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Liese S. - Jan 27, 2013 1:02:38 pm PST #9089 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

I think it's time to start chili, though. I wasn't going to do it until Tuesday, but I've got the venison thawed already, and the SO is ravenous, so maybe it's best to get a big, filling meal going.


Calli - Jan 27, 2013 1:05:46 pm PST #9090 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Working 24 hours straight is an unreasonable expectation. Much less expecting someone to do it when she needs medical attention. If someone has to take a break from their workout to take over for you, ita, then so be it. I hope having one of the good nurses means you're getting the right treatment.


-t - Jan 27, 2013 1:08:50 pm PST #9091 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Mmm, venison chili sounds like excellent snowstorm sustenance.


§ ita § - Jan 27, 2013 1:12:04 pm PST #9092 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Douche doctor alert. If only they'd tell me that before I'd waited five fucking hours. And again, he tried to frame it in terms other than no way no how, but when pressed....that's it. I will never get the opiate painkillers at this hospital again, except right to my face this time, with bonus "No, we won't page your neuro and tell him immediately either."

I'm off to Santa Monica, and if that doesn't work I seriously have no idea, because I've been crying for three days now.

The nurse was so nice....the resident was so nice...but now I'm caught in some power play and it's fucking me over and I don't know what to do. I can't not work tomorrow. I can't even stay home in this much pain.


Liese S. - Jan 27, 2013 1:12:19 pm PST #9093 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Right?

I agree with Calli here. I wish it had worked out for you when it looked like it was going to, but there are things beyond your control here, and you are doing the best you can.

Argh! That's awful. What do they think you're supposed to do? It's not acceptable.


Amy - Jan 27, 2013 1:14:19 pm PST #9094 of 30001
Because books.

Exactly what Calli said, ita. Vibing for a good trip to Santa Monica.


amyth - Jan 27, 2013 1:17:13 pm PST #9095 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen

Yes, what Calli said, so much. And I don't even know what to say about your treatment at the hospital. Much ~ma for Santa Monica.

Also, wellness vibes for Grace.


Steph L. - Jan 27, 2013 1:20:24 pm PST #9096 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Damn, ita. Didn't your neuro actually send orders to the ER just this week telling them to treat you according to his protocol? I am astounded at this level of active malpractice.


-t - Jan 27, 2013 1:31:12 pm PST #9097 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, no! Come on, Santa Monica, I guess.


Liese S. - Jan 27, 2013 2:53:49 pm PST #9098 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Ok, drunk deer chili is simmering away. I goofed and opened cans of beans before I noticed the recipe doesn't actualy call for beans, but too late, they're going in anyway. I like beans. So I'll just finish whatever time the recipe calls for, then add the beans and give it another fifteen minutes or so.