The idea of stuff from other people being in my body doesn't weird me out much, but the idea of artificial stuff (like joint replacements) hits some kind of "wrong!" button in my brain. It seems fine for other people, but the idea of some plastic and metal thing inside ME permanently just seems wrong.
Mal: You know, you ain't quite right. River: It's the popular theory.
'Objects In Space'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
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Hil R. - Feb 25, 2014 2:10:08 pm PST #9592 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Atropa - Feb 25, 2014 3:30:54 pm PST #9593 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Well FUCK. Naturopaths are no longer allowed to prescribe Ambien in WA. Guess which insomniac has 3 of her meds left, and is apparently going to taper off of it waaaaay faster than she expected to?
Let me tell you, reading about possible side-effects of tapering off of Ambien is not stressful in the least. Nope, not at all. stares at laptop screen in mild horror
Bye, being well-rested. It was nice experiencing you.
Laura - Feb 25, 2014 3:44:08 pm PST #9594 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
IRN, my room has a balcony and an ocean view!
Enjoy!
Dana - Feb 25, 2014 3:48:40 pm PST #9595 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Sorry, Jilli. If it helps, I accidentally went cold turkey on Ambien last year and had no problems, though apparently that wasn't the smartest thing to do.
askye - Feb 25, 2014 4:45:35 pm PST #9596 of 30002
Thrive to spite them
Jilli, is there another doctor you can see in addition to your naturopath for the Ambien?
Cass - Feb 25, 2014 4:50:19 pm PST #9597 of 30002
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
But I get where he's coming from. Not right or wrong but more like a brain-stem reaction that you either have or you don't.
My Dad was serially anti-organ donation. It surprised me. But I found out about it after he was at a place he could explain. And, really, nothing was probably useful. Still, I wish I knew why he felt so strongly even if it was likely just a brain-stem reaction.
insent, Jilli.
Atropa - Feb 25, 2014 4:58:10 pm PST #9598 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Jilli, is there another doctor you can see in addition to your naturopath for the Ambien?
There isn't one I've been seeing, no. But tomorrow I'm calling a new doctor (rec from a friend) to make an appointment.
Burrell - Feb 25, 2014 5:27:31 pm PST #9599 of 30002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Good luck on the doc front, Jilli.
Calli - Feb 26, 2014 1:18:08 am PST #9600 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I hope you can get on board and get a prescription from the new doc quickly, Jilli.
I saw an article in the past week or so where scientists stripped a donor heart down to its barest structural tissue and used that as a scaffolding for the recipient's stem cells to build a new heart. No rejection issues--it basically became their tissue. It's still very experimental, but it could be huge down the road. If I can find the link I'll come back and post it.
Anne W. - Feb 26, 2014 1:50:58 am PST #9601 of 30002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Calli, I saw that, too. It was incredible. I think it may have been on the sciencejunkie tumblr?