I'm glad you are letting off some of the pressure here, askye. You deserve a safe space in order to manage your anxiety.
That's my girl, large and in-charge. Okay, teensy-weensy and in charge.
Gunn ,'Just Rewards (2)'
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.
WindSparrow - Dec 26, 2016 6:45:41 pm PST #28463 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Fred Pete - Dec 27, 2016 7:19:55 am PST #28464 of 30002
Ann, that's a ferret.
Yay for nothing serious, Calli's sister!
We have more info on Arthur. Apparently bone marrow problems are a recognized side effect of one of his immune suppressants. So the dosage has been halved, and I think the idea is to wean him off that suppressant in time. Hubs and Arthur are also going to GA next week so Arthur can get a super-dose of stem cells. (I have to work, so I'm staying home.)
Also, it seems that feline bone marrow transplants are a thing. We're looking for a place that still does them. (Developed at U of Florida, and done for a while at NC State U, but not done at either place now.)
Zenkitty - Dec 27, 2016 7:53:34 am PST #28465 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Much kitty~ma for Arthur!
Pix - Dec 27, 2016 8:02:29 am PST #28466 of 30002
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Much kitty~ma for Arthur, Fred.
Steph L. - Dec 27, 2016 8:07:52 am PST #28467 of 30002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I do love Awesome Doctor, because when I finally emailed him to tell him I restarted both the BP meds and the Lexapro, and said they seem to be working, so if it's okay with him that I restarted them on my own, I'm going to need refills, he replied "You make my job easy! Refills sent to CVS."
I wonder what else I can self-diagnose.
Laura - Dec 27, 2016 8:21:38 am PST #28468 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
Continuing the kitty~ma for Arthur. If you find treatment in my area we always have room for a guest kitty and parent(s).
Laura - Dec 27, 2016 8:23:17 am PST #28469 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
Nice doctor, Teppy! I like when they recognize that some patients actually know themselves pretty well.
askye - Dec 27, 2016 8:28:41 am PST #28470 of 30002
Thrive to spite them
Yay Awesome Doctor.
So I've developed a congested cough and it feels kind of tight when I breathe. I went to cvs and the wait was about 2 1/2 hoirs. The other urgent care is closed today.
I forgot my phone and didn't think...I'll leave my number and come back. I just went home. I'm going to maybe take a nap and figure out if I really need to go or if I should just go to work for at least part of the morning tomorrow.
askye - Dec 27, 2016 12:40:32 pm PST #28471 of 30002
Thrive to spite them
I have a bacterial infection. The cvs minute clinic nurse practitioner advised I stay home another day and if I'm not feeling better in a week go to my real doctor.
I don't want to call out but I also want to go to bed just from going to the minute clinic and getting my scripts filled.
Strix - Dec 27, 2016 1:03:02 pm PST #28472 of 30002
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
My cat had a bacterial infection and lost all of her neckfur and looked like an angry bobblehead fur a month.
Call in and halfway through your explanation, start sobbing "...and...and...I don't want to lose my neck fur!"
I guarantee they will be A-OK about you truly needing to not come in.
Also, there needs to be some kind of vetted UberEats type of service for illness. It's exhausting enough to drag yourself to the doctor, let alone go to the drugstore and wait for Rx and grab some sick food and drink. I remember being single and literally laying on the floor of CVS waiting for a bronchitis med to be filled.