Sheryl, you inspired me and I'm getting a pedicure tomorrow.
Zoe: She shot you. Mal: Well, yeah, she did a bit... still --
'Serenity'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
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.
Steph L. - Apr 06, 2023 1:20:27 pm PDT #21586 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
-t - Apr 06, 2023 2:08:52 pm PDT #21587 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
We're doing an office easter egg hunt right now. I just can't bring myself to join in, Easter is just too definitely a religious holiday to me, even though eggs are not necessarily.
Susan W. - Apr 06, 2023 2:21:25 pm PDT #21588 of 30000
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Hooray for security and self-knowledge, tommyrot!
Susan, that can't be right. Check your math, please. Nineteen? What?
I know! It feels unpossible.
Steph L. - Apr 06, 2023 3:16:51 pm PDT #21589 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Susan, I remember when he was born! Surely that was just 5 or 6 years ago.
DavidS - Apr 06, 2023 7:23:22 pm PDT #21590 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Hey, Nineteen!
Oh, and I figured out I’m agender. That explains so much!
That's good to know.
Steph L. - Apr 07, 2023 7:28:12 am PDT #21591 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Tim had a CT scan of his back and a DEXA scan for bone density earlier this week, and today was a follow-up appointment with the back surgeon. His bone density kind of sucks, so the surgeon wants to wait 2-3 months before surgery so Tim can take Evista or one of the other drugs that helps improve bone density. In the meantime, he's also going to get an epidural steroid injection to try to help with some of the increased pain he's having.
I'm both sad and glad the surgery is pushed back by 2-3 months: sad because he really, really needs to the surgery to happen, and glad because it gives me a little bit longer for the long Covid fatigue to (hopefully) go away completely. I'll be a better caregiver if I'm not exhausted all the time. And it gives us a little more time to prepare for everything that he'll need when he's recovering at home. He's super excited to buy a recliner. I called him an old man.
dcp - Apr 07, 2023 8:07:39 am PDT #21592 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
one of the other drugs that helps improve bone density
Xgeva has worked well for me.
DavidS - Apr 07, 2023 9:05:29 am PDT #21593 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
All the Mom-ma headed your way, Matt.
I hope she's okay.
DavidS - Apr 07, 2023 9:09:56 am PDT #21594 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm sorry about the delay, Tep, but it does sound like bone density and recliners are essential in this process.
Steph L. - Apr 07, 2023 10:07:17 am PDT #21595 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
it does sound like bone density and recliners are essential in this process.
The surgery could go ahead without treating the bone density, but opting to treat it will definitely increase his already good chance of a successful outcome. Plus, the bone density would have to be addressed at some point anyway, so might as well do it now.
The recliner will just make him a happy old man.