When my uncle's lung kept collapsing they wouldn't call an ambulance because of money. He's still dealing with the problem all these months later, they keep trying different solutions but none are proving permanent.

I am very Stressy McCrankypants tonight. I don't know why.

I am, too. Although my etiology is much less mysterious. "Oh, you thought you could do laundry because there is a laundry room and our website said you could do laundry? Ha, no." "Shall I spend half an hour digging through plastic bags at midnight? Y/Y?" "How about some rowdy 14 year olds with your breakfast? Y/Y?" I am hoping that getting out of the city and a long bike ride will help. I think I will need some NSAIDs tonight, though.

Have you considered media-based self-medication? Liberal application of music, movie, and/or tv?

I posted in Natter - but

my anxiety over the swollen feet and redness on my shin led me to the ER. I was relaly anxious and obsessing about bad things happening so I figured I'll go, it's small town, they can't be that busy, if it's nothing then it's nothing.

There's swelling in my feet and legs! I have a diuretic prescription (and have taken one) later today I'll get scheduled for an ultrasound. But my circulation is good and blood sugar is good and the doctor and nurses made me feel comfortable and not like I was wasting anyone's time.

And I have to go to my regular GP , I guess to find out what's causing this if hte ultrasound doesn't show anything.

Have you considered media-based self-medication? Liberal application of music, movie, and/or tv?

I have started on this application. Also making a chicken pot pie.

I hope they find out something, and that it's simple and benign, askye.

Somebody tell me four o'clock in the morning is not the time to make decisions about purchasing James Taylor albums.

Ahhh, James Taylor. Yeah, not helpful.

bonny's news is WONDERFUL.

askye, I am glad you went to the ER, and hope your doc finds out what's the what.

I am up at 6:30 (instead of STILL being up at 6:30 am, which, go, team therapy!) to watch my friend's girls while she goes to a half-day teacher conference, after which she is taking me to the rockin' pool by her house.

Since our AC is borked and will be for a good long while, and it was 98 degrees yesterday, I am down with this.

Oh man, this whole company-being-bought deal is such BULLSHIT.

We -- which means *ME* -- have to send the current issue to the printer. But I was told to wait on production because we (the company) want to run an editorial about the transition. But the editorial has the name of the buyer (who we -- the peons -- are still not allowed to know, although I know that at least half the fucking company already knows and is just being coy about it). The buyer wants the contracts to be signed and official before we run that editorial. But they won't sign the contracts until we send that issue out.

AND I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO SEES THE PROBLEM.

Incompetent!boss just got in my face about how I need to stay late and work on the weekend to "Get this transition done." And when I pointed out that I can't do it until we have the editorial, which we can't run until it's official, but it won't be official until the issue is sent to the printer, he just yelled at me AGAIN that I can expect to work late and over the weekend because we are contractually obligated to send the issue out.

WHY AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO SEES THE PROBLEM HERE?