I sent a message to a former coworker of mine who lives in Austin and who was at SXSW last night. I know the odds are that she's fine, but I'd really like to hear back from her.
Fred: So you don't worry that it's possible for someone to send out a biological or electronic trigger that effectively overrides your own sense of ideals and values and replaces them with an alternative coercive agenda that reduces you to a mindless meat puppet? Shopkeeper: Wow. People used to think that I was paranoid.
'Time Bomb'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Dana - Mar 13, 2014 5:33:14 am PDT #22165 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Steph L. - Mar 13, 2014 5:34:53 am PDT #22166 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I got an annoying letter from my doctor's office, followed by an annoying conversation, and I'm wondering what you all think:
I had the whole cholesterol/blood glucose/etc. lab tests done in December, and my total cholesterol was borderline high, as was my LDL (though not actually into what the Am. Heart Assoc. considers "high"; it's just approaching "high").
I got a letter the other day saying that I need to have "yearly bloodwork" done. I assumed it was a form letter and they hadn't checked my records to see that I just had it done, so I called them this morning and said I just had it done in December, and the letter said it's a yearly test. They said no, the doctor wants me to have bloodwork done again because my cholesterol levels are high and it's been 3 months so he wants to see if there's been any change.
I'm just wondering how much change they would see after only 3 months. That seems too soon. Does 3 months seem too soon to you guys? I would think MAYBE 6 months if my cholesterol was 400 or something, but 3 months when it's 210 seems like a massive overreaction.
t edit And I know it's my life and my health and I can ignore the request, but I'm still just wondering if that sounds weird to anyone, or if that's a standard thing now, to re-test frequently.
Dana - Mar 13, 2014 5:36:05 am PDT #22167 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
And she's responded, and she's fine. I love when complaining about things on the internet makes them happen.
msbelle - Mar 13, 2014 5:38:30 am PDT #22168 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Dana is me except I am emailing my 30 yo single cousin.
brenda m - Mar 13, 2014 5:45:38 am PDT #22169 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Steph, I would have expected them to mention retesting to you when they gave you the results if a 3 month check was really needed.
Jessica - Mar 13, 2014 5:48:42 am PDT #22170 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
What happened in Austin?
Dana - Mar 13, 2014 5:50:32 am PDT #22171 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Car plowed into a SXSW crowd.
Steph L. - Mar 13, 2014 5:52:13 am PDT #22172 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Steph, I would have expected them to mention retesting to you when they gave you the results if a 3 month check was really needed.
Me, too. And they definitely didn't.
They were recently acquired by a huge healthcare organization, and I'm wondering if that organization just has more stringent test result-based standards.
I'm just not too fussed by my cholesterol being a little high (despite my family history of OMG heart disease). At least, not fussed to the point of testing it every 3 months. Plus I just don't think that cholesterol levels could change that much in 3 months.
Sue - Mar 13, 2014 5:53:44 am PDT #22173 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Steph, I am on Statins and HBP meds (both are in high-normal range w. drugs) and I am supposed to get bloodwork done every six months.
Jesse - Mar 13, 2014 5:54:08 am PDT #22174 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm just wondering how much change they would see after only 3 months. That seems too soon. Does 3 months seem too soon to you guys? I would think MAYBE 6 months if my cholesterol was 400 or something, but 3 months when it's 210 seems like a massive overreaction.
I have no idea (see below), but was there any kind of concerted intervention? Meds or whatever? If so, maybe a 3-mo checkin? Otherwise, it sounds crazy to me as well.
I have a check up for the first time in years next week, and am scared about how many followup tests I'm going to need, since I am now 40. A