Hey, Nineteen!
Oh, and I figured out I’m agender. That explains so much!
That's good to know.
Well, quite a lot of fuss. If I didn't know better, I'd think we were dangerous.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
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.
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."
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.
NoiseDesign - Apr 07, 2023 11:45:21 am PDT #21596 of 30000
Our wings are not tired
Matt, thinking of you and your mom. Those events are scary.
lisah - Apr 07, 2023 12:25:16 pm PDT #21597 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
Keeping your mom in my thoughts, Matt
erikaj - Apr 07, 2023 1:16:38 pm PDT #21598 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
Yeah, definitely...good thoughts for Matt's mom.
Calli - Apr 07, 2023 1:50:58 pm PDT #21599 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Health~ma for your mom, Matt.