Timelies all!
~ma for Tim, and hugs for you, Teppy.
She's not just a blob of energy, she's also a 14-year-old hormone bomb.
Spike ,'The Killer In Me'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sheryl - May 26, 2015 1:18:32 pm PDT #27264 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Burrell - May 26, 2015 1:22:32 pm PDT #27265 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Ugh Steph, sorry for all the trauma. Sending more Tim~ma and hoping for a comfortable and quick recovery.
My son asked for a play date and I said yes. Currently regretting my choice, which means next time around he'll be regretting his. :-/
Steph L. - May 26, 2015 1:29:08 pm PDT #27266 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
kudos to Steph for not freaking out when the ER turned into an episode of E.R.
Oh, I freaked out. When I was finally allowed back, Tim asked me (swear to god) "Did you Hulk out?"
Steph L. - May 26, 2015 1:33:58 pm PDT #27267 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
The official medical term for Tim's collapsed lung is "spontaneous pneumothorax," which is metal as HELL.
flea - May 26, 2015 1:45:08 pm PDT #27268 of 30000
information libertarian
My father (the doctor) said it is surprisingly not uncommon. (When I emailed him to say, WTF? I, for one, expect lungs to function, absent any disease or trauma, not just go on strike for no reason.)
Ginger - May 26, 2015 1:59:56 pm PDT #27269 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I hope Tim can come home soon, and this turns out to be a one-time freaky thing that you can refer to as "this one time, when Tim had a spontaneous pneumothorax...."
I googled, of course, and apparently spontaneous collapsed lungs are more common in young, tall men.
Poor Mr Peabody. He was outside when it started storming. He was afraid to run through the storm, so I was outside in the rain trying to talk him in. Finally, a big crash of thunder convinced him.
Laura - May 26, 2015 2:11:32 pm PDT #27270 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
and apparently spontaneous collapsed lungs are more common in young, tall men.
This happened to my friend's son, and yes, he was a tall young man. No reason, he was at work when he told his boss that something was really wrong. He was fine after they did the inflation thing.
Zenkitty - May 26, 2015 2:12:19 pm PDT #27271 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
The official medical term for Tim's collapsed lung is "spontaneous pneumothorax," which is metal as HELL.
\\ m/
I wanted to write it out in some bleeding illegible font, but I couldn't figure out how.
Poor Mr. Peabody! I feel for him - when our fear of what's happening stops us from escaping what's happening... until something scarier drives us through it... an apt metaphor, little dog.
eta: dammit, I will edit this post until I get that fucking \\ m/ right.
aurelia - May 26, 2015 2:17:11 pm PDT #27272 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
That totally sounds like an episode of ER! I hope Tim is breathing much easier now.
Steph L. - May 26, 2015 2:20:08 pm PDT #27273 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I googled, of course, and apparently spontaneous collapsed lungs are more common in young, tall men.
Heh. I'll tell him that; he'll appreciate it. (He is neither young nor tall. For real, he believed for YEARS that he's 5'10", even though when we hug I can almost look him in the eyes, and I am 5'6". Then one day he came home from an annual physical completely crestfallen. "Did you know I'm...only 5'8"?!?" he demanded? [Honestly, I think it's more like 5'7", but I won't begrudge his ego that inch.])
I *really* don't like the idea that our lungs can just decide to fuck off for no reason.