Monsters!
Bev, is this the appointment to find out what can be done about your eye?
Angel: Eve. So, I guess we should, I don't know, talk? Eve: About what? Angel: About what happened back there with us. Eve: Angel, it's not like this is the first time I've had sex under a mystical influence. I went to U.C. Santa Cruz.
'Life of the Party'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Ginger - Aug 26, 2015 7:29:53 am PDT #21339 of 30002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
sj - Aug 26, 2015 7:38:39 am PDT #21340 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
No monsters, Beverly.
waves The Teacup household is settling in to our new routine. TCG goes back to work half time starting Thursday. So, there will be a new routine to learn. ltc is gaining weight at a good rate, and yesterday she charmed everyone at the Farmer's Market who ended up giving us free food.
Liese S. - Aug 26, 2015 8:17:11 am PDT #21341 of 30002
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yay teacup household!
No monsters, Bev!
Burrell - Aug 26, 2015 8:36:25 am PDT #21342 of 30002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I have a good internist, Dana, although I would recommend your friend try to find someone who specializes in an area relevant to her condition. I know that's harder without a specific diagnosis.
Dana - Aug 26, 2015 8:40:55 am PDT #21343 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Yeah, the problem is that what she has might be gastro, or might be muscular, or might be pulmonary...no one knows. Her latest doctor found something that might be it but just as easily might not, and he's pushing her towards an aggressive and unpleasant course of antibiotics.
Burrell - Aug 26, 2015 8:43:50 am PDT #21344 of 30002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Huh, usually aggressive and unpleasant antibiotics make gastrointestinal issues worse, not better. (Well okay, I guess they are used to treat H.pilori, but you know what I mean.)
Dana - Aug 26, 2015 8:48:13 am PDT #21345 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
That's exactly the diagnosis she's got now, but apparently it's common, and especially common in those who lived overseas. The doctor's kind of like, well, we can't find anything else, so *throws up hands*, let's try this. And she's understandably less than thrilled with that.
Beverly - Aug 26, 2015 11:20:04 am PDT #21346 of 30002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I can certainly see her point, Dana. I hope you find someone who has a better line on what's wrong and how to treat it.
Yes, Ginger, it was the diagnostic consult. Details are here.
It wasn't as bad as I'd dreaded, so thank you guys for the ~ma. I get bloodwork tomorrow, and see her on Monday, when she'll decide if she needs the spinal x-ray before she can treat. It seems weird to have a spinal x-ray to treat an eye problem, but there you go.
Burrell - Aug 26, 2015 11:36:46 am PDT #21347 of 30002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Okay, I guess the Rx makes more sense then, except I would think there'd be a test for the bacteria so that you'd only treat if it was a known infection, not just in case. A friend had an ulcer a few years back and said that the treatment took surprisingly long and required changes to diet, etc, as well as the antibiotics.
Sue - Aug 26, 2015 11:48:58 am PDT #21348 of 30002
hip deep in pie
There is a blood test for H. pylori. And I also think they will send a scope down into your gut for a more accurate biopsy.