To a consumer advocacy or health care reporter might also help, especially if you could find one who either is a migraineur/euse or knows and loves one would also help.

This sounds like something that may lead to some results. Threats of negative publicity can be an extremely effective motivator.

A well-written evocative piece in a major news/entertainment magazine would be really helpful, I think.

It's a shame we don't know any writers.

I defriended a friend of mine from college last month who's an ER doctor in Arkansas, because she was laughing on FB with other doctors about drug seekers and how hilarious they were. Screw them. Seriously.

Ugh. Things like this really make me want to be an Anya-esque vengeance demon so I could ask "don't you wish you could could magically know which patients aren't faking it?" and when they agree hiss "Done!" and make it so they can by feeling firsthand exactly what everyone who comes into their hospital does.

Wait, Sean...what the WHAT WHAT?!

Surgery for what?! What the fuck?!

HOW OUT OF THE FUCKING LOOP AM I?!!

I've always thought we could take something viral if we put our minds to it.

Ginger, we are legion and know legions, I think we could, too.

Sean - once you know more regarding a date, and if you have decent physicians, I would suggest requesting lorazepam. I don't know if you still smoke or not but typically recovery requires you to quit smoking for increased healing. When I had my surgery the fear of the procedures ON TOP OF the quitting smoking anxiety was enough for them to prescribe it for me. It can be a one time thing with a low dosage but it's worth asking for. That's my .02 anyway.

Oh, and Hi Natter. It's been a while... Long enough that it feels odd to even post.

I don't have anything intelligent to say, but I got Nilly's email so here I am, heartbroken and so sorry this is what it takes to get me to check in.

My thoughts and prayers are with all of ita's family and close friends. She was a light and will be missed.

Surgery for what?! What the fuck?!

Minor stuff.

Actually, asshole surgery. Yep! That's right! I'll be surgery to correct the problem, finally!

No, seriously. Apparently my, um... hemorrhoids are bad enough that they'll require surgery to correct.

I apologize to everyone for the TMI, but I think I have grown to old to give a crap about talking about it anymore. (Also, as I've said many times, the jokes write themselves!)

I've always thought we could take something viral if we put our minds to it.

Fuck yeah. Suit up. Keyboard at the ready.