So, over on metaquotes, there was this cute way a mother referred to the toxic sludge her daughter nearly created by warming up her buffalo wings to bring to school for lunch so they'd "still be a little warm" by lunchtime ( Read more... )

This Essay Breaks the Law ( Read more... )

The staffing nurse should make it a point to call me more often when I've just seen my credit card bill. That's how I end up agreeing to do things like take a 7-3:30 shift on a day I also have to work 4-12, and will be making a long drive the following morning ( Read more... )

I finally picked a GP. She's a physician's assistant (not sure what the difference is between a PA and an APRN, still), which suits me fine. It's funny, the receptionist thought I might prefer her to the MD's in the practice because she's a woman. That, I don't really care about. I'm actually more interested in seeing someone who's not an MD, ( Read more... )

So, first of all, I was pondering in amazement earlier just how many friends I have with serious conditions of some kind. I have two friends with MS, one of whom will soon be the main topic of this post, one with Huntington's, several including myself with fibromyalgia, a nephew in remission from childhood leukemia, and the list goes on. ( Read more... )

In a semi-random conversation with a surgical nurse I bumped into in the caf, a med that could be useful with fibro came up. It's called skelaxin, and is specifically for relaxing muscle spasms with the intent to train the muscles and strengthen them so that, eventually, hopefully, you don't get so many muscle spasms. I asked her what she thought ( Read more... )