Couch 244: Great Expectations

That seems to be the premise, @@.

My uber lady mistakenly ended my ride at the rite-aid yesterday to pick up my prescriptions, so i had to guide her back to my place. So... you mean like that?

i don't know what's going on with me. (trigger health stuff)

I emailed P yesterday morning. No response. He told me to email him if I needed to and seemed surprised that I hadn't emailed him yet during his trip. Feels kind of ****** that he didn't respond to my five sentence email at all given what he's told me.

Hey artie - during perimenopause, i had an attack of endometriosis that was the worst pain i ever felt. Ibuprophen barely touched it. Some years later i found an article on the interwebs that said massage was a solution. It had been for me. My gyno said its just stray tissue bumping up against nerves. So it just needs to move a teeny tiny bit, right? I just found my hotspot(s?) and gently finger massaged.

I hope you feel better.

Hugs, Artie. I hope you're able to reach your doctor and that they can help. Also that you feel better soon.

Hugs, NP. That would bother me, too. Is it possible he's in an area with no WiFi/poor cell coverage? I hope you hear back soon.

I mean you’re Out There.

I hope you can get through to your doctor, Art, and get some relief.

I've been watching the Netflix show Lockwood and Co and now I have the Bauhaus song Bela Lugosi's Dead stuck on repeat in my head.

I have found my own place. It's really nice, a bit rural, but I get my own little patch of garden, a kitchen with great appliances which I like, I'm really excited actually. As long as my friends keep their mouth shut, my current partner isn't going to figure out where I live either, which I'm glad for. I'm talking to my therapist to figure out how to navigate the time after I move out, since it's easy to look up when my T works and my partner knows when my usual session is. But my T can accommodate me on a different day, I just don't want my T to get hurt somehow...

The place does sound really nice! I hope you and your T can stay safe--I'm so sorry you have to worry about that. Hugs, if wanted.

Hey couch. Well the pain got so bad by Thursday afternoon h took me to ER. They did a CT scan and admitted me into ICU as no wonder I was in so much pain! Been on IV blood thinners and other meds. Still in ICU. Not sure how much longer I'll be here.

Oof, art. Hang in there.

What causes a thing like that? Intestinal bleeding?

Artie!

So glad you went to the ER!

Thank goodness you went to the hospital, Artie!

So glad you are getting the support you deserve.

Hope you feel better soon.

Cripes, Artie! Take care and sending you wishes to get well.

How scary! I'm glad you ended up going to the ER.


I hope your stay isn't too long and that you have an easy recovery. Update when you can. Gentle hugs...

Wow Artie. That sounds super scary. Glad you got the medical care you needed and hope you get well soon.

Art - I hope you can get well quickly and with as little pain as possible

Artie, i want all the gory details as usual please. Was this at all related to your other appendix-ish surgery?

I worry about you.

You and my mother would have gotten along like houses afire.

Except of course her interest was professional. Not voyeuristic.

At my parent's beach place solo for a few nights. It was supposed to be a family trip, but my daughter has been very against going, so H said he'd just stay with her at home. Honestly, he seems almost happier to be doing that! (He has the week off anyway.) I feel a bit sad and guilty being here by myself, but I could definitely use the recharge time.

Saw Dr. T right before I left, as in, I was leaving for the beach from his office. When I sat down, I said, "I need to remember to use the bathroom in the building before I leave."

When I was leaving, he said, "Have a safe trip and enjoy yourself. And use the bathroom!"

Thanks for all the hugs everyone. I'm glad people here and in real life support me!

Artie, I hope you're doing okay, you're in my thoughts, as is everyone else who needs is right now!