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misskat, if you're interested.As a rule, I do not answer Support questions in my journal. If you have a question or think you've found a bug in DW, please feel free to open a Support request and someone will be glad to assist you.
Hi! I'm Kat. I am one of the Support admins here on Dreamwidth. My staff journal is over at misskat, if you're interested.
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misskat, if you're interested.As a rule, I do not answer Support questions in my journal. If you have a question or think you've found a bug in DW, please feel free to open a Support request and someone will be glad to assist you.
So this is cool
Apr. 4th, 2015 08:52 pmI was walking around Minicon, and saw this sign! I feel so cool. :)
--Kat
--Kat
More med stuff
Nov. 21st, 2014 10:00 pmNeuro appt today yielded a new preventative med, a new PRN med, and an MRI
at 7am tomorrow. My neuro agrees that it is more likely that there are 1-2
underlying conditions which account for all of the issues. It is easier to
treat one or two conditions instead of trying to balance 8-10 piecemeal
diagnosed conditions.
Wish me luck.
--Kat
at 7am tomorrow. My neuro agrees that it is more likely that there are 1-2
underlying conditions which account for all of the issues. It is easier to
treat one or two conditions instead of trying to balance 8-10 piecemeal
diagnosed conditions.
Wish me luck.
--Kat
The good: my doctor has a working theory as to what the hell is wrong with
my hands and back! It also tidily explains why my SI joint constantly
dislocates, and some of the funky skin issues I have.
The bad: the working theory is psoriatic arthritis.
The odd: I exhibit almost all of the symptoms... But my blood tests don't
support it.
The hopeful: I have an appointment with a rheumatologist scheduled.
The freaking awesome: my rheumatologist's surname is Erskine. I look
forward to getting the super serum, and to my new Dorito-shaped torso.
--Kat
my hands and back! It also tidily explains why my SI joint constantly
dislocates, and some of the funky skin issues I have.
The bad: the working theory is psoriatic arthritis.
The odd: I exhibit almost all of the symptoms... But my blood tests don't
support it.
The hopeful: I have an appointment with a rheumatologist scheduled.
The freaking awesome: my rheumatologist's surname is Erskine. I look
forward to getting the super serum, and to my new Dorito-shaped torso.
--Kat
Just a quick note: through some combination of magical finances and sheer determination, I am going to be on the right and proper coast (aka New England) from 25-30 September. I'll be in Albany visiting my grandmother for the weekend, and will have the bookend time in Boston. I will let folks know more details about plans etc when I have them hammered out a bit more. I suspect that there will be a group dinner somewhere gluten- and fish-free, but I'm not sure what day that'll be happening. Probably Thursday.
Anyway, consider yourselves notified!
Anyway, consider yourselves notified!
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Apr. 6th, 2014 01:55 pm“Physics says: go to sleep. Of course
you’re tired. Every atom in you
has been dancing the shimmy in silver shoes
nonstop from mitosis to now.
Quit tapping your feet. They’ll dance
inside themselves without you. Go to sleep.
Geology says: it will be all right. Slow inch
by inch America is giving itself
to the ocean. Go to sleep. Let darkness
lap at your sides. Give darkness an inch.
You aren’t alone. All of the continents used to be
one body. You aren’t alone. Go to sleep.
Astronomy says: the sun will rise tomorrow,
Zoology says: on rainbow-fish and lithe gazelle,
Psychology says: but first it has to be night, so
Biology says: the body-clocks are stopped all over town
and
History says: here are the blankets, layer on layer, down and down.”
— Albert Goldbarth, ”The Sciences Sing a Lullabye” (via petrichour)
you’re tired. Every atom in you
has been dancing the shimmy in silver shoes
nonstop from mitosis to now.
Quit tapping your feet. They’ll dance
inside themselves without you. Go to sleep.
Geology says: it will be all right. Slow inch
by inch America is giving itself
to the ocean. Go to sleep. Let darkness
lap at your sides. Give darkness an inch.
You aren’t alone. All of the continents used to be
one body. You aren’t alone. Go to sleep.
Astronomy says: the sun will rise tomorrow,
Zoology says: on rainbow-fish and lithe gazelle,
Psychology says: but first it has to be night, so
Biology says: the body-clocks are stopped all over town
and
History says: here are the blankets, layer on layer, down and down.”
— Albert Goldbarth, ”The Sciences Sing a Lullabye” (via petrichour)
Other things
Feb. 22nd, 2014 02:42 pmI will have decent health insurance starting 1 April, and I have an appointment with a Nurse Practitioner at 7:30 that morning. She comes highly recommended, and works closely with a neurologist in the same building. You might think that I'm a little anxious to get things rolling on that front, and you'd be absolutely right.
Part of that process involved contacting my old doctor's office and getting records faxed over. I had them fax me a copy as well because why not? I was reviewing them, and discovered that I have, in the past, been formally diagnosised with OCD. This is both not surprising (I have a lot of the tics that come along with that) and a bit blindsiding (I had no idea that I'd ever actually gotten the diagnosis; we'd just talked about the symptoms/tics). It's on my records from at least 2005, so no idea when the actual diagnosis happened. How I've gone almost 10 years without knowing about it is beyond me.
Other than that, there aren't many surprises. Some of the doctor notes are a little condescending ("She hasn't been taking her $antidepressant, though we discussed the importance of it in previous appointments") but are overall positive. The next step is getting my hands on my neurologist records, which should be interesting. I fully expect the new neurologist to assist me with blowing through my yearly deductible in about 10 minutes (I'm 99.99% sure I'll need a new MRI), and I'm REALLY hopeful that she'll help me with getting the migraines under control. Here's hoping.
Part of that process involved contacting my old doctor's office and getting records faxed over. I had them fax me a copy as well because why not? I was reviewing them, and discovered that I have, in the past, been formally diagnosised with OCD. This is both not surprising (I have a lot of the tics that come along with that) and a bit blindsiding (I had no idea that I'd ever actually gotten the diagnosis; we'd just talked about the symptoms/tics). It's on my records from at least 2005, so no idea when the actual diagnosis happened. How I've gone almost 10 years without knowing about it is beyond me.
Other than that, there aren't many surprises. Some of the doctor notes are a little condescending ("She hasn't been taking her $antidepressant, though we discussed the importance of it in previous appointments") but are overall positive. The next step is getting my hands on my neurologist records, which should be interesting. I fully expect the new neurologist to assist me with blowing through my yearly deductible in about 10 minutes (I'm 99.99% sure I'll need a new MRI), and I'm REALLY hopeful that she'll help me with getting the migraines under control. Here's hoping.
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ipsam voluptatem, quia voluptas sit, aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed
quia consequuntur magni dolores eos, qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt,
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inci[di]dunt, ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Ut
enim ad minima veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit
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Jan. 29th, 2014 06:26 pmUuugh, starting the process to buy a house is HARD. Also, annoying. Also also, the mortgage lady has given me two different answers in three days to the same question, so I have not-so-much faith in her ability to do this thing.
Ugh.
Ugh.
Grump grump
Jan. 25th, 2014 10:50 pmI am trying an experiment tonight: I took the top plates out of my wrist
braces. I need them during the day but hopefully, if I take them out at
night, I won't have as much trouble with numbness come morning.
I resent having to wear them at night because they're awkward, and
cumbersome, and they make me drop things. I hate wearing them during the
day because every person I encounter asks what I did.
What I did was try to live my life, and that broke me. That's what I did.
So bite me.
In related news, I need to find another mousing solution. Unfortunately, my
fingers are doing poorly enough due to cold that a trackpad isn't working
anymore. If you have suggestions, leave 'em in comments.
ETA: more talking because my pain meds are making me chatty tonight.
I have had a pretty solid run over the last several months with super reduced pain med usage, specifically the prescription ones. There were migraines, of course, but my go-to abortive has zero side effects for me so I don't count that. The last couple weeks have seen a backslide to needing something stronger than Aleve almost every day. Some of it is my knee, but most of it is my hands/wrists/arms/shoulders. I hate having to take them because I don't like the way they make my brain feel. I do like the way they give me some relief from whatever the hell is wrong with my hands. I wish there was a good way to apply a tpical analgesic, but I can't find my EMLA cream, and I am out of the lidoderm patches without a way to get more.
In any case, my insurance boss seems to be pretty ok with letting me flex my work schedule around massage appts, and while my finances can't handle weekly therapy like I probably need, I can swing an appointment every few weeks. I am also seriously investigating a membership to someplace with a hot tub.
I also bumped up my vitamin D intake when I realized I hadn't seen the sun in literally months (it has been overcast since Thanksgiving), and restarted my iron supplements. I am doing the right things. I hope they pay off.
braces. I need them during the day but hopefully, if I take them out at
night, I won't have as much trouble with numbness come morning.
I resent having to wear them at night because they're awkward, and
cumbersome, and they make me drop things. I hate wearing them during the
day because every person I encounter asks what I did.
What I did was try to live my life, and that broke me. That's what I did.
So bite me.
In related news, I need to find another mousing solution. Unfortunately, my
fingers are doing poorly enough due to cold that a trackpad isn't working
anymore. If you have suggestions, leave 'em in comments.
ETA: more talking because my pain meds are making me chatty tonight.
I have had a pretty solid run over the last several months with super reduced pain med usage, specifically the prescription ones. There were migraines, of course, but my go-to abortive has zero side effects for me so I don't count that. The last couple weeks have seen a backslide to needing something stronger than Aleve almost every day. Some of it is my knee, but most of it is my hands/wrists/arms/shoulders. I hate having to take them because I don't like the way they make my brain feel. I do like the way they give me some relief from whatever the hell is wrong with my hands. I wish there was a good way to apply a tpical analgesic, but I can't find my EMLA cream, and I am out of the lidoderm patches without a way to get more.
In any case, my insurance boss seems to be pretty ok with letting me flex my work schedule around massage appts, and while my finances can't handle weekly therapy like I probably need, I can swing an appointment every few weeks. I am also seriously investigating a membership to someplace with a hot tub.
I also bumped up my vitamin D intake when I realized I hadn't seen the sun in literally months (it has been overcast since Thanksgiving), and restarted my iron supplements. I am doing the right things. I hope they pay off.
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