Normally the procedure would have been done under general, but I had no health insurance and the hospital staff was working gratis as a favour to family, so anesthesia was minimal for economic reasons. Whoa.
Oh! I know this one! 'Slaying entails certain sacrifices, blah blah blahbity blah, I'm so stuffy, gimme a scone.'
Buffy ,'Help'
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.
§ ita § - Jul 13, 2011 2:19:31 pm PDT #25362 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Scrappy - Jul 13, 2011 2:20:00 pm PDT #25363 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Yikes, ita!
meara - Jul 13, 2011 2:25:32 pm PDT #25364 of 30000
Good lord, Vortex! And that's not the first time you've had it done, so ...double eek!
Vortex - Jul 13, 2011 2:37:58 pm PDT #25365 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
My insatiable curiousity: Vortex, how much did all that weigh? Are they dense or, I dunno, spongy? You must feel immensely better now!
I don't know! I wish I knew. Another fun medical fact -- I lost SIX POUNDS with my bowel prep.
Vortex, you must feel so much better with all of that out of you.
well, yes and no. Right now, I'm still so damned bloated that I can't even feel any discomfort from the surgery. BTW, thanks to everyone for the suggestions, but unfortunately, having the incisions on my stomach makes the yoga stretches impossible. And "waiting to fart" is simply an impossibility, no matter what's going on.
Good lord, Vortex! And that's not the first time you've had it done, so ...double eek!
there were fewer last time, I think.
Barb - Jul 13, 2011 3:44:37 pm PDT #25366 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Damn, Vortex-- I'm somehow glad they didn't show me mine when they took the girl parts out. Here's to feeling less bloated soonish.
Vortex - Jul 13, 2011 3:50:51 pm PDT #25367 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Well, I'm chugging the ginger ale and belching up a storm. Unfortunately, relief is only fleeting. If I don't feel better tomorrow, I will walk down to the corner bodega and pay usurious prices for some baking soda.
Ginger - Jul 13, 2011 3:53:01 pm PDT #25368 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Should I go on and take a different antihistamine?
Antihistamines work differently for everyone. Several of the newer, more expensive, antihistamines have the same effect on me as Tylenol, i.e., none at all. This is not medically sound, but my theory is that as long as you're producing histamines, you can take antihistamines. You could try another type or increase the dose of what you're taking.
askye - Jul 13, 2011 3:53:52 pm PDT #25369 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
I'm not sure if you want to ask someone to do this, but can you find a way to pat your back? Almost like you'd burp a baby? Or maybe tap your back against a wall?
Ginger - Jul 13, 2011 3:54:04 pm PDT #25370 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Vortex, have you taken an actual anti-gas medication like Gas-X?
Vortex - Jul 13, 2011 4:09:12 pm PDT #25371 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
No, but I might have to break down and do it. I try to avoid meds when I can, but this is really uncomfortable.