Couch 157: Fair Value

Happy thingummy, American friends!

I have somehow managed not to look at PC all day. Not sure why.

It's been a good day though.

Had lunch with my sister, worked the afternoon, then went to see T2. He's... So good. An actual good therapist. What a relief. Still, I suppose I thought that about T1 for a long time too.

I am having a restful Thanksgiving day. Studying a little, but just the things that look the most interesting. I'm not going in specific order anymore since we're on the last unit now, what's left is all due 12/9, so I can jump around as much as I want now. I'm done with chapter 13, 33% done with chapter 14, and 42% done with chapter 15, then I have my two discussion posts and my paper to write. After this class ends, I'll have about a month and a half until the next one starts at the end of January.

Tomorrow shall be laundry day. Sending more hugs/headnods as appropriate cuz i'm in a most grateful and loving kinda mood today.

I love holidays so that I can actually get work done since the usual suspects I work with are taking time off.

It's been a totally productive and awesome day today. Work, walk, a little sculpting, baking, and now for binge watching. And tomorrow, more quiet.

welp i spoke too soon about it being a restful day. h just informed me that he is absolutely miserable with debilitating gas/bloating pain again and there's nothing i can do to help him. i've tried all the things that usually work and nothing's helping so he's gone to bed. I wish I knew what to do to help him when this happens. I did tell him I'm calling the dr monday morning for an urgent appointment and he is GOING no ifs and or buts even if he wakes up feeling fine which he probably will (he always does). I didn't get an argument this time. I have never in 55 years seen a person become so absolutely debilitated by gas pain. There has got to be something wrong. But he won't go to the dr to find out. I'm putting my foot down this time and he is going even if I have to drag him physically. Just needed to get that out.

(((Art))) is it on his upper right side? Does it come when he eats fatty foods? Could be gall bladder. My dr has me take two of my usual antacid, like tagamet (cimetidine). I
would get feverish and nauseated.

Eta - sorry i had the wrong wifey!

Art, I'm sorry he's miserable (and making you miserable!) I'm sure I've told this story before. Once went to urgent care convinced I had a bowel obstruction because I was in so much pain. Turns out it was "trapped" gas. Got a prescription for gut muscle relaxers and it passed pretty quickly afterwards. Because it was urgent care not a gastroenterologist I never got an explanation other than intestinal spasms.

Hopefully he will get his butt (no pun intended) to the doctor and get some medicine to have on hand next time.

Hope you have a better day tomorrow!

Hugs, Art. Did he eat anything that's not part of his usual diet tonight? If so, maybe consider that as a cause? Hope he's willing to see the doctor. Could be a food intolerance maybe?

((((Art))))

Thanksgiving with the parents survived! May have had one more beer than I should have, but whatever--H was driving us home (I drove there). Went fairly well actually. D has discovered that she likes pumpkin pie (like her mom!)

Now for some more football...

Hehe I must have missed the wrong wifey thing! No, it's all over he was bloated so big he looks like I did the night before I gave birth to our son. it's already eased a little bit with all the simethicone.

Y'know I don't recall that story - but you probably did tell it before, because i talk about h's gas issue often enough. gut muscle relaxers - i will ask the dr about that possibility when i call for the appointment. thanks!

well - the only thing he did different the last couple days was last night, he drank probably 3 glasses of wine and he never ever drinks wine. he usually drinks beer. wonder if it mighta been the wine, it wasn't as bubbly as champagne, but you never know!

I just heard the tv come on, so that's a good sign.

Not only do I have to write a description of a thunderstorm this week, but I have to do a second version in the voice of a 5-year-old child.

Given my experience of the (rambling and hard-to-follow) narrative abilities of children that age, how can they be realistic narrators?

That's the point, I think.

It's okay! I'm living a very boring life and tend to tell the same stuff over and over, but maybe I haven't shared that one before. Glad he appears to be recovering.

The dogs are exhausted from having company over. They have a rough life getting petted by strangers (to them - not me - the strangers petting the dogs are my friends), being put outside during the meal because the younger one is not emotionally mature enough to sit quietly while the humans eat, getting walked in the park, and dinner with a tiny spoonful of gravy on it. And now they are snoring.

My son's pumpkin cheesecake was AMAZING. It was light and not too sweet. That kid can cook.

I'm in the hospital ER because I had excruciating cramps in my legs/thighs. I couldn't move, it hurt so bad! It seems like I was dehydrated, at least that's what test showed. No blood clot. I'm so afraid it will happen again! I've gotten leg cramps before but not like this!! It's almost 1a.m. and have to see Dr. before I can go home!

Hugs... I’m so sorry. Glad it was no blood clot tough! I hope you get to get home soon

Hi Couch,

Going to pottery in a bit..My linguistic powers are failing me...but I think I'm going to have to mention last week's situation to the tutor. How would you approach it tactfully? What I'm trying to get across is that the medical stuff really sets me off, but I don't want to be as blunt as 'I would appreciate it if you didn't talk about that around me.'

"I feel really uncomfortable with you talking about medical stuff. In fact, I would appreciate it if you didn't talk about that around me."

Hmmm... I think you kinda do have to be that straightforward really. Otherwise the point might not get across. If it helps, I don't think it sounds at all rude or unreasonable or anything.

I hope it goes well, and that they're understanding. I usually find people are a lot more understanding of such things than I expect.

((Rainbow)) that's so horrible. I think there are some vitamin deficiencies that can cause cramps? Magnesium perhaps?

I'm not a doctor... Just a health-anxious person... I may be talking rubbish!

Felt this was quite lovely:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...6&id=678503355

Please remember that holidays aren't built for everyone. Don't assume people have families to go to, have delightful tables of abundance, have loved ones even available or alive. Please understand this holiday is built on loss & grief in so many ways in addition to obvious Indigenous genocide in the U.S. empire.

To you, on your own.
To you, who raised yourself.
To you, ignored at the table.
To you, unable to get home.
To you, who always seems to be wrong.
To you, the sharp end of the joke.
To you, braced to arguments.
To you, calling for a bed in the snow.
To you, with nowhere to go.
To you, with no food.
To you, with no home.
To you, with the buried & burned.
To you, every year a makeshift plan.
To you, the living ghost in other people's houses.
To you, being your own family tradition.

I'm sending you all the care and full bellies and warm housing and warmer laughter and comfort. I hope you find good company, a kind place to sleep, breath uninterrupted, and safety without attack. Let's all try to be gentle & never make assumptions of people's homes and hearts.

I feel like I need a new gp, she recently failed me in a big way as she missed an important step in the process for me to get this disability insurance which will pay for things like orthotics physioand therapy sessions and pdocs it makes it hard because we used to be quite friendly when I worked at the same medical centre as a pathology collector. There are other things as well that I have kind of ignored as a friend. I am looking for another gp in the same clinic

I gave T the forum link for the third time today
(He asked me for the link two times before, but never visited the forum)

Hugs... I hope you find someone good!