Merciful heavens, erin_o. May your body cooperate and your carers be fleet of hand and mind.

Hrm, what's the best episode of Buffy or Firefly for pre-surgery? Maybe some ass-kicking is in order

Ariel? It does take place in a hospital.

For kick ass, maybe Shindig? Mal in a sword fight?

Or Trash? To see Cap't Tightypants sans pants?

I cosign o_a's recommendations!

erin hope everything goes smoothly.

So I have a UTI. Vindicated by knowing my body. I saw a NP I hdn't before and she asked me some questions and was surprised at how much I knew. I told her I'd been dealing with this since I was a kid. She was impressed by what I could remember about various meds, except I can't remember if I've taken Cipro and had side effects. I remember a discussion either here or in Natter about joint/tendon pain but Idon't know if I ever had that. I'm sure if I did I'd remember.

So three day supply of meds and hopefully I'll feel better. As I was leaving she told me "Drink lots of water and cranberry juice" I told her I couldn't do the juice because of the Intersitial Cystitis and the pain it causes and we chatted for a bit. Then she asked me what I did, I told her I worked in retail. To which she responded "oh that's a waste;" and then corrected herself "there's nothing wrong with retail but you have a sharp scientific mind." I told her I just read a lot.

It was kind of flattering and kind of frustrating.

Lots of surgery~ma, erin, and some healing up beaytifully after vibes, too.

askye, healing~ma for you, too. I would have to concur that if Cipro had done a number on you before, you'd likely remember it.

Wow, Erin, that's ridiculous! I hope you are on your way to a smooth and uneventful surgery, done by people who are unlike the schedulers. Eek.

To which she responded "oh that's a waste;" and then corrected herself "there's nothing wrong with retail but you have a sharp scientific mind." I told her I just read a lot.

Ask if she is hiring! and how much. Can't hurt to compare.

Eep. OK, Joined Meetup.com, in the attempt of being more social, and hopefully finding a mate. Plenty of Fish, OKcupid, Match all did not work for me. Trying something new. First event I've signed up for is not a singles event, but a game night. Hey, gotta start somewhere, right? Need to bust out of the bubble, and get out there. Eeep.

I need to find a D&D game, preferably one that welcomes a 50+ year old woman who remembers the first AD&D fondly.

Just read the funniest thing on Ravelry, in a thread about a scary medical situation. The person had had an odd spot show up in her lung on an X-ray, and she was sent for more investigation. She was sent to a lung specialist for the official word. Said specialist was said to have, in the words of her PCP, "the bedside manner of Skeletor."

So she's sitting in the room, waiting for news. The specialist flings open the door. Thunder rolls over head (honestly, according to the poster), and the specialist declares, "Congratulations! Your body made a pearl!"

That line cracks me up. Apparently it's a granuloma, though what specific type is unknown at this time, whether it's an encapsulation of a thingie or a reaction to a fungus. But eminently treatable.

I want that doctor.