If you can, keep elevating it when you're at rest, Theo.

They haven't wanted my blood for a while ... I take too many medications.

Same for me, with the addition of my getting tattoos regularly.

Has anyone heard from Gud?

I'll check out that training. I don't know if I'd participate in group actions, but it's good to have more info to make that sort of decision.

I gave blood last May. I should probably do so again. A couple of times the blood just stopped flowing out, but I've found if I hydrate well ahead of time, things go better.

I've sprained my ankles many times. It hurt like the dickens each time. I hope yours heals up quickly, Theo.

Yeah, keep resting and elevating it as much as you can, Theo

Flu shot achieved! My office friend who transferred to Vallejo before I did and stayed there when I came back and then got laid off but hired back temporarily and then totally laid off has come back "permanently" over here in her original department. Nice to see her face to face! Masked and distant, of course

I used to give blood every 8 weeks or whatever, then for a while I couldn't because my husband had risk factors but that has expired for me. I tried getting back to the regular donation a few years ago and they wanted me to do the apheresis plasma donations and that went badly enough (as I recall it was difficulties with getting/keeping the needle in my vein) that a nurse told me maybe donating was not my thing so I just didn't bother for a while but when I went in July it went find other than not getting the full pint and this time even better. I did make sure I was super over hydrated for at least a day before

oy ... I made an appointment to see a doctor tomorrow morning; I obviously erred when I told the PA that I have a headache and have had one for some time. I think it's my blood pressure - with the stress of moving plus my BP medications running out - and I couldn't get more without seeing a doctor. Only now the doctor won't see me - I have to do ... whatever ... over the phone. Don't know when, but they'll call me. Admittedly, they're pretty good about that but still. And this is for a place that does a temperature check and, I think, a virus check before you can even get into the building proper.

Timelies all!

Theo. sorry about your ankle. Sounds like a less severe sprain than the one I had a few years ago. when I needed a boot cast and crutches.

I use ace bandages (bad knees, mostly, but an occasional twisted ankle) and I'm aggravated that I have trouble finding one in the drugstore (three different franchises, by the way) that isn't one of the self-stick ones. Those are bad to use anywhere you're going to bend a lot (like a knee). They get all stuck on themselves and get really uncomfortable. I tried multiple washes to try to tone down the stickiness and, well, it wasn't pretty. Or even usable.

I haven't given blood in a long time, the last time I gave blood-- which granted was over 20 years ago-- I ended up managing to get home and then passing out for an indeterminant length of time when my then boyfriend came over to check on me and discovered the front door of my apartment wide open and me in the bedroom completely oblivious.

so Ive been very reluctant to try giving blood again.

Theo, I hope you'll feel better soon.

I'm up very late. Since it's been announced that the lockdown will get worse (and no news of governmental support has been announced yet. We figure it'll take them a few weeks to get to it). I'm trying to tell myself not to organize a neighborhood mutual aid. I know how to pull these kind of things. I need another phone with another number and some flyers and some ads on social media and to make some calls and get hands on deck and create some spreadsheets and a network. I can. But there will be a price to pay with grad school and/or my work, and I fought long and hard to get to where I am. And I need the paychecks. But I also can't see the financial disaster that is waiting to happen and do nothing about it.

So here I am, at almost 1:00 am. Thinking.