It's the money. Why it sucks so much. The presentations I go to use more words than that. Sometimes powerpoints. ETA: In the spirit of "Looking for the helpers," my comrade, Chuck Pennacchio is spearheading an effort to get single-payer in a bunch of Western states. [link]
Jayne: You wanna go, little man? Wash: Only if it's someplace with candlelight.
'Objects In Space'
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.
erikaj - Jan 26, 2024 11:58:48 am PST #28281 of 30000
I'm a fucking amazing catch!--Fiona Gallagher, Shameless(US)
dcp - Jan 26, 2024 12:18:17 pm PST #28282 of 30000
I have grown older, but not up.
...gababentin RULES.
On the one hand, I am very glad to read it is working well for you.
On the other hand, I have read a great many scary anecdotes from people in my cancer support group(s) saying how hard it is to quit gabapentin. So when you are ready to do that, do the prep work and planning with your medical team, then taper off carefully and deliberately.
JenP - Jan 26, 2024 1:11:28 pm PST #28283 of 30000
Thanks, dcp -- I had read that, too, so I'll def talk to her first about how to taper off.
Atropa - Jan 26, 2024 2:03:32 pm PST #28284 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Anyone have any trusted sites where you can list symptoms so you can figure out if you need to go to a walk-in clinic? I’ve been down since Tuesday with what I think is the flu, except I don’t have a fever. What I do have is a horrible chesty cough (complete with discolored phlegm), and dizziness and shortness of breath whenever I move from the couch. I am wary of using Dr. Google, and my PCP broke up with me at the end of the year.
meara - Jan 26, 2024 2:05:32 pm PST #28285 of 30000
Atropa do you have a pulse oximeter? That’s a good place to start—if it’s low def go in!
Atropa - Jan 26, 2024 2:11:31 pm PST #28286 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
According to the one on my Apple Watch, my blood oxygen is varying between 98-96%.
-t - Jan 26, 2024 2:18:08 pm PST #28287 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Can you call an advice line through hour insurance or as part of your benefits package? This is the sort of situation those are for, if you have access.
Steph L. - Jan 26, 2024 2:23:45 pm PST #28288 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Atropa, I know you asked for a website and not a Steph, but discolored phlegm is usually a sign of an infection, so you might need antibiotics. And combined with shortness of breath, that's worth going to a walk-in clinic.
Atropa - Jan 26, 2024 2:38:49 pm PST #28289 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I am always willing to take the medical advice of a Steph!
It looks like my new insurance offers 24 hour telehealth visits (for $49, have I mentioned I hate my new insurance?), so I’ll do that.
Calli - Jan 26, 2024 2:53:23 pm PST #28290 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I hope they can diagnose something and get you on effective treatment soon, Atropa.
After needing to leave the faucet dripping this time last week because it was cold enough to freeze plumbing, today I’ve had the windows open all day. It’s pleasant, but weird.