Lots of ear~ma for your mom and some peace~ma for you, Shir.
A bit of histimine-blocking~ma for you, Teppy.
And a bit of hope-you-are-right-about-the-cough-being-on-its-way-out~ma for Hil.
Hey, Deena, always good to see your font.
I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.
Cheese Man ,'Chosen'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
[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.
WindSparrow - Dec 05, 2011 8:19:44 am PST #3792 of 30001
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.
Steph L. - Dec 05, 2011 8:25:57 am PST #3793 of 30001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
A bit of histimine-blocking~ma for you, Teppy.
My doctor actually added Pepcid to my handful o' drugs, because Pepcid is a histamine-2 blocker. Most antihistamines (benadryl, claritin, etc.) block histamine-1, which causes the classic "head-based" symptoms (sneezing, itchy eyes, etc.).
Histamine-2 is primarily a stomach acid thing, EXCEPT it also has a huge effect on skin rash/sensitivity. Therefore, I'm taking Pepcid twice a day until this all sorts out.
(He also told me to take Claritin twice a day, and I got all flustered and said, "But you're only supposed to take it once a day!" He just looked at me for a minute and then laughed, and asked, "What do you do for a living, again?" I said, "Shut up." He asked, "How many ibuprofen do you take when you have a headache?" Again, I said, "shut up." He said "Seriously, Claritin twice a day won't kill you, and if it does, you can mention me by name with your last breath." He is an awesome doctor.)
Amy - Dec 05, 2011 8:33:12 am PST #3794 of 30001
Because books.
My doctor actually added Pepcid to my handful o' drugs, because Pepcid is a histamine-2 blocker.
Interesting!
He said "Seriously, Claritin twice a day won't kill you, and if it does, you can mention me by name with your last breath." He is an awesome doctor.
Where can I get one of him?
erikaj - Dec 05, 2011 9:36:39 am PST #3795 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
Great doc, Tep!(hope you feel better, too) I've only had two that I felt comfortable talking to, and I had a crush on one of them. feeling like a major loser today...not really cause I did something dumb, just, you know, looking at my life and deciding I've wasted most of it.
Steph L. - Dec 05, 2011 9:40:39 am PST #3796 of 30001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
and I had a crush on one of them.
Oh, I totally have a crush on my awesome doctor. TOTALLY. I bet a lot of his patients do.
erikaj - Dec 05, 2011 9:42:22 am PST #3797 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
I'll bet.
Strix - Dec 05, 2011 9:45:34 am PST #3798 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
My friend Jen had the hots for her OB. Heh.
Steph L. - Dec 05, 2011 9:46:30 am PST #3799 of 30001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
He's funny and cheerfully profane and really smart (I like big brains and I cannot lie) and is an excellent clinician -- he listens to his patients and doesn't just throw a prescription at them after 3 minutes and then walk out. I'm really lucky to have found him.
Atropa - Dec 05, 2011 10:04:09 am PST #3800 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
He said "Seriously, Claritin twice a day won't kill you, and if it does, you can mention me by name with your last breath." He is an awesome doctor.
Oh, he's awesome. I bet he and Dr. Bobbi would get along.
Ginger - Dec 05, 2011 10:53:58 am PST #3801 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I would like Steph's doctor too, please.
They've just added another layer of complexity to getting an Adderal prescription. It's getting so complicated that the people with ADHD won't be able to focus long enough to actually get their medication. I'm so weary of drug policies that are the equivalent of treating every shopper like a shoplifter.
I would recommend to all of you to never dislocate a rib, and if you do, don't drive 10 hours, sleep on a bad mattress and spend some hours trying to fix a computer in a hopelessly unergonomic setup.