tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34518678.post6109109520071514387..comments2023-05-08T06:00:40.186-04:00Comments on BCB Blog: Monday, Bloody MondayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34518678.post-12994196759411612302009-08-06T16:30:35.732-04:002009-08-06T16:30:35.732-04:00Oh, that Boss. Capital B. Yeah, you can't fo...Oh, <i>that</i> Boss. Capital B. Yeah, you can't fool him.<br /><br />How did Springstein get into this?<br /><br />nosci - just faith. (blooger is really creepy sometimes.McBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01437136297944260051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34518678.post-67839635938620467422009-08-06T01:08:27.212-04:002009-08-06T01:08:27.212-04:00Yes, I do look quite svelte and fabulous, don'...Yes, I do look quite svelte and fabulous, don't I? And they say the camera adds ten pounds. Pffft. Not MY camera. My camera allows for frequent delusional cookie breaks.<br /><br />Merry, you just say that because you haven't seen the bite mar-- um, the puncture wounds. Really, dear, you're revealing the conflicted trauma of your Catholic upbringing by using the technical terms "your boss" and "tell the truth" and "professional" in the same context. For some things, there is no reasonable facsimile.BCBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03073904727232797021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34518678.post-78133479067888835212009-08-05T23:03:55.749-04:002009-08-05T23:03:55.749-04:00So, are you ready to tell the truth and confess th...So, are you ready to tell the truth and confess that the bandage merely conceals the Mother (and father, and assorted progeny) of All Hickies? I'm sure your boss will still believe that all those visits to your doctor were purely professional.<br />Well, at least professional.<br />Or a reasonable facsimile thereof.The Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34518678.post-64892459900286731712009-08-05T21:54:36.330-04:002009-08-05T21:54:36.330-04:00Waiting sucks ass. Been there, and every time the ...Waiting sucks ass. Been there, and every time the phone rings you jump and gulp. I hope the news is noting but good. And you get a gold star for being so brave. And for not killing anyone out of frustration. Or, you know, rage.<br /><br />Now, as far as your pictures go, I never realized you were so thin- really, BCB, eat a cookie or something, you're nothing but a stick!<br /><br />iMulgeir; More crap from Apple that they want to sell you for your iPod iLife.Lisa Deonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10619574582795102959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34518678.post-87865432279335659702009-08-04T20:47:35.358-04:002009-08-04T20:47:35.358-04:00BCB, I certainly hope that the results are the goo...BCB, I certainly hope that the results are the good kind! Sorry that you're having post-biopsy unpleasantness (can you freeze a washcloth or something, so it'll be cold but NOT heavy?). Definitely love and concern. <br /><br />But the pictures were also fabulous, as usual.Diane (TT)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34518678.post-79550308636402134602009-08-04T20:33:52.775-04:002009-08-04T20:33:52.775-04:00Thanks, everyone, for all the love and concern. Wa...Thanks, everyone, for all the love and concern. Wait. That WAS love and concern, right? Yes? Okay good.<br /><br />I did tell a few people today that the bandage was covering a vampire bite. They laughed. I tried not to because laughing hurts. I think it would heal better if it weren't for all this darn sunlight...<br /><br />I go to see the endo doc next week to get results. At least, I think it's next week. I wrote it down somewhere. Wonder what I did with that scrap of paper? Wish I could just call instead.BCBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03073904727232797021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34518678.post-77587240452171995332009-08-04T10:16:55.750-04:002009-08-04T10:16:55.750-04:00You were right to warn us about the graphic pictur...You were right to warn us about the graphic pictures. Good heavens. I can't believe you were able to take them after all that.<br /><br />Thank goodness you went and had it checked out. Please let us know what the results are.<br /><br />Like Lou said, take care of you,you,you. You're important.<br /><br />bicra: how you sound with a cold weight on your throatrssasrbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14957629113999230457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34518678.post-88813706166449953022009-08-04T09:22:59.607-04:002009-08-04T09:22:59.607-04:00Well, for someone who was bitten by a vampire, you...Well, for someone who was bitten by a vampire, you look fabulous! Glad you got it checked out. But I'm not sure I should have read about the giant blood-sucking needle. Shudder.menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34518678.post-85250693420792014712009-08-04T09:14:37.469-04:002009-08-04T09:14:37.469-04:00I agree about being prepared. I'd always rath...I agree about being prepared. I'd always rather be prepared for a worse case scenario and then have it be anticlimatic.McBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01437136297944260051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34518678.post-7626096152437257592009-08-04T09:12:57.215-04:002009-08-04T09:12:57.215-04:00BCB - if they told people how painful it would be,...BCB - if they told people how painful it would be, no one would attend the appointments.<br /><br />Glad you got it looked at, and I love the pics!<br /><br />Take care and focus on youyouyou.<br /><br />prerstro - It's 6:15 in the morning - I got nothin'.Lounoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34518678.post-53885630036394862852009-08-04T08:55:51.303-04:002009-08-04T08:55:51.303-04:00Nope, no aspirin allowed. They're worried abou...Nope, no aspirin allowed. They're worried about internal bleeding and blood clots. Just Tylenol. And I'm home alone this week, which is really sort of a relief. I can focus on memememe. ;)<br /><br />Theresa, they didn't actually give me any saline, they stuck the contraption in my hand just in case. <br /><br />And yes, everyone keeps telling me I'll be <i>fine, just fine.</i> But let's run a few more tests, just in case... I wish they'd at least be honest about how painful some things are going to be. IMO, it would be easier to mentally prepare for them.BCBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03073904727232797021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34518678.post-59683454040734414882009-08-04T07:54:03.388-04:002009-08-04T07:54:03.388-04:00DH had some or all of his parathyroid(s) removed d...DH had some or all of his parathyroid(s) removed decades ago. He was so young they thought it might be cancerous, but lost the sample; so we never found out. But now we know it wasn't.<br /><br />For him, it was terribly important that they saw just so since he's a singer and couldn't sing for six months after surgery.<br /><br />Sooo, no matter what you'll be just fine. And now we know you have an excellent talent for comic stick figures. You ought to start a comic strip.GatorPersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16698626542323862231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34518678.post-54165665128684129112009-08-04T03:58:39.991-04:002009-08-04T03:58:39.991-04:00I had to have a thyroid cyst aspirated. Twice. S...I had to have a thyroid cyst aspirated. Twice. Same cyst, because the first time (which was much like your procedure, although no saline drip) was very high stress. And then the Dr. Guy ended up not being able to aspirate it because it was a colloid cyst. But yeah, the wait to hear about the test result after is not fun.<br /><br />Second time (after cyst had grown a bit more) was at the thyroid surgeon's office. One appointment, she examined it, said they could aspirate right there. She and a nurse took care of it, and it was over with much less fuss and angst.<br /><br />So I'm confident that it will all be fine for you.<br /><br />I can't remember if I told people I was bitten by a vampire, but I probably thought it. Nice job with the documentation.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655094330475654364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34518678.post-60332073514553711332009-08-04T02:05:03.556-04:002009-08-04T02:05:03.556-04:00Bcb that's good advice you give. Having had se...Bcb that's good advice you give. Having had several needle biopsies I know that they hurt...a lot. Keep on with the ice and as Wapak said take two aspirin and call us in the morning.<br /><br />Loved the post op picture.<br />take care of yourself.<br /><br />bakitin-the direction the doctor took with the needle.Scope Dope Cherrybombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16942762529399891002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34518678.post-23383760661799971662009-08-04T01:28:00.523-04:002009-08-04T01:28:00.523-04:00I thought you were only a portrait photographer bu...I thought you were only a portrait photographer but no!!! You did a fine job replicating your day in the hospital. I can't decide which is the best. I'm going for post-op. I think Bob would like that also. Except he would skip the band-aid! <br /><br />You should tell them at work that it was a vampire bite. <br /><br />Keep your feet above your heart and feed a cold and starve a fever. Take two aspirin and call us in the morning. <br /><br />There ever so much better. :-)<br /><br />hanoze- what you use to water your plants indoors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34518678.post-46277199933755434882009-08-04T00:21:00.289-04:002009-08-04T00:21:00.289-04:00I figured you had a lump in your throat because yo...I figured you had a lump in your throat because you'd been watching a teary-sad movie. Honestly, the things you Southern' wimmin do to get attention.<br />Please get attention. Lots of attention. From strong handsome DD and DS, who should be plying you with ice cream and chicken soup and hell why not a few dacquiris while they're at it. Get thyself pampered, in other words.<br /><br />Nag nag merry nag nag nag<br /><br />traffic - Mr. Word Verification does not want you to traffic in anything, apparently.The Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34518678.post-49456022657246553442009-08-04T00:09:02.178-04:002009-08-04T00:09:02.178-04:00McB, darlin', I wouldn't lie to you. Just ...McB, darlin', I wouldn't lie to you. Just didn't see the need to upset anyone unless there was a reason to be upset. So far, there isn't. But we're down to the last week and I decided I'd kept it to myself long enough.<br /><br />The funny thing is, my thyroid function is completely normal. All my blood tests and whatnot [yes, that is a medical term] are too. I was starting to worry I'd have to <i>insist</i> they do the biopsy, but the doc readily agreed. He just wanted to do things in what he considered to be the "right" order. I have a feeling the insurance company is delighted by his priorities.BCBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03073904727232797021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34518678.post-47489109446880254682009-08-03T22:49:56.656-04:002009-08-03T22:49:56.656-04:00Babe. So now I know for the future that when you s...Babe. So now I know for the future that when you start telling everyone that you are the picture of health you have real references. And probably you are lying. <br /><br />But it really is good news that if you have to have a lump, and being the type to demand attention you would, it really is one of the preferred locations. And so you know, while I am lumpless, my thyroid hasn't functioned in decades. It's nice when the one gland that runs so much of your body is also the one for which they have tried and true pills. <br /><br />Insagos. A nice little island near the Galapagos where you can recover from puncture wounds.Rocks, Lotsa Salthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07962477339746308384noreply@blogger.com