So, they're trying to say that a c-section is elective? I've known a few friends who had to fight their doctors NOT to have a c-section.
Exactly. I've heard way more of this than the other way around.
Jayne: Yeah, that was some pretty risky sittin' you did there. Wash: That's right, of course, 'cause they wouldn't arrest me if we got boarded, I'm just the pilot. I can always say I was flying the ship by accident.
'Serenity'
Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
[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.
javachik - Aug 24, 2010 8:43:53 pm PDT #29942 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
omnis_audis - Aug 24, 2010 9:16:32 pm PDT #29943 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Dear Heavens, I'm so skimming this convo. Squeamish.Yeah, I skimmed a lot of it while at work. No clue why I didn't do that at home. No disrespect. A great deal of admiration for those that have done it. I think I'd be the father who passes out in the delivery room. Or loses lunch. Or both.
Spidra Webster - Aug 24, 2010 9:59:23 pm PDT #29944 of 30000
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
Wow. Pretty amazing convo today and no way I'll be able to read it all. Um..hi!
omnis_audis - Aug 24, 2010 10:54:53 pm PDT #29945 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Hi!
(off to bed I go)
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Aug 24, 2010 11:06:55 pm PDT #29946 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
I loved all your descriptions of giving birth. I'll most likely never do it (EDS and childbirth don't mix well, and I'm not sure I'm cut out to be a mother anyway), but it's reassuring to hear it's not too bad for most people, anyway. My sister had a terrible birth with her first, who just didn't want to come out of there - she was induced when she was two weeks late, and it was all downhill from there. But I'm glad to hear that's not the usual experience!
Spidra Webster - Aug 24, 2010 11:16:35 pm PDT #29947 of 30000
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
Happy Birthday, Erin.
Much ma to those who need it.
I spent my day trying to give my RSI a rest by sleeping in. Then reluctantly got up. Went to a city commission mtg tonight to urge them to get the city council to approve a community garden (and to reduce some of the bureaucratic crap that killed the first-ever community garden that started here last year). I got drafted (with another woman) into being an advisor to the commission on this. Now I have to find the cheapest place to get soil tests for toxicity. And on Sunday I'm meeting them at the proposed piece of land to see what would need to happen to make it work for us and for neighbors.
I'm happy to do this but it makes me feel weird at the same time because I haven't had the talk with my parents on what our expectations are about me living under their roof. So there's this part of me that thinks I might be moving in a couple months and shouldn't settle down much or take on responsibilities down here.
Strix - Aug 24, 2010 11:42:47 pm PDT #29948 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Thanks, Spidra and Bev, for the birthday wishes.
I had a nice birthday -- massage, and sushi.
Sleep rhythms seem to be on the up all night swing, but I'm not having any problems with actually sleeping, so it's just the switcharound. No big.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Aug 25, 2010 12:37:48 am PDT #29949 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
Happy birthday, Erin!
WindSparrow - Aug 25, 2010 2:51:51 am PDT #29950 of 30000
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.
Happy belated birthday, Erin!
Jessica - Aug 25, 2010 3:55:05 am PDT #29951 of 30000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
IME, "elective" frequently means "incorrectly filled out paperwork."
(I was billed for an elective abortion after my miscarriage because it's the same surgical procedure and somebody didn't tick the right box. I was able to sort it out pretty easily by calling the hospital and saying "This is bullshit, you need to look at my chart and invoice my insurance company," but I have *really good* private insurance and was dealing with a *really good* private hospital.)