The ER

[lb_lee]

 Mac: ugh. Spent most of yesterday and all of last night in the ER. We are okay, but have a new thing to keep an eye on. (Mori: we got a monster ovary full of blood, teeth, and hair!) I'm worn out and catching up on sleep and food (neither of which I got at the ER, since surgery was a possibility).

X_x

I have been declared Loony-Brain MVP of the month and everyone's going to spoil me rotten now. I plan to take full advantage of that because by god, I deserve it! And I'm also glad it was me. Normally Ro or M.D. would've got pulled for that, but they both have major medical phobias, so better it be me. (Though Ro stayed with me to give me company and eat pain for me.)

Comments

[wispfox]

Ugh, indeed! I hope you get lots of sleep and as much food as you prefer.

[lb_lee]

Mac: I ate a lot of food, rested up, and feel better!

[wispfox]

You all have monster ovaries. Of course you do.

Well done and glad you are recovered!

[lb_lee]

Mori: I know, right? It's so poetically appropriate! (They're only like 1 cm each though, and on only one ovary. So we just got a mini-monster!)

[minoanmiss]

Oy. *sends all healing vibes*

[pantha]

*hugs*

[storyheight]

Urrrg, so sorry to hear that >:( Glad you rocked / handled / kicked-ass-at-it, Mac!

[lb_lee]

Mac: hopefully we won't have to go back a while!

[sinistmer]

Oh no, that sucks! I'm glad you're ok, and I hope you get good rest.

[lb_lee]

Hey, do you have day/time preferences for our next Salem adventure? Meant to ask.

[sinistmer]

What weeks are we looking at? I suddenly find myself with more time than I had before, but I also don't know when I will have interviews. Right now, usually, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays tend to be my most open days. We could try a weekend, but we might have to contend with more visitors.

[lb_lee]

Wednesdays are good days for us. Maybe 8/16? Does that sound like an okay day?

[the_broken_tower]

Oh yay, MORE monster organs.

You're getting ALL of the good food. All of it.

- Ritsu (he/him)

[lb_lee]

Mori: it seems poetically appropriate that our reproductive system is revolting.

[sorcyress]

Oh nooooo! My sympathies, and brownies!

~Sor

[lb_lee]

Mac: at least it happened AFTER the party! (And the weekend.)

[silvercat17]

GROSS

[lb_lee]

Mac: I never thought I'd get to experience an ultrasound, but life is full of surprises.

Mir's right. It really does feel like getting basted like a Thanksgiving turkey!

[silvercat17]

I think I've had it done, or something similar. It wasn't near as bad as getting biopsies of a cyst on my cervix - they use something like a hole punch and the disinfectant is nasty and means days of coffee ground like stuff seeping out.

[wispfox]

"biopsies of a cyst on my cervix"

Wow, yes. I imagine not much is worse than that!

[silvercat17]

I mean, it sucked, but mostly it was like back pain and discomfort, and I think if I wasn't such a wimp it wouldn't have been too bad

[wispfox]

I question your self-characterization of being a wimp. :)

For example, people always expect me to feel only pressure during pap smears, and they always, always hurt. (And I get kidney stones, which if pain tolerance were the only thing that matters, I shouldn't care about the pap smears. Doesn't actually matter - still hurts!)

You should not have to assume that the pain you feel is a failing on your part!

[lb_lee]

Mac: oh man, kidney stones. Super glad we didn't have those! (Though it was a possibility, so they checked.)

[wispfox]

I would wish kidney stones on _no one_. Not only do they hurt to a truly ridiculous degree when they move, they get problematic if they do _not_ move - I ended up in the ER a few years ago because one was blocking my urine flow.

[lb_lee]

Mac: Yeah, while we were in the ER, people were checking for kidney stones, appendicitis, or ovarian cyst, and I think the one we ended up with was by far the best outcome. Nothing I have heard about kidney stones sounds like they're anything but a long-haul pain.

Mori: We are too ear-blasted to take up roller coaster riding at this stage in our life.

[silvercat17]

Wimp may not be accurate, but I've very sensitive and have a low pain tolerance. It's not a failing, just something I deal with

[wispfox]

Understood, and sympathy. Sensitivity kind of sucks a lot of the time, although it can also be kind of awesome.

[lb_lee]

Mori: I'm with wispfox, that sounds fucking horrible. The drainage alone sounds super nasty, especially since I'm betting tampons were a no-go afterward.

[silvercat17]

I don't do tampons anyway, but yeah, it was pretty gross.

At least I don't have hair and teeth and crap growing where it's not supposed to!

[lb_lee]

Mori: to be fair, a 1 cm cyst can only fit so much monstrosity. It might just be, like, little bits of tissue or something. I just think the hair and teeth image is funnier.

Glad your coffee grounds cyst is gone, at least! (Hemorrhagic cyst? That sounds like maybe a hemorrhagic)

[silvercat17]

The doctors just said it was vascular. The coffee grounds stuff was actually from the disinfectant or whatever it was. I should probably get the records for my files, since repro stuff I get done at Planned Parenthood, not my gp.

[lb_lee]

The coffee grounds stuff was actually from the disinfectant or whatever it was.

D8

AUGH THAT SOUNDS SO UNPLEASANT AND NASTY