Today political cartoon from the Salt Lake Tribune. Bagley is a wonderful cartoonist.

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you aren't going to want that much exertion.

While I get that, not being able to take my laptop in to work for six weeks is not really something I have much flexibility with.

Ginger, some of the other text mentioned paddles slipping, which...no, please no.

Even though it's totally minor surgery, even should I wrap my head around and accept all it encompasses, I don't have the luxury to be post-op. It's not only my laptop--that's just the first thing that came to mind that I know weight 7lbs and gets carried around multiple times 5 days a week.

Burrell, thanks--that would be very helpful. The more I read, the more it freaks me out, to be honest. It makes me feel inadequate in a million ways.

And I have no idea if I should bring it up to my parents, because they're going to have opinions, and I really don't want them to have them where I can see.

Florida didn't give all their votes to Obama, I wonder why.

Whenever I hear Bill, I always think of Cindy and her love for him. He is still a great public speaker.

I miss my hillbilly president. SO MUCH. Even though he went about 20 minutes too long. (I was hoping he'd drop an F-bomb.) (Not that he's known for it, but I was still hoping.)

He is still, hands down, the best public speaker I've ever seen. (I haven't seen him in person; I just mean on the teevee.) Obama is very, very good, but Clinton just has a damn gift for it.

And the reaction shots of Rahm laughing his ass off were hilarious.

ita, the laptop is probably not a real problem. I suspect your doctor won't care about two extra lbs. (I'm under the same restriction, break it pretty frequently.)

ita, we will just have to all chip in and get you a manservant.

The more I read, the more it freaks me out, to be honest. It makes me feel inadequate in a million ways.

Freaked out is totally natural. Minor surgery or not, invasive placement of devices is still invasive. The only calculus you really need to figure out is will the inconvenience and pain of the procedure be balanced out by enough pain relief. I am sure the battery pack and paddles sounds extra scary, but in truth a medical device is a medical device.

Can you find other patients who have had it and how much relief has it allowed?

Also, did I skim this, have you found out yet if your insurance will cover it?

Recovery is a luxury, yet not. It is also something that you will likely have to do.

Can you get a second opinion?

In other medical news, Grace's DME company has been sending her enteral supplies to our old address. I updated my address with the company's respiratory branch, but apparently they are not connected with the enteral side. Oh okay. At least two boxes of g-tube supplies have just gone missing?

They are sending more supplies tomorrow.

Also, one of the meds Grace takes (Singulair, granule form) is being discontinued because a generic is coming. Oh okay. But it means we can't get it anymore. AWESOME.

fat check night 1 RNC: [link]

fact check night 1 DNC: [link]

just stop making a medicine. that sucks.

no one here takes 40mg strattera do they?