Topic: THE UPSIDE OF THE DOWNSIDE (Read 5008 times)

Dan M · « **Reply #60 on:** May 25, 2015, 10:14:56 AM »

TOD:

As far as regular sickness, the worst I had was when I was in my junior year of college. I was on a liquid diet for 2 weeks. I could not keep any food down.

As far as quirky sickness, after I graduated, for some reason, I came down with chicken pox. That ruined most of my summer. Having chicken pox as an adult is horrid. Without being graphic, let me just say that it will show up everywhere, even where you'd think it was impossible. I had red marks afterwards, but no real pox marks. It was tough not to scratch, and even worse, the heat of the summer intensified the irritation and discomfort.

singdaw · « **Reply #61 on:** May 25, 2015, 11:15:27 AM »

TOD:

I once had a horrid bronchial/cough thing that kept me up nights and lasted for about 5 weeks. And a sciatica problem that lasted for longer than that.

But in the scheme of things, I've been pretty darned blessed.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #62 on:** May 25, 2015, 11:37:25 AM »

Me, too, DR SINGDAW. Aside from the typical childhood maladies, nothing extraordinary....so far.

This sciatica thing that I am experiencing now is probably the worst thing.....but I must say that wearing the BE ACTIVE BRACE a few hours a day has relieved it considerably. I can at last sleep again and walk and stand normally without having to sit down after a short while.

IT IS NOT GONE, but it is so much better.

George · « **Reply #63 on:** May 25, 2015, 11:40:26 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on May 25, 2015, 05:54:58 AM

Raisin Brahms... it's what's for breakfast!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOsbyuLyPbE

That's pretty funny!

George · « **Reply #64 on:** May 25, 2015, 11:48:13 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on May 25, 2015, 07:45:50 AM

George · « **Reply #65 on:** May 25, 2015, 11:59:36 AM »

Topic of the Day:

I've had my wisdom teeth out (I only had three) and that was a fairly easy operation and recovery, even though a couple were impacted.

George · « **Reply #66 on:** May 25, 2015, 11:59:43 AM »

As an adult, I've had my tonsils removed and chicken pox...fortunately, not at the same time. The worst thing between the two was when I had my tonsils out on a Tuesday but on Friday, I made the bone-headed decision to go out to dinner with my family and I ordered nachos!

Scrape!!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #67 on:** May 25, 2015, 12:16:29 PM »

I've been home for about two hours, which i spent typing out the scene from the Gentlemen, Be Seated! manuscript score that is completely different from the scene in the libretto. I want everything to match by the time this show is ready for performance/recording.

Now, I need some food. i am starving and my blood sugar just dropped.

George · « **Reply #68 on:** May 25, 2015, 12:58:18 PM »

Well, I've been at home since Saturday night and I think it's time that I went out. I have a $5 off punch card from Taco Del Mar, so it's time to use it.

Be back later!

bk · « **Reply #69 on:** May 25, 2015, 01:02:41 PM »

Jane, I don't think they use butter when they make poached eggs.

bk · « **Reply #70 on:** May 25, 2015, 01:03:51 PM »

I'm finally up. Didn't fall asleep until five so seven hours or a bit more.

Jennifer · « **Reply #71 on:** May 25, 2015, 01:41:17 PM »

I was really sick at the end of last year (Dec 16-31st). That is the worst I've felt in many years. Horrible.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #72 on:** May 25, 2015, 01:57:38 PM »

Scene Vibes for DR ELMORE.

FJL · « **Reply #73 on:** May 25, 2015, 02:06:18 PM »

"Oops Upside Your Head" Gap Band dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeHDnF7MU90

in honor of the title of today's notes

Dan M · « **Reply #74 on:** May 25, 2015, 02:11:29 PM »

Getting caught up in the QUANTUM LEAP marathon on CoziTV. I guess I must have always liked this series. (I'm a big Dean Stockwell fan.) I don't typically watch CoziTV, but if they'll be playing QL, then I may change my viewing habits, at least for this show. This series and Seinfeld were the two series I couldn't miss. Later, The Sopranos came around, but I joined that series late, and I had a DVR so I didn't feel as pressured.

What's funny as I'm thinking about it, I did not like the finales to any of these shows. I invested much time and so on in keeping up with these shows. However, the endings were big let downs.

KevinH · « **Reply #75 on:** May 25, 2015, 03:00:33 PM »

Belated Happy Birthday to DR Jeanne! Hope you had a nice day!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #76 on:** May 25, 2015, 05:01:26 PM »

Hawks vs Ducks in one hour

elmore3003 · « **Reply #77 on:** May 25, 2015, 05:25:21 PM »

I just finished up the BBC MADAME BOVARY. Francesca Annis is really wonderful, and this may be the best of all the various film versions I've seen. I believe there's a new one in the works. I am quite fond of Flaubert's novel, but Emma Bovary really irritates me; she's too much like my mother, perhaps,

Laura · « **Reply #78 on:** May 25, 2015, 06:06:50 PM »

Good evening. A great day on the trail today -- a rattlesnake AND a tarantula.

Laura · « **Reply #79 on:** May 25, 2015, 06:09:05 PM »

When I was a wee little girl, my sister was very sick. I went along to the doctor's office, since I was so little and mom had to take me with her. I have no idea what my sister was sick with, but *I* got the gamma gobulin shot.

Jane · « **Reply #80 on:** May 25, 2015, 06:25:50 PM »

Quote from: bk on May 25, 2015, 01:02:41 PM

Jane, I don't think they use butter when they make poached eggs.

But they might have put it in the hole and greased up the bread. I would have asked, but then poached eggs can make me sick even when I'm not sick

Jane · « **Reply #81 on:** May 25, 2015, 06:26:32 PM »

Quote from: Laura on May 25, 2015, 06:09:05 PM

When I was a wee little girl, my sister was very sick. I went along to the doctor's office, since I was so little and mom had to take me with her. I have no idea what my sister was sick with, but *I* got the gamma gobulin shot.

Sounds like she had measles.

Jane · « **Reply #82 on:** May 25, 2015, 06:31:09 PM »

I have been extremely sick too many times in my life. The first truly bad time was when I was in 8th grade. I would have been happy to only feel as bad as Bruce has been. They actually sent my blood for special testing to see if I had a new virus. I always wonder if it was sent too long after I was better and if that bout of whatever was the beginning of my problems. I was rather fatigued for months after the illness that kept me out of school for a good amount of time. My parent's also had to move me downstairs into the den as I could not walk the stairs. Neither was I permitted anything but a lukewarm bath. Ever since then I have become fatigued after being sick, except for regular colds, and often just in general. It was also the beginning of my severe leg and foot cramps.

Laura · « **Reply #83 on:** May 25, 2015, 06:32:31 PM »

I remember being very little and being sick for a long time. I asked my mother to take me to the doctor to get a shot to get better. I must have been pretty sick.

bk · « **Reply #84 on:** May 25, 2015, 06:38:00 PM »

Had a turkey sandwich dry on rye bread. I was a bit queasy when I got up, but now I'm feeling a bit better. The sandwich went down fine and felt like I was eating something real. Then I came home and had a banana and some applesauce. Later I'll have some white rice and that will be that.

KevinH · « **Reply #85 on:** May 25, 2015, 06:39:01 PM »

Quote from: singdaw on May 25, 2015, 12:25:12 AM

~ ~ ~ CONTINUING MEDICAL VIBES ~ ~ ~ for all DRs, particularly Dan M, Jane, Michael, TCB, and vixmom!!!!

Ditto!

Dan M · « **Reply #86 on:** May 25, 2015, 07:10:44 PM »

Why oh why won't this dumb upstairs dummy move away? He's a jerky kid (maybe 20)who does everything aggressively. He has no finesse whatsoever. With no sense of a plan. Imagine a moth with shoes. That's what he sounds like. No sense of organization. The Frankenstein monster was more graceful. This kid is a lightweight and needn't sound like a sack of hammers. His girlfriend is no better. She blusters around like a lovesick rhino and makes a rhino look pretty in comparison. What a bunch of bleeps! Why did I get these two in the tenant lottery?

John G. · « **Reply #87 on:** May 25, 2015, 07:31:24 PM »

Quote from: Dan M on May 25, 2015, 02:11:29 PM

Getting caught up in the QUANTUM LEAP marathon on CoziTV. I guess I must have always liked this series. (I'm a big Dean Stockwell fan.) I don't typically watch CoziTV, but if they'll be playing QL, then I may change my viewing habits, at least for this show. This series and Seinfeld were the two series I couldn't miss. Later, The Sopranos came around, but I joined that series late, and I had a DVR so I didn't feel as pressured.

What's funny as I'm thinking about it, I did not like the finales to any of these shows. I invested much time and so on in keeping up with these shows. However, the endings were big let downs.

I loved the finale of The Sopranos. You never knew when violence would erupt in their lives, so seeing something as domestic as the family going out for pizza could end badly -- or not.

Jane · « **Reply #88 on:** May 25, 2015, 07:35:59 PM »

Quote from: singdaw on May 25, 2015, 04:58:00 AM

Reading about the horrible flooding in central Texas...

I have seen very little news since we moved. Vibes to all those dealing with this.

John G. · « **Reply #89 on:** May 25, 2015, 07:38:07 PM »

That said, I loved James Gandolfini in just about anything. And he was wonderful in The Drop. So was Tom Hardy. The acting is the best thing about the movie.

At times, the Dennis Lehane script is a little clumsy, but the overall movie was good, albeit violent.

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