My goodness am I tired of being out of town. I finally fly home on Sunday.
I got stupid. The money was too good.
Jayne ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
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.
NoiseDesign - Oct 03, 2025 2:10:23 pm PDT #9548 of 9613
Our wings are not tired
JenP - Oct 03, 2025 2:31:22 pm PDT #9549 of 9613
I finally fly home on Sunday.
Yay and smooth travels, ND.
And, aw, that is quite the community evolution, David. Who'd have predicted, back in the day.
Karl - Oct 03, 2025 3:02:14 pm PDT #9550 of 9613
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.
All love to shrift. I know you'll take good care of her, Hec; you're a community rock like that. And a good friend.
erikaj - Oct 03, 2025 3:26:35 pm PDT #9551 of 9613
Always Anti-fascist!
Well, it's not all glamour all the time.(I wish) Aw, Karl, who would know better than you...game respects game. But I think that it seems like it, Hec.
DavidS - Oct 03, 2025 3:44:59 pm PDT #9552 of 9613
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I am happy to report that shrift got the Express Butt Spelunking and I barely had time to go shopping in Japantown before I had to go collect her again.
She's been deposited back at her apartment and is very excited at the prospect of eating vegetables again.
-t - Oct 03, 2025 3:46:23 pm PDT #9553 of 9613
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, yeah, having the colonoscopy in the rear view mirror, so to speak, is a good feeling!
erikaj - Oct 03, 2025 4:17:56 pm PDT #9554 of 9613
Always Anti-fascist!
Mom got neglected by the doc that did hers. just because assholes are your beat doesn't give you a pass to be one.
Consuela - Oct 03, 2025 9:03:08 pm PDT #9555 of 9613
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Bravo, Hec! I'm glad you were able to be there for Shrift.
meara - Oct 04, 2025 8:22:26 am PDT #9556 of 9613
I got up hella early to take my car in to get the windshield replaced. Now I gotta wait around for several hours. Walked over to a coffee shop, now time to surf the internet..
Steph L. - Oct 04, 2025 8:30:29 am PDT #9557 of 9613
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
You know how Tim had super low blood pressure the past 2 weekends? And the oncologist's conclusion was that (since he didn't have any other symptoms like fever or abdominal pain) he just needed to hydrate agressively? And so the new plan was that on Fridays he would get a bag of IV fluids after his radiation. So yesterday he did get a bag o' fluids after radiation.
And this morning his BP is crazy low again. What the FUCK. The fluids were supposed to help! He does check his BP during the week, and it's not crazy low on weekday mornings. The only difference we can see is that he gets more sleep on the weekends, but getting more sleep isn't a known factor for low BP. This is crazy.
Anyway, yesterday was the end of week 4 of treatment, and he has 3 weeks to go. I can't believe he's more than halfway through. He's still eating solid foods, just softer solids. He's also supplementing with Boost Very High Calorie formula. Still going to work 4 days a week after radiation, but taking the whole day off for chemo day.
I'm finished with PT for the time being. I do still have some hip pain, but it's not as bad as it was back in July and August. And the range of motion and strength in that leg have really improved. So I'll just keep doing the PT exercises at home and hopefully they'll keep helping.