::runs away from disturbing blood talk::
I'm sorry, quester! I didn't mean to start a whole thing.
Doesn't matter that we took him off that boat, Shepherd, it's the place he's going to live from now on.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?
[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.
sj - Feb 09, 2011 1:01:54 pm PST #15220 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Vortex - Feb 09, 2011 1:07:18 pm PST #15221 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I sometimes have to deal with a nurse who is not used to looking for veins in people of color, and tries to blame me. I have beautiful veins. Please do not stick me somewhere uncomfortable because you are embarrassed to ask for more light or whatever.
§ ita § - Feb 09, 2011 1:11:15 pm PST #15222 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm so fucking high yella it should be obvious. But you really can't see veins on my arms. It's kind of creepy. Unless you're putting a line in my neck (which I like, because it almost always works first time, but it can only be done by a doctor, so they're hesitant) it requires lots of cutting off of circulation, smacking, re-angling of the light, heat packs, etc.
I'm considering getting a port put in, but...I don't know. I waffle.
Connie Neil - Feb 09, 2011 1:13:34 pm PST #15223 of 30000
brillig
I waffle.
It's better than pancaking, I imagine.
quester - Feb 09, 2011 1:21:18 pm PST #15224 of 30000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
I'm sorry, quester! I didn't mean to start a whole thing.
s'ok, sj, it's that and the 8-legged beasties that terrify me.
Liese S. - Feb 09, 2011 1:26:02 pm PST #15225 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I actually wondered about you getting a port set in, ita, but I didn`t want to suggest it. But just dealing with the basic realities of where you are right now it seems like it might make your life easier. I know it`s still not fun to have the port accessed, and there`s care issues and stuff, so it might not be worthwhile. But it might.
§ ita § - Feb 09, 2011 1:33:15 pm PST #15226 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm going to bring it up with my migraine specialist next time I see him. The nurses are vehemently in support. I know they hate working on me, even if they say they look forward to the challenge.
Hil R. - Feb 09, 2011 2:03:07 pm PST #15227 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Several times, I've asked for a butterfly needle and the person has refused. They usually say it's because they need to take several vials and it would take too long with the butterfly needle. My veins are tiny and tend to slide around under the skin, and it's pretty tricky to get a regular needle into the vein and to get it to stay there while they change the vials.
beth b - Feb 09, 2011 2:11:07 pm PST #15228 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I have new sneakers. This is worthy of note because my sisters have just signed of for the 3 day walk for breast cancer in SF. I have wanted to do it for awhile. Currently I have commited to trying to figure out if I can get the training in that I need to do this.
I must tiptoe into most commitments
beekaytee - Feb 09, 2011 2:33:55 pm PST #15229 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Jeebus, friends! Somebody let me know when the needle discussion is over. Feel free and all, but gayahyaaayaaagh.