t does alleviate the angina more rapidly than drug therapy does, but the effect diminished over time; conversely, drug therapy is initially slow to alleviate angina, but as long as the patient is adherent to therapy, it is effective over a longer period.

Can they do both? Or is that contraindicated?

They can do both. I think that, from a managed-health/cost-savings perspective, the goal is to not perform angioplasty in patients for whom it has no mortality benefit. And that makes sense to me. (Plus, there's always a risk when you do an invasive procedure in an artery with blockage. Better to avoid that risk if you can.)

Dear guy who said "My wife thinks I complain too much":

She's right.

Hee.

I feel very smart in that I had two meetings this afternoon in which the participants just went there and told the truth about all kinds of things, and it was enormously satisfying and now it's almost time to go. FRIDAY!

You are killing this week, Jesse. Well done.

AND I told my cousin I don't have to participate in this asinine facebook thing that is supposedly about breast cancer awareness. Are we not all already aware of breast cancer, ffs???

AND I told my cousin I don't have to participate in this asinine facebook thing that is supposedly about breast cancer awareness

Good for you!! That stuff is obnoxious and not at all helpful.

They can do both. I think that, from a managed-health/cost-savings perspective, the goal is to not perform angioplasty in patients for whom it has no mortality benefit.

Well, sure. But I guess I feel like usually if it's not what's indicated the doctor doesn't offer me the choice!

I have poufed my new hair up. I think I want the sides shorter and the top a tiny bit longer. How long should I wait/days do I give to get used to it and test it out before calling the hairdresser to get a new appointment to fix the sides? (We went back and forth a bit before she cut it because I was saying I didn't want them buzzed, but I think she went a little too far toward not-buzzed)

If you want it shorter, I'd think you can go back right away on that? In general, I give haircuts a week to decide if I like them.

Happy Anniversary, Sparky! And Happy Birthday, JZ! Happy Anticipatory Birthday, Hec, and good luck on the cake hunt.

Isn't there some sort of stun gun one can carry, Ginger, to zap people who complain endlessly and pointlessly? At least they might feel a little better after a nap, and you wouldn't have to listen to them whine.

JZ is correct: My husband is at the landline meetings in Maputo with the UN. Plei is also correct; This is our 10th anniversary. We leave on Monday to return to the Island that was the science of the crime.

Now I have to order pizza or two little girls are going to explode on me after swimming all afternoon.

My husband is at the landline meetings in Maputo with the UN.

Love this presumable autocorrect. I am sure they are land mine meetings, but I love the idea of the UN having a big international meeting to talk about wired telephone lines.

Timelies all!

Happy Anniversary Sparky!(Gary and I are coming up on 10 years in August.)

Happy Birthday JZ!

Forgot to set my alarm last night, and woke up 45 minutes late.(Sometimes whiny cat is helpful.)