tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191306183209604345.post3801311452915082666..comments2023-06-28T09:20:57.213-05:00Comments on Rhythms from The Offbeat Drummer: Ms Anthropy, nee Miss Acatelepsy.The Offbeat Drummerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297496441624179505noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191306183209604345.post-30750379490360419612013-11-26T13:27:14.387-06:002013-11-26T13:27:14.387-06:00Miss Thang II,
I'm gonna let it go. In the of...Miss Thang II,<br /><br />I'm gonna let it go. In the off-chance I have cancer at this point, I wouldn't treat it anyway, and would go as God wills. I still haven't told anyone in the family about it, nor do I plan to. With as tense as things are in my house, and how incredibly unhappy I am with my entire life, I see no point in pursuing a cure for whatever ails me. Why not? Because to the people who are supposed to unconditionally love me, I'm just a junkie with a $ sign liability wandering around. The Offbeat Drummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297496441624179505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191306183209604345.post-12880440771480546782013-11-22T05:53:42.931-06:002013-11-22T05:53:42.931-06:00Annie, as I think you know my father passed away v...Annie, as I think you know my father passed away very suddenly last week so I'm not able to keep up with my "normal" life, plus my sleep is highly disrupted. Thus, I just read this post from 6 days ago, and at 3:30 AM, no less.<br /><br />I am VERY concerned. <br /><br />Take this advice from a Highly Trained Professional: do NOT wait until Christmas -- or even Thanksgiving -- to go in to have your fevers, sweats, adenopathy (enlarged lymph nodes) evaluated. <br /><br />Make an apt NOW. Be seen within the next 1-3 days -- today (Friday) if at all possible. You need labs & probably a CXR (chest xray), at the very least. You owe it to Luke, if no one else.<br /><br />Miss Thang IIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191306183209604345.post-83230374182425255612013-11-19T08:24:11.107-06:002013-11-19T08:24:11.107-06:00At 5:00 am..slept 5.5 hours in a row tonight! Woot...At 5:00 am..slept 5.5 hours in a row tonight! Woot! Just dozed off again at around 7am, I think, and I had to get up at 8. <br /><br />Had another dream about trying to make plans with Guy and Lady GG getting in the way. It was for after his mom's funeral mass, which I was glad was so short. Then Meg & I were supposed to go & stay @ their house, & Lady GG offered us their room. I said I'd be damned if I'd sleep in a bed she slept in with him before & I was trying to get my own room with him, I don't know if I ever did. And then we were all going to go out to dinner, and I was trying to get Craig's mom to watch Luke. Guy & I kept picking out restaurants we'd been to together & Lady GG shot us down for all of them. Why do I keep having Guy and his wife dreams? Why can't they just involve Guy? Go away, Lady GG. You're killing my Guy buzz. "If you could read my mind, love, what a tale my thoughts could tell," since I'm on a Gordon Lightfoot kick since our "gales of November remembered" storm Sunday night.<br /><br />I also dreamed that I went to see vintage Led Zeppelin by myself. Not exactly Michael Nesmith, but it'll be like the 3rd concert I've gone to alone, and quite honestly, I don't mind. There's always good people watching and The City Winery is so intimate, you're seated across the table from mates you've never met, so it's a good chance to strike up conversations with personalities you might not otherwise encounter.<br /><br />I did NOT know that about Chekhov. Will throw in a nice touch, though, definitely. The Offbeat Drummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297496441624179505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191306183209604345.post-71224235250770559922013-11-19T06:04:35.974-06:002013-11-19T06:04:35.974-06:00I love Chekhov!! And if I remember right, Anton wa...I love Chekhov!! And if I remember right, Anton was a doctor too. Which makes it a nice touch. The short stories are quite... Magnificent! I can attest to that.<br /><br />To the doctors!VHMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265320293551371102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191306183209604345.post-23466174007305668622013-11-19T00:03:09.374-06:002013-11-19T00:03:09.374-06:00Next on Guy's Annie reading list: short storie...Next on Guy's Annie reading list: short stories by Chekhov. There's oe in particular that will truly resonate with him. Kate introduced me to it tonight. Yes, it'll be part of his Christmas present. Kate was right about Guy, as she always is....<br /><br />Was glad to get an email from Guy this afternoon. Unexpected for sure. He was very nice, given the last text I sent was "I'm mad at you."<br /><br />Did take a nap today..awoke disoriented at 5:30 pm thinking it was morning, that I hadn't done my presentation (Which I never did do, but I asked for my ADA extension), couldn't figure out why my shade was still open and I was in my clothes. I hate when that happens!<br /><br />Mongry. Gonna fix a snack then hit the sack. <br /><br />I promise I'll make an appt to see my GP during my Christmas break.<br /><br /> The Offbeat Drummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297496441624179505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191306183209604345.post-33069369992399397032013-11-18T14:00:17.808-06:002013-11-18T14:00:17.808-06:00Yesterday, I stayed awake all day but like clockwo...Yesterday, I stayed awake all day but like clockwork, I was up at 3am and had a hard time falling back asleep. Luke's home sick today, so I took advantage of that to sleep in. I'm seeing my psychiatrist next Monday, so I'll see if the Risperdal could be causing any nasty side effects. <br /><br />Guy swooped back into Chicago on a red eye (I don't know if he couldn't get in last night, as we had "Wreck of the Edmumd Fitzgerald" gale force winds in Chicago) and I must say, I'm shocked and impressed that he read and got through Fyodor Sologub's "The Petty Demon" which I gave him, which as Kate can attest, is a REALLY difficult novel, but it's salacious. He made it without mental Cialis? Way to go!<br /><br />The Offbeat Drummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297496441624179505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191306183209604345.post-7439562012427427162013-11-18T12:29:52.016-06:002013-11-18T12:29:52.016-06:00If the fevers/numbness, swollen or sore glands con...If the fevers/numbness, swollen or sore glands continue, please do notify your physician ASAP. I know you started Risperdal within the last month...Psych Tweeting Docnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191306183209604345.post-4770383555283552552013-11-18T10:51:54.794-06:002013-11-18T10:51:54.794-06:00Hey Annie,
If you're sleeping in such frequen...Hey Annie,<br /><br />If you're sleeping in such frequent cycles (3 hours at a time, with a short interval in between), you're not just having depression. It's a mixed-mood episode of hypomania and depression, which stinks, I know, and you don't get a lot done. During those times your're awake, you barely have enough time to take care of the essentials (like eat and run errands with your son, like you said you did). <br /><br />Wow, I've never seen a psych patient who cycled as often and as rapidly as you do. Why it is doubly important that you keep up with ALL of your medications all of the time and don't run out.<br /><br />Did the pattern continue through yesterday?<br /><br />I'm happy to hear the concert was a good time for you and your mom and that you seemed to have fun at Meg's party. I don't recommend that you go down to a size 4 again--you're too tall and think of all of the health problems--like pancreatitis--you had when you were that thin.<br /><br />Take care of yourself!Psych Tweeting Docnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191306183209604345.post-375152433628252322013-11-18T03:42:37.027-06:002013-11-18T03:42:37.027-06:00The pancreatic pain was weird. It was the same pai...The pancreatic pain was weird. It was the same pain as when I'd come down with pancreatitis, and hurt right above my belly button, like really badly. But in a while it'd go away. <br /><br />It'd both suck and not suck if I was dying. It'd mostly suck in the long run.The Offbeat Drummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297496441624179505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191306183209604345.post-31352855004849028232013-11-17T20:54:57.523-06:002013-11-17T20:54:57.523-06:00Yeah, I get achy when I run a temp & my skin h...Yeah, I get achy when I run a temp & my skin hurts. I can't get warm. I do run my hands under really warm water or put gloves on (I have tread gloves I can wear to drum that don't let the sticks slide.) Sometimes, I get so sore lying on one side I switch sides sleeping in bed (But I'm getting old)& and am in terrific pain when I get up. Don't know what that's related to.<br /><br />I'm overdue for several checkups, which I'd like to get done over break.<br /><br />I feel better--I mean my heart feels physically better. MY suspicion is that he either called it in today or he got home today and did by electronic Rx if he went into the office. Because it hadn't been called in when I picked up Luke's inhaler (from his pediatrician) late yesterday afternoon. <br /><br />The Offbeat Drummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297496441624179505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191306183209604345.post-19155752190799550152013-11-17T20:28:16.447-06:002013-11-17T20:28:16.447-06:00Pains? Aches? Is the numbness relieved by using ho...Pains? Aches? Is the numbness relieved by using hot water or a hot compress? It admittedly sounds very, very odd. Andrea, I would seriously go for a checkup if you can squeeze one in (maybe during your semester break?) BMF said you told him you were having pancreatic pain gain a week or two ago. Can you eat?<br /><br />Don't jump to the Big C conclusion just yet. Stay off of Web MD!!!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191306183209604345.post-49610203207021174402013-11-17T19:37:00.389-06:002013-11-17T19:37:00.389-06:00I'm so glad you finally got your heart pills f...I'm so glad you finally got your heart pills from Dr Devo. You texted me your heart was running so fast it could win the Kentucky Derby, then you said the Triple Crown, so it must've gotten worse. Hopefully, you're more stable now.<br /><br />I'm no doctor (ahem), but if I had to go with anything, I'd go with mono, in which case, you're never going to get anyone to kiss you, yuck! Even people getting over the flu don't just break out into fevers and limb numbness for no damn good reason, and your sore lymph nodes are cause for alarm. BMFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191306183209604345.post-63888110765743091592013-11-17T18:44:41.886-06:002013-11-17T18:44:41.886-06:00Only on the right side, but yes.Only on the right side, but yes.The Offbeat Drummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297496441624179505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191306183209604345.post-30944645702772437782013-11-17T14:53:25.190-06:002013-11-17T14:53:25.190-06:00Are your glands (the ones in your neck) swollen?Are your glands (the ones in your neck) swollen?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191306183209604345.post-43161390098156694142013-11-17T13:00:32.270-06:002013-11-17T13:00:32.270-06:00I'm less worried about your lovesick heart and...I'm less worried about your lovesick heart and soul than I am about your lymph nodes and your anatomical heart, so please don't let it get any more awful than it already sounds like it is.<br /><br />xoBMFnoreply@blogger.com