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.)
Flames wouldn't be eternal if they actually consumed anything.
Lilah ,'Not Fade Away'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
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.
bon bon - Sep 05, 2012 7:00:56 pm PDT #21147 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
msbelle - Sep 05, 2012 7:03:28 pm PDT #21148 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
ita, we will just have to all chip in and get you a manservant.
Kat - Sep 05, 2012 7:07:10 pm PDT #21149 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
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?
Kat - Sep 05, 2012 7:09:11 pm PDT #21150 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
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.
msbelle - Sep 05, 2012 7:11:06 pm PDT #21151 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
msbelle - Sep 05, 2012 7:12:00 pm PDT #21152 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
just stop making a medicine. that sucks.
no one here takes 40mg strattera do they?
Burrell - Sep 05, 2012 7:18:53 pm PDT #21153 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
that sucks, Kat.
Zenkitty - Sep 05, 2012 7:37:53 pm PDT #21154 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
ita, we will just have to all chip in and get you a manservant.
I was going to suggest a rolling briefcase, but manservant is better.
Kat, that's infuriating. Will the generic not be covered by your insurance?
I heart Clinton. Arithmetic (bitches)!
askye - Sep 05, 2012 7:45:25 pm PDT #21155 of 30001
Thrive to spite them
Ashley Judd representing Tennessee. She's a good speaker too.
I'm hanging in util Vermont.
DavidS - Sep 05, 2012 8:16:47 pm PDT #21156 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Heh, the Washinton Post called Clinton "the hoarse whisperer to the middle class."