Your mom is an absolute science rock star, Lee.

and that I would be evaluated and treated with the same care as any other patient.

I am appalled at how happy just reading this made me. I'm so glad you got treatment today and that Colin was there to help.

ita,

so glad to hear from you and thanks for checking in. glad Colin could be there to help you out.

distressed that he had to be there to help you out.

I am appalled at how happy just reading this made me

Set the bar low enough, and we'll be thrilled at anything. But everyone today was pointedly compensating for whatever they knew of what had happened before--the nurse who initially approached me knew nothing of it (which was a rush of relief--I was worried that I was an UNwanted sign in the breakroom, or something), and he looked appalled at the idea. The attending was very "not on my watch", and the resident was conciliatory.

The case worker I'd been tetchy with on the phone the day before even came in to see me and wish me the best possible care. I'd been kind of mad at everyone on Friday who said they had no power, because how can so many professionals have no impact? But, lo, the woman on Thursday who intimated she had ALL the power also turned out not to, so the playing field looked a lot more level in retrospect. However, I am madder at her for trying to scare me out of coming back, because she was 100% yer-out-on-yer-hiney the second time she saw me, after she ripped into me for "tattling" and "playing everyone against each other". Good lord woman. Kindergarten's not really that recent for you either--what is your rage?

Oh, ita. So glad you got a little help, but so sad it took so much and wasn't in time and as effective as it should be. I hope Monday's meeting goes well.

I had an awesome evening--girl got back from the trip to Europe and we hung out for a couple hours, and then I went to a friend's annual latke party, whic ph was delicious and huge, but then after a lot of people left, was just me and a couple good friends and a couple people I got to meet who we're awesome, and it was very happy making.

It's sickening what you went through, ita, but I'm so grateful you got the care you needed.

It's sickening what you went through, ita, but I'm so grateful you got the care you needed.

This.

ita, I'm so glad you got the treatment you needed, but so upset and baffled by everything that has gone on. Yay for Colin. I hope the next two weeks are gentle on you.

ita, thanks for checking in. News is good, but your pixels are the most valuable. Colin has all our thanks as well as your own. I'm so terribly glad you got treatment, and I wish there was a procedure by which the attending who tossed you and said you couldn't come back could be put in a tiny little room and put through an amount of pain and other symptoms equivalent to yours for...an indefinite time. Bedside manner be damned, this person needs an empathy injection and a 'tude-ectomy.

I'm glad you've been treated. I'm glad Colin could help. You have all my virtual spoons for the next two weeks.

ita, I'm glad to hear that you got the treatment you needed, and that folks at the ER seemed eager to make up for the crap you had to endure on Thursday. I'm so glad Colin was there for you.

the woman on Thursday who intimated she had ALL the power also turned out not to,

From the way people yesterday were appalled at her treatment of you, I hope her behavior comes back to bite her in the ass in a BIG way.

From the way people yesterday were appalled at her treatment of you, I hope her behavior comes back to bite her in the ass in a BIG way.

Seriously. I can't get over the capriciousness. But am also so glad you went back to people who will actually treat you.