My right hand does not like using scissors. I managed to cut out 6 pattern pieces this afternoon. It was a very long, slow, and intense process - involving the use of three different types of scissors, as few pins as humanly possible, and lots of Advil. I managed to not teach Miss Emily any new bad words - only because she has an extensive ( Read more... )

Well, 12 hours from now it will be done ( Read more... )

Well, I still hate typing with one hand, but I'm getting faster. The last of the freezing disappeared about 30 hours after it attacked me. I'm not feeling much pain, due to the Tylenol 3s and Advil. I can even make a decent fist now - yay me! Got some sleep last night, and expect to sleep quite soundly tonight ( Read more... )

Last night, I hit that point where the panic and worry just went away ( Read more... )

Quick update on stuff ( Read more... )

Went in for my physical today. Oh, what fun!

Apparently I am as healthy as a horse, except for a couple of little things. The pesky anaemia, my bendy knee, and my mutant toes.

( Oh, yay. )

Went in for yet another iron shot today. Ouch. Hello big ugly bruise ( Read more... )

Work was, well, not as hideous as I had feared it might be. Got another new temp today, and two are finishing up tomorrow and being replaced by two more new ones on Wednesday. At least they all have certain minimal levels of brain function, and are at least partially trainable ( Read more... )

The only thing harder than getting two lawyers to agree on anything is getting two doctors to agree on test results. AAAAARGH ( Read more... )

Well, there are results from last week's ultrasound... good, bad, and indifferent.

Good: no unexplained piles of cells hangin out where they shouldn't be, no black hole, no parasitic alien lifeforms, no unusual bio-engineered organic supermagnet
Bad: gallstones, enlarged spleen
Indifferent: an unusual-looking kidney ( Read more... )