
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Shir - Nov 19, 2008 12:24:09 am PST #1743 of 10000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
WindSparrow - Nov 19, 2008 12:34:14 am PST #1744 of 10000
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.
Glad to hear the EKG is good. But I hate to think of you being a candidate for a House episode.
This pain induced insomnia is really for the birds. I don't know how y'all who deal with it regularly cope so well without utterly giving up and/or cutting people.
§ ita § - Nov 19, 2008 12:45:52 am PST #1745 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Last time I went into ER I was post-feverish and tachy (heart rate of 120). The doctor seemed concerned, but a litre of saline seemed to even things out.
sj - Nov 19, 2008 12:50:49 am PST #1746 of 10000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
(((Windsparrow))) I'm sorry your in pain.
I'm up early because my body seems to be totally confused by the concepts of day and night.
WindSparrow - Nov 19, 2008 1:20:36 am PST #1747 of 10000
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.
You know what is incredibly sweet? Sammie, my little spaz of a cat, has been keeping me company, purring for me, sitting on my desk, reaching her little paw to my head as if to pet me. All in all, much more intense contact from her than usual. Upstairs when I was sitting up in bed, she put both her front paws on my shoulder. She's never done that one before.
Shir - Nov 19, 2008 1:52:39 am PST #1748 of 10000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Awwww. What a dear, dear cat.
Nothing helps to lessen the pain, WindSaprrow?
WindSparrow - Nov 19, 2008 2:25:39 am PST #1749 of 10000
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.
I'm taking 1000mg of Tylenol plus 600mg of Ibuprofen every six hours. This makes it so I'm not sobbing most of the time, but it still is very painful when I swallow, so just as I relax enough to almost fall asleep, I have to swallow, and then wake up all over again. I started an antibiotic yesterday. So hopefully it will do its thing fast, so there is less pain to be felt.
Barb - Nov 19, 2008 2:42:36 am PST #1750 of 10000
“Not dead yet!”
What did the doctor say was going on in your throat, Andi?
WindSparrow - Nov 19, 2008 3:02:05 am PST #1751 of 10000
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.
Well, they gave me the double-barreled strep test (quick test, then the culture), and both came up negative. But because there is so much pain, and it is not getting better with just the pain meds, gave me an antibiotic anyway. The treatment summary sheet says the primary diagnosis is "Acute Pharyngitis". IIRC that means I have a really bad sore throat.
It started on Friday, when I spent the whole day hanging out in the home of people who smoke. They tried to be polite about it, but somehow I always end up downwind of it.
sj - Nov 19, 2008 3:06:48 am PST #1752 of 10000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Windsparrow, did your doctor suggest a warm salt water gargle or anything like that?