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ProfessorTomoe

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  1. Things You Find Amusing

    Read loud and clear. I can only afford to support a pair of artists right now. I'd go bust (and get my chops busted by Mrs. Prof) if I supported every one that I read.
  2. Things That Are Just Annoying

    Yeah, I'm just clinically depressed and dealing with anxiety. ^~^
  3. Words of Wisdom

    Please post any words of wisdom, pearls of insight, or similar that you might have learned in your life, be it past or present. Starter: Coffee, mozzarella cheese, and sopressata do not mix. /* reaches for promethazine */
  4. Things That Are Just Annoying

    I would never do such a thing. Misery does not love company. Take care of yourself. Cream of mushroom soup with garlic comes recommended, with the caveat that Mrs. Prof did not like it.
  5. What Are You Ingesting?

    Drinking jasmine oolong tea again, in an attempt to soothe this damned cough that won't go away. I'm going to start a course of Nexium tomorrow, just in case reflux/GERD is involved. I'm getting desperate now.
  6. What Are You Ingesting?

    Have you had the original recipe hot, with thin lemon slices? Preferably at 10am, 2pm, or 4pm? Most refreshing. Seriously, I've actually tried the stuff that way. It's good.
  7. NP: Friday April 7, 2017

    Can we get the day of the week on the thread title corrected from Monday to Friday, please? 'Twould be most appreciated.
  8. Changing Medications (Level of Trust Required)

    Lisinopril would seem to be in your future. I would not worry too much about it. It is a rather benign medication, in my personal experience.
  9. Changing Medications (Level of Trust Required)

    Thank you, thank you. Everyone. Thank you from Mrs. Prof as well. I am now wearing a cardiac event monitor (a.k.a. cardiac event recorder), and I shall be wearing said monitor for the next three weeks. I've been cleared to wear it while I undergo physical therapy. I'll call the therapy people and let them know I can start next week. Meanwhile, I'm just going to get acquainted with my new toy, rest up a bit, and continue working on getting rid of this damned wheezing cough.
  10. Changing Medications (Level of Trust Required)

    Shortly I will be headed off to the second major medical appointment of the week: the one with the electrophysiologist. If things go as my primary care doctor said they will, I will be getting a 21-day cardiac monitor. Said monitor will supposedly capture the PVCs I've been having, along with any other irregular heartbeats. Why they have to schedule me for a 10:15 a.m. appointment in one of the worst traffic areas of the D/FW Metroplex is beyond me. The fun doesn't stop after I get home. I get to call the physical therapy place and, based on what the electrophysiologist says, tell them whether and when I can start therapy appointments for my back. I'm not looking forward to those one bit, since the nerve blocks from Tuesday have 100% worn off and my back hurts like hell in spots. Add a somewhat grumpy Mrs. Prof working from home to the equation and ... well, I'm not looking forward to the rest of the day. Time to gird my loins in my carbon fiber battle shorts.
  11. NP Wednesday April 5, 2017

    Our cat Baker is more of a backyard sentry. He has a window-mounted berth in the back bedroom and a cat tree in the computer room with a backyard view. Both allow him to scan for ferals and make sure none of the colony members get out of line. I would imagine that these would be available only in combat or surveillance mode.
  12. What Are You Listening To?

    Well, I'd never considered that a viable position before, but they must have worked out something new. To each their own ...
  13. Three Word Game

    from eating spiders
  14. Changing Medications (Level of Trust Required)

    Much obliged. She was much help yesterday, despite her initial reticence. All of the nerve blocks have worn off already, just one day after the hospital procedure. I'm a bit bruised in spots along my back, since they went deep to reach the nerves. No additional pain, though. Just back to the coughing I was fighting beforehand.
  15. What Are You Ingesting?

    Pizza Hut pizza: pepperoni, Italian sausage, red onions, and mushrooms, with extra cheese. Plus quepapas. Shared with Mrs. Prof, who's working from home today. Glad to be back to eating "normalish" food after yesterday. Went through a whole bottle of cranberry juice, mixed with lemon tea yesterday. Haven't cracked open the jasmine oolong yet.
  16. Things That Are Just Annoying

    My class does not hold a candle to migraines like yours. I do not wish to experience pain so bad that it shuts down most of your brain.
  17. Changing Medications (Level of Trust Required)

    Just did the dishwasher. Relative to the usual horrendous pain I get when I load it, this was about 15% worse on the left side. Good lord, it was screaming bloody murder. The upside is that I wasn't feeling pain in my right side until I sat down on the sofa—just a twinge, but enough to bump the pain relief from 100% down to 90%. Mrs. Prof is (reluctantly) keeping a running log for me, to present to the doctor. It's only for a couple of days, but it's an important job.
  18. Changing Medications (Level of Trust Required)

    I'm home. Turns out Mrs. Prof got her signals crossed. My check-in time was 1:30 p.m. after all. She remembered after she got out of the shower. They rolled me into the OR and had me roll over onto my stomach. Kind of funny—someone had 80s music playing in the OR. "Our House" by Madness and "Heaven is a Place On Earth" by Belinda Carlisle. Anyway, just as I was getting the face pillow comfortable, someone came around and practically shoved it into my nose and asked if I needed help. I told them I was almost there and pushed it back. After that, it was a puff of propafol and nighty-night. They injected nerve blocks into both sides of my L2 through L5 spinal exits. Eight injections of anesthetic. Ten needles, if you want to count the two they used to get my IV started. I now sit at my laptop, drinking cranberry juice, and dreading the thought of what I have to do next—load the dishwasher. Yep. Right out of the OR. I can already tell that I'm getting no relief from the shots. If I had to put the relief on a percentage scale, I'd say that it's a -15% right now. I'm kind of waiting for the pills I take for chronic pain syndrome (which I took as soon as I got home) to kick in, but I can't wait much longer. Besides, every time I cough kicks the pain up even higher. Thanks for staying with me through all of this. Wish me luck.
  19. Changing Medications (Level of Trust Required)

    Approximately an hour and ten minutes left before the procedure. I woke up to find that my wife called the spine doctor to confirm the appointment. They said I had to be at the hospital at 1:00 p.m., which clashes with the 1:30 p.m. that she had been told earlier (and forgot about). Just what I need going into this, another clusterfark. I'm nervous enough, my back hurts, I'm thirsty as hell, and now I've got to be there 30 minutes earlier than I'd planned. Someone is screwing with my life, and I'm not pleased.
  20. What Are You Ingesting?

    About to be ingesting Long John Silver's Beer Battered Cod again. Call ahead and check with your local store before trying to duplicate if you're interested in the dish.
  21. Changing Medications (Level of Trust Required)

    That would be a Good Thing Indeed, with a caveat or two. I'm going to be reminded that tomorrow's procedure is only temporary and will be followed by physical therapy. If it works, I've got nerve cauterization in my future, and even that won't last forever. Not even success will lead to an easy path, I think my cat knows what's going on. He's up here on the sofa, next to me after a brief session of head-butting and purring (on his part, not mine).
  22. Changing Medications (Level of Trust Required)

    At least I've got jasmine oolong.
  23. Changing Medications (Level of Trust Required)

    T-minus one day and counting for the spine injection procedure. I report to the hospital at 1:30 p.m. CDT tomorrow (Tuesday) and have the procedure done at 3:15 p.m. CDT. I know it's an injection of nerve "blockers," which means something that's supposed to remove the sensation of pain, but all of my experiences with hospitals prior to this have been the exact opposite. I am not completely calm, and I believe I will not calm down as the moment approaches. (Eight frigging injections into my spine, for cryin' out loud!) Add to that the fact that I'm supposed to come home and do household chores almost immediately afterward to rate the pain reduction from the shots, and you can see where this is going. Tomorrow is going to be less than fun.
  24. What Are You Ingesting?

    Soup in the microwave consumes too many large bowls that require washing—especially when tomato soup is involved. At least the tomato soup (sorry, tomato "bisque") helps my cough.