I should get a shingles shot but I have no idea how to arrange that. Have an appointment fir flu shot today. At work, so I was planning on actually working at the office today. This morning we had a wee thunderstorm and *boom* my power went out so I’m not going to try to shower etc until there’s some light to do it by. This will be an interesting day.
Mom! Dead people are talking to you. Do the math!
Buffy ,'Showtime'
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.
-t - Sep 10, 2021 6:08:06 am PDT #9070 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Laura - Sep 10, 2021 6:08:24 am PDT #9071 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Laura, get the flu shot!
I expect my doctor will give me a lecture. Maybe. Since I never get that kind of stuff I generally don't worry. Of course, I spend a lot of time in doctor's offices around sick people so should. But then again I haven't done that the last couple of years much!
-t - Sep 10, 2021 6:14:41 am PDT #9072 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
PG&E already sent me an email saying they’ll have people working on our power outage in half an hour. Nice!
dcp - Sep 10, 2021 6:42:43 am PDT #9073 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Blood draw this morning did not go smoothly. IV in the elbow would allow input, but not outflow. Tried draw fron the back of one hand, flow was very slow, managed two tubes. Back of the other hand, same. Gonna have three nice big bruises, sigh.
CT with contrast went okay. Now to wait two more hours while the radiotracer soaks my bones, then I have 40 minutes of lying motionless in the scanner.
Onc evaluation and consult Monday morning.
Laura, get your 'flu shot!
Laura - Sep 10, 2021 6:56:55 am PDT #9074 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Sorry about the difficult blood draws, dcp. Not fun. ~ma that the scans show good progress.
Laura - Sep 10, 2021 6:57:46 am PDT #9075 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Power~ma, -t.
JenP - Sep 10, 2021 7:02:12 am PDT #9076 of 30000
He has also needed hernia surgery for 6 years and the surgeon won't do it until he loses weight.
As you might imagine, this caught my eye. If I hadn't put off hernia surgery for years for the exact same reason, well, I don't think I'd have had the same, uh, issues I did, and I wouldn't have short bowlel syndrome now... and I would not wish THAT on anyone, especially your DH. If horror stories were inspirational, I'd be happy to share mine.
I am also having a live and let live, for the most part, conflict in my mind with my DP. He smokes (I used to, no judgement), and I am concerned as it is obvs not great health wise, but also because he has additional health issues that just get exacerbated. He doesn't smoke in the house, though he does in the car, so it's not REALLY a stink or second hand smoke issue, though... maybe a little. But I do worry about it.
Dana - Sep 10, 2021 7:02:40 am PDT #9077 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
I had flu in 1998, and I still remember how miserable I felt. For days, all I could do was lie on the couch, and I was still wobbly a couple of weeks later. So yeah, I think flu shot this weekend.
Laura - Sep 10, 2021 7:07:06 am PDT #9078 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
It is really hard to see loved ones damaging their health, and yet adults get to make their own decisions. The surgeon says it would be a waste of his time to do the surgery because he would just rip it out. Also, I can't imagine how difficult the recovery would be. He would have to be in rehab because even with my sons we wouldn't be able to get him up and down, and with belly surgery he wouldn't be able to on his own. I have mentioned (more than once) that he would be better off with scheduled surgery than the emergency variety.
Laura - Sep 10, 2021 7:09:44 am PDT #9079 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
My sister is going to be getting her flu shot soon so I may just go with her. Of course, I am of an age where they want you to get pneumonia vaccine too. I have used the same never had respiratory issues of any kind mindset on that, but that is a one and done like shingles.