It’s probably too much to ask that TFG would be led in in an orange jumpsuit and handcuffs, but I can dream.
I've had that same dream!
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Buffy ,'Beneath You'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
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Laura - Aug 15, 2023 8:38:49 am PDT #23959 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
EpicTangent - Aug 15, 2023 9:51:05 am PDT #23960 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Epic, is it possible to get any real rest during the treatment?
Yes and no. We've got bunks, and pillows, so we can stretch out and nap. But we have these hood things (for the oxygen) and they have these enormous collars around our necks (to ensure that it's pretty much airtight) so it's sometimes hard to get comfortable. Then the whole procedure is about 2 hours, but first it's 10-15 minutes getting to pressure, which for some reason (I asked, but didn't fully comprehend the answer) gets so hot and humid. Then they put the hoods on, but it's 30 minutes on, then 5 with it off, then 30 on ... 3 times, so even if you were napping you'd be wakened when they take the hood off. I can sometimes doze a little bit, but it's not real restful.
Epic, every day is a LOT and for two months... How many have you done so far?
I think my last one was 21. So I'm just over halfway done. The good news is that everyone says that the second half (of the 40 treatments) is when you really start to see results. So hopefully I'll be seeing some improvement soon.
Laura - Aug 15, 2023 9:57:30 am PDT #23961 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
I do hope you will see good results soon.
-t - Aug 15, 2023 9:59:53 am PDT #23962 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Wow, Epic, that sounds like kind of an ordeal but so fascinating! I hope it does what it is supposed to do.
Dana - Aug 15, 2023 10:25:34 am PDT #23963 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Big claustrophobia yikes.
Jesse - Aug 15, 2023 10:44:52 am PDT #23964 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Wow, Epic, that sounds like kind of an ordeal but so fascinating! I hope it does what it is supposed to do.
All of that! Yikes!
Steph L. - Aug 15, 2023 10:57:42 am PDT #23965 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Tim’s ultrasound is all clear. We’re waiting to see if the doctor wants to prescribe a diuretic. And then we’re getting Mediterranean food for lunch.
EpicTangent - Aug 15, 2023 11:01:45 am PDT #23966 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Big claustrophobia yikes.
It was a problem my first few "dives". Thankfully, one of the attendants recommended bringing sudoku (up to that point I had just been bringing a book) and that engages just enough more of the mind that it got me over the hump to where I have a much easier time of it now. Also, finding that one of my watches was rated to 30 meters (we only "go" to 45 feet) so I can wear it in the chamber was a godsend. The sense of time gets a little wonky so it helps to be able to keep an eye on it for myself.
EpicTangent - Aug 15, 2023 11:03:15 am PDT #23967 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Yay for clot-free Tim! Enjoy your lunch! (Mediterranean sounds good!)
JenP - Aug 15, 2023 11:07:03 am PDT #23968 of 30000
Tim’s ultrasound is all clear. We’re waiting to see if the doctor wants to prescribe a diuretic. And then we’re getting Mediterranean food for lunch.
It says something's about me that my response.to that was, "Good. Good. BRILLIANT!"
I mean, I think it says that I like Mediterranean food a lot, but... priorities?
I think my last one was 21. So I'm just over halfway done. The good news is that everyone says that the second half (of the 40 treatments) is when you really start to see results. So hopefully I'll be seeing some improvement soon
Good and yes to that!