Car plowed into a SXSW crowd.
Oh, fuck. I'm glad your friend is ok.
Can't drink, smoke, diddle my willy. Doesn't leave much to do other than watch you blokes stumble around playing Agatha Christie.
Spike ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
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.
Jessica - Mar 13, 2014 6:23:21 am PDT #22181 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
brenda m - Mar 13, 2014 6:23:35 am PDT #22182 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
They can only get so much health-related worry out of me at any given time.
Words to live by. You know, for however long.
Steph L. - Mar 13, 2014 6:29:40 am PDT #22183 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
They were recently acquired by a huge healthcare organization, and I'm wondering if that organization just has more stringent test result-based standards.
Some medical management systems suggest frequent testing as a revenue source. I have heard.
Ugh. There's that, too. Jeez, I am eating roasted veggies on the regular now. I am bursting with good health and fiber! (Not moral fiber; actual plant fiber.) Clearly they didn't get the memo about my newfound commitment to roasted brussels sprouts.
I may ignore the exhortation to get tested and wait until summertime.
(What's interesting is that the whole reason I saw the doctor in December was my high BP, and yet they're following up on mildly elevated cholesterol but NOT my demonstrably high BP. Because testing my BP is not lucrative, I guess?)
Connie Neil - Mar 13, 2014 6:40:34 am PDT #22184 of 30000
brillig
Cholesterol is more fashionable, and more easily blamed on a person's habits.
Steph L. - Mar 13, 2014 6:42:37 am PDT #22185 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Cholesterol is more fashionable, and more easily blamed on a person's habits.
I'm fashionable? Dude! Sweet! (WHAT'S MINE SAY???)
Amy - Mar 13, 2014 6:55:14 am PDT #22186 of 30000
Because books.
Offer ~ma, brenda!
I just had blood work done yesterday, and lipid panel are not cheap (that's the one they use for cholesterol, right?). Although I'm not sure how that would benefit your doctor's practice, unless the lab is part of the same entity.
shrift - Mar 13, 2014 6:58:20 am PDT #22187 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
My doctor does want me back in soon to do bloodwork, but only if I've lost weight to see if that has an effect on my numbers. I predict it will not because it's not like healthy eating and exercise has really moved the needle, HAS IT, MR. DOCTOR MAN.
hippocampus - Mar 13, 2014 7:01:11 am PDT #22188 of 30000
not your mom's socks.
I just got high-normal total cholesterol tests back, with normal LDL and they want me to do another test in three months. Which? UM NO NOT REALLY GOOD IDEA.
This feels like a trend. Not a nice one.
Steph L. - Mar 13, 2014 7:04:05 am PDT #22189 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I just got high-normal total cholesterol tests back, with normal LDL and they want me to do another test in three months. Which? UM NO NOT REALLY GOOD IDEA.
I stand with you in solidarity. Let us have eggs and bacon to celebrate!
t edit Dang, that does sound good. Why is there no bacon in this house? Maybe I'll make an egg sandwich for lunch.
meara - Mar 13, 2014 7:09:04 am PDT #22190 of 30000
I was not told to return for new labs. But I went and used up my health insurance in other ways.
Also, I think I ate so many cookies on vacation my pants don't fit. I put some on to go get coffee and they barely buttoned. And when I got bak home I had to put on inside pants. Eek. Guess that "figure out a healthy eating plan after vacation" idea really needs to happen.