I'm invisible and here reading! Or something.

Went dancing. Had a good time. New drunk gay boy excessively complimented my eyes. Saw video with friends from SF which was v random. Good times n

Tomorrow I think I will go thrift shopping. I was feeling not into shopping but I need clothes, because my diet is not magically quick and none of mine fit. Thrift store it is. Maybe a quickie massage.

sj, how are you feeling this morning? Did you get any rest?

sj, how are you feeling this morning? Did you get any rest?

I feel hungover, which is not fair because I didn't drink any alcohol last night. I was finally falling asleep at about 4 AM last night when my upstairs neighbors decided it was time to have a huge argument. I fell asleep sometime after that and slept until about 9, so maybe 6 hours of sleep over the past 2 nights total. Tonight I have a family party, that I am really not feeling up to going to, but maybe if I can get in a small nap later...

I didn't bother getting a flu shot, because I never felt well enough to do so. And now, I suspect that getting a flu shot while taking heavy-duty antibiotics to deal with the cat-scratch fever? Kinda counter-productive.

I got a flu shot right after the very earliest symptoms of my cat-scratch fever showed up (didn't know it was CSF at the time; I just thought I'd pulled a muscle in my arm), and I've wondered many times since then if that was what pushed me over the edge into full-blown, super-unpleasant CSF. So, it's not a combo I'd recommend.

And eesh, I'm so sorry to hear that you've got CSF too! It's really no fun, is it? Which med(s) are you on? I just finished my fourth round of antibiotics and am really hoping against hope that I won't have to do another one. Won't find out until I can get the effing doctor's office to call me back, though...

I always get a flu shot and am glad I do. Last year, I got the regular one and the H1N1. I get it free at school.

I really want to know how to make that pear ginger cocktail. Calli, can you get the recipe from your friends??

I am exhausted today. I really shouldn't be. I only worked 2.5 days this week due to extreme blizzard.

Okay. Here's the thing, I have a total paranoia question. My left shoulder is still killing me, and the worrisome part is that it's not the muscle, it's the joint. I don't see how what I did at work could be causing this, but I also don't see how the flu shot could be. It feels like what I imagine arthritis would. She gave me the shot really high up on my shoulder, and I just wonder if it could have inflamed the joint somehow. Thoughts?

She gave me the shot really high up on my shoulder, and I just wonder if it could have inflamed the joint somehow. Thoughts?

Well, just from following baseball closely I'd say you could have tendonitis up there. Did she give you a cortisone shot? You'd know if it was a strain because you'd have felt a really sharp, painful pop.

I think a flu shot could totally do that. I mean, think of how the flu sets your bones and joints to aching, anyway.

A nice shot o' flu could easily make the joint nearest achy. I'd give it a day and see, just baby it and take a hot shower or something.

No, I'm talking about the flu shot. I have tendonitis in my right elbow, and it doesn't feel like this. Maybe it is just overuse. I reckon I can take an anti-inflammatory and if it still hurts Monday, call my doc. There was definitely no pop.

That's an odd spot for a flu shot Smonster. (At least, mine have always been more at the top of the arm rather on high on the shoulder.) I hope your shoulder feels better soon.