I guess I have learned from my grandmother's (BAD) example, but.... what could they do for you at a hospital at this point? If nothing substantial, I wouldn't go.
Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Oct 07, 2011 11:47:16 am PDT #793 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
JZ - Oct 07, 2011 11:47:24 am PDT #794 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Promise? Pinky swear? Even a twitch and you find a doctor (or get someone to find one for you)? And you'll check in here again tomorrow? Please?
I had a whole Hugh Laurie post ready to go, but he seems mighty trivial compared to middle-of-nowhere head injuries.
JenP - Oct 07, 2011 11:47:27 am PDT #795 of 30001
True, you do have a track record, and I am not a doctor, and you are not alone. Either way, I hope it feels better soon and gives you no more trouble.
amyth - Oct 07, 2011 11:56:07 am PDT #796 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Pinky swear. My friends are taking very good care of me, including Calli, so I'm in Buffista hands.
Jesse, IME, they would do a C-T scan, and send me home. I don't think I need a scan, especially since, at least so far, this wouldn't even rate in my top five worst head injuries.
§ ita § - Oct 07, 2011 11:58:31 am PDT #797 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Amyth, you know you, and you know your head. And you're not alone.
I'm good for about a week on the car issue, so that's some breathing room. I just can't foresee having a clear head in that time. Ack. I mean, I need to get the cheque from Geico, clear the car out, find a mechanic, find a car, ack ack ack panic ack.
I talked in my sleep last night. It was really weird, because I could feel myself in this liminal space, and I could tell that I was actually sounding out the words in my dreams. Initially I was reluctant to voice them, but then I just gave in and talked. Strangest lucid dreams I've ever had.
Jesse - Oct 07, 2011 11:59:30 am PDT #798 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Jesse, IME, they would do a C-T scan, and send me home. I don't think I need a scan, especially since, at least so far, this wouldn't even rate in my top five worst head injuries.
Yeah, then I vote no. Stick with your friends and watch out, but really.
Consuela - Oct 07, 2011 12:08:01 pm PDT #799 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Kathy A - Oct 07, 2011 12:15:50 pm PDT #800 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
For some Friday silliness, Jimmy Fallon and Hugh Jackman have a Water War.
Calli - Oct 07, 2011 12:18:11 pm PDT #801 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
We've set up Amyth in a downstairs bedroom and have a checking schedule for the rest of the night set up. We discussed going to a clinic (or the French version), and it's still an option if needed. But the swelling has gone down significantly and it didn't bleed much, for a head wound. It still looks like it hurts like hell, though.
meara - Oct 07, 2011 12:22:23 pm PDT #802 of 30001
And if I have a seizure or start vomiting or feel out of it or anything, we'll totally go.
That sounds like a plan to me.
I had a migraine. Now I took meds and slept for an hour and a half, so I'm pain-free but loopy and groggy. And I have SO MUCH work to do. ARGH.
But I did finally manage to call my doctor and request a refill/change (my prescription was with a mail order pharmacy, and then my insurance changed and doesn't use that one, and I have been putting it off for weeks, and now I'm running out of everything!) And first I got a recorded "request a refill through your pharmacy and we'll do it thanks!" but when I called again and stayed on the line they were very nice and helpful, so yay. Though I should possibly not celebrate until I actually have the prescriptions.