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Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This  

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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.

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Strix - Apr 22, 2014 4:31:58 pm PDT #25884 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

Mmm, I phrased that badly. My upper arms are meaty now, so that's what I was thinking of. The upper outside part of the bicep, which really isn't meaty at all. This would have been 1982, and I have bad veins anyway; the guy doing it was a resident/intern/newbie doctor, and another newbie was holding me down after the 5th or 6th stick.

My cousin Peggy was head nurse at that hospital, and when she came on duty, she was pissed as hell; my arm was a giant bruise. It was just bad luck for me to get a person who didn't know what the hell they were doing and was too arrogant to back down when he didn't get the results he wanted.

I've obviously had medical procedures requiring shots since then, but whenever possible, I request some type of anti-anxiety aide. I'm an adult;I hold myself still and don't fuck with the nurse if I can't have one, for whatever reason, but I have to hide my eyes whenever I see a needle on TV, and I inform nurses of my phobia and that I cannot, cannot SEE the needle (and that I have to talk to them while they stick me.)

I am kind of nauseated just talking too much about it, actually.

DavidS - Apr 22, 2014 4:54:36 pm PDT #25885 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

That's much better news, Maria! I'm so glad. Still, you never want so much GI distress you have to go to the hospital.

sarameg - Apr 22, 2014 5:04:01 pm PDT #25886 of 30000

I'm so very relieved. Give Papa a hug from me.

Man, this was not what I wished for you for the let-down from the past few months. More normal, not more crisis-mode, universe!

All but 19 spindles are completely primed. Those 19 just have an inch on 2 sides each left to do. I can knock that out easily tomorrow, I was just tired of tape.

Thunderstorms rolled through here (politely waited until I swam) for a good hour -hour and a half. Bright enough I could see the flashes from the bathroom skylight as I sat on the well-lit stairs, painting. Like.

msbelle - Apr 22, 2014 5:09:07 pm PDT #25887 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

oh man, Maria. hugs all around.

Maria - Apr 22, 2014 5:10:55 pm PDT #25888 of 30000
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift

Thanks to all of you!

His heart is enlarged but there's no signs of disease. No blockages and no twisting. He's on a restricted diet, which he's not pleased about, and he's going to have a full work up with the family doc. I'm glad it wasn't more serious but I've really had enough excitement to last me a lifetime.

le nubian - Apr 22, 2014 5:12:16 pm PDT #25889 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

your father must have been miserable. I'm so glad things are okay right now.

Amy - Apr 22, 2014 5:13:53 pm PDT #25890 of 30000
Because books.

I'm glad your dad's okay, Maria.

Burrell - Apr 22, 2014 6:40:41 pm PDT #25891 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Sending good thoughts to your father, Maria.

lisah - Apr 22, 2014 6:42:48 pm PDT #25892 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate

Glad your dad's okay, Maria! Hope he's feeling MUCH better soon.

Jesse - Apr 22, 2014 9:10:22 pm PDT #25893 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Phew, Maria.

unless you consider places like Wadsworth, Texas; Oswego, N.Y.; or Baxley, Ga., exotic.

And I do! (Never having been to any of those....)

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