Confession Time! ((ABSOLUTELY NO JUDGEMENT))
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I know - what is that?! I've had to say to friends before "Don't be kind, or I'll cry." Everyone always seems to know what that means, and will say something practical and bracing instead.FluffySandwich wrote: »FluffySandwich wrote: »I'm going to have to get a police check and medical exam soon to apply for my Canada permanent residency and I am absolutely terrified. Not about the police check, but I KNOW I'm going to have to get a blood test and just knowing that makes me feel woozy and teary. On top of that I read a review of the place I am most likely going that said the woman giving the blood test made everything painful... oh please don't let that be the case for me.
The last time I got a blood test I passed out on the floor and woke up utterly confused and nauseous, wondering if the woman above me was my mom and being scared that I didn't remember anything. Passing out is something I have a great phobia of.
Blegh blood tests.
Easier said than done, but try not to think about it too much before hand. And if you're prone to passing out, let the techs know ahead of time, you're not the only one who passes out, so I'm sure they'll have a way to help you, or at least move you somewhere safe before it happens.
And hey, usually you get free juice if you feel light headed or dizzy! And any blood they take OBVIOUSLY negates any calories the juice has.
Thanks you guys! I'll definitely warn them in advance. When I got my cap placed in my teeth and they gave me a shot to numb the area I was fine... until I wasn't. The dentist asked me with a very very concerned voice if I was ok, and just hearing him ask that made me start to feel dizzy, so he leaned me back in the chair for around 15 minutes.FluffySandwich wrote: »I'm going to have to get a police check and medical exam soon to apply for my Canada permanent residency and I am absolutely terrified. Not about the police check, but I KNOW I'm going to have to get a blood test and just knowing that makes me feel woozy and teary. On top of that I read a review of the place I am most likely going that said the woman giving the blood test made everything painful... oh please don't let that be the case for me.
The last time I got a blood test I passed out on the floor and woke up utterly confused and nauseous, wondering if the woman above me was my mom and being scared that I didn't remember anything. Passing out is something I have a great phobia of. Blegh blood tests.
Make sure you warn the staff, ahead of time if possible. Honestly, most nurses etc. that do a lot of blood tests are very used to people who are afraid of needles and they want to make it as easy as possible on both of you, so if you tell them that you're very frightened, they can make accommodations for you like doing the test in a bed or lounger instead of in a chair, taking extra time, and that kind of thing. They might even make sure that your appointment is with someone who usually works with children or who is known to be especially gentle.
I don't have a fear of needles but I've passed out a couple times after immunizations/bloodwork for unconfirmed reasons, so I now have to warn them beforehand in case and I can honestly say that not one person has been less than awesome about it. Even at the travel health clinic recently, the nurse gave me all my shots while I was lying on the couch to make sure I didn't topple off the chair or whatever and didn't make me feel silly about it at all. Even the pharmacist who gives me my flu shot goes out of his way to make sure I'm comfortable and safe. Don't hesitate to tell them how you feel so they can help you!
Anyone ever do this? Like when your mom asks if you're ok in a very sweet voice, and you just start tearing up and wanting a hug?
YES!!
i'm doing fine, holding it in, then someone says in that ever so concerned voice...what's going on? you don't seem ok.
then bam! floodgates open!!
I'm the same way. Don't tell me you're sorry, or offer me hugs, or anything nice like that. Either ignore it, or make a light joke and let's all carry on. Otherwise I will bawl.
This is exactly how I was when my dog passed two years ago. I had one day of work left before I started my vacation and I knew I could make it through one day if no one was sympathetic.
I came close to losing it when my very sweet coworker neighbour asked me her usual chirpy, "So what did you do last night?" and I had to mumble an offhand, "oh, not much" when it was on the tip of my tongue to say, "Euthanized my dog".
I had the same issue when my dog was euthanized. It was over Thanksgiving weekend, so everyone was asking how Thanksgiving was and I would just mumble "it was fine" because I didn't want to get into it.
I had to euthanize one of mine on a Thanksgiving weekend too. He'd been diagnosed with a grapefruit-sized lung tumour about three weeks prior, steroids weren't helping, and he was deteriorating quickly. So it was like, the vet clinic is going to be closed for three days and he's not going to last for four, better deal with this now.
That was a long time ago, the clinic is open Saturdays and Sundays now.
I have spent far too much time sitting crying in the box of a truck with a crated dog on that last ride.
Aww, all these stories are so sad. I related to this one though. My last dog died on Easter and back then, we couldn't really do anything since the vets were all closed that day (she started looking bad Friday night of course). We ended up burying the dog in the back yard Sunday after she passed away since we weren't sure what else to do.
My stupid grandpa took a picture of her laying there looking terrible and gave it to me later. I hate that picture. I don't want to remember her like that. This is one of my worst memories.
Um...why? Surely you have happier pictures?
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orangesmartie wrote: »Susieq_1994 wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »Susieq_1994 wrote: »spacequiztime wrote: »I saw the allergist yesterday. He thought my nasal cavities, throat, and ear canals were fine, but expressed concerns about the sounds my jaws were making. He told me my allergies were likely exaggerated by some issues with my jaw, maybe TMJ, and refereed me to a specialist.
MY SO probably has a similar issue. He's been having a lot of trouble with episodes of muffled hearing in one ear and takes an antihistamine daily, but the ear nose & throat specialist thinks it is a jaw problem rather than ear or sinus. He's supposed to see his dentist about getting a mouth guard thingy to wear at night.
I already wear a mouth guard thingy because I grind my teeth at night, so I'm a little too thrilled that he will have to wear one too. Really I'm hoping that it helps with his awful snoring.
Please let me know if this does work because Mr. Mo snores like a freight train carrying a pod of humpback whales using chainsaws.
Bahahaha! I'm lucky in the fact that both my husband and I are silent sleepers, I guess.
I sleep like the dead. No noise. No movement. And not much bothers me.
I can sleep through alarms and loud noises and terrible storms.
This is my sister. I, on the other hand, am a VERY restless sleeper. I toss and turn like crazy, and the lightest sound can usually wake me up. It stinks, since I'd love to have uninterrupted sleep.
I know the feeling
Tomorrow is the day right? You'll be landing on our shores?
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@riderfangal He's adorable!!! I could kiss the sprinkles off his cheeks
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Friday afternoon gym time!! Shoulder day!!
I hope everyone has a great weekend!0 -
pofoster21 wrote: »Sooo... I am up 6lbs since Monday because of 2 days not eating great (not terribly but not great), ate perfect and exercised yesterday gained .4 lbs to today. I just want you all to know (to borrow @girldownsouth 's phrase) that that is rubbish. Grrr. Have a nice day all.
ETA it's actually @spamarie 's phrase but all you Brits use it so....whatever.
I was about to say "do Americans not say this?" Then remembered rubbish = garbage so no, you wouldn't say something is rubbish ha ha ha0 -
pofoster21 wrote: »Sooo... I am up 6lbs since Monday because of 2 days not eating great (not terribly but not great), ate perfect and exercised yesterday gained .4 lbs to today. I just want you all to know (to borrow @girldownsouth 's phrase) that that is rubbish. Grrr. Have a nice day all.
ETA it's actually @spamarie 's phrase but all you Brits use it so....whatever.
I was about to say "do Americans not say this?" Then remembered rubbish = garbage so no, you wouldn't say something is rubbish ha ha ha
My grandma used to use the word rubbish all the time but I am Canadian0 -
orangesmartie wrote: »Small win: Colleague just asked if i wanted anything from the baker's. I do, very much so, want a yummies (a doughy/pastry type thing with lots of icing, similar to a yum yum). But i said no.
We call them yumyums where I live. You've made me want one too! I shall resist purely because when we have a big DIY week, we tend to have a big takeaway week too.
Same in Kent, but I always find them kinda soggy?
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TigerNY128 wrote: »Friday afternoon gym time!! Shoulder day!!
I hope everyone has a great weekend!
You too, NY.
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@LBuehrle8, if I don't talk to you before you fly out, enjoy your trip, eat lots of English stuff so I can live vicariously through you, (except curry, you can keep that nastiness) and have the bestest time with your Englishman!
See you when you get back!0 -
Ha ha seems I have taken over! Well, now I have caught up (vaguely) 500 posts it's time for bed to wake up in the morning to a bazillion more night night everyone, I hope you all have a great weekend! 0
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TigerNY128 wrote: »Friday afternoon gym time!! Shoulder day!!
I hope everyone has a great weekend!
I think I jacked up my shoulder last night at the gym. It's been screaming at me and I've been icing it all day. The real reason this ticks me off is because I shouldn't probably lift until it's better, and I WANT to lift, dangit!!!0 -
MelissaPhippsFeagins wrote: »raelynnsmama52512 wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »I confess I am sooooo ready for (American) football season. I have changed my profile pic and am currently wearing my Boise State polo at work. I am team mom on my son's team, my hubby is asst coach. We have season tickets to the Boise State games. ARGH!!! Kick off, already!!!!
September 3rd starts USC's (and I don't mean California!) season and I can't wait!!! Hubby is in Charlotte at the Panthers fanfest for his birthday, (he's 26 today!) I'm so ready for football season!!
Y'all, I am just gonna apologize now because @raelynnsmama52512 and I are SEC fans and we can be obnoxious about our football. I was raised to love God, my family, sweet tea and the SEC!!!
Pshh, who you telling?! Lol! Trust me, Gamecock football is a RELIGION in our family! Basically, on Saturday we're all useless because we're all watching the game, screaming at our TVs about a bad call, and cussing the refs haha! (You could also apply that to hockey as well!) I'm a bad fan, I've never been to a USC game, but hubby has already vowed to change that this year lol! I have no shame, I get pretty obnoxious haha! God, family, friends, and SEC football, that's all you really need in life. 0 -
I got to looking at what books I'm going to need this semester, and holy $677 worth of books man! Right now, it's only showing I have $250 available in financial aid to use, so I'm really hoping that my loans show up soon, because I need that extra bit! I'm also more than likely going to have to buy a new computer since my dear mother put a bunch of viruses on the one I have and now it barely works and I've got online classes and a class that will require me to download software, and this old laptop isn't going to handle much more. Sigh, at least I'll be able to actually pay attention and get stuff done (hopefully) for once lol!0
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Ha ha seems I have taken over! Well, now I have caught up (vaguely) 500 posts it's time for bed to wake up in the morning to a bazillion more night night everyone, I hope you all have a great weekend!
Have a wonderful weekend! I was going to catch up but there are too many.... heading to the stationary bike, I'll catch up this weekend!0 -
pofoster21 wrote: »Sooo... I am up 6lbs since Monday because of 2 days not eating great (not terribly but not great), ate perfect and exercised yesterday gained .4 lbs to today. I just want you all to know (to borrow @girldownsouth 's phrase) that that is rubbish. Grrr. Have a nice day all.
ETA it's actually @spamarie 's phrase but all you Brits use it so....whatever.
I was about to say "do Americans not say this?" Then remembered rubbish = garbage so no, you wouldn't say something is rubbish ha ha ha
Well, normally I would say that it sucks, its crap or garbage. But I like RUBBISH. I am going to start saying it like I say "Super" now!0 -
@LBuehrle8, if I don't talk to you before you fly out, enjoy your trip, eat lots of English stuff so I can live vicariously through you, (except curry, you can keep that nastiness) and have the bestest time with your Englishman!
See you when you get back!
Yes, this.0 -
raelynnsmama52512 wrote: »MelissaPhippsFeagins wrote: »raelynnsmama52512 wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »I confess I am sooooo ready for (American) football season. I have changed my profile pic and am currently wearing my Boise State polo at work. I am team mom on my son's team, my hubby is asst coach. We have season tickets to the Boise State games. ARGH!!! Kick off, already!!!!
September 3rd starts USC's (and I don't mean California!) season and I can't wait!!! Hubby is in Charlotte at the Panthers fanfest for his birthday, (he's 26 today!) I'm so ready for football season!!
Y'all, I am just gonna apologize now because @raelynnsmama52512 and I are SEC fans and we can be obnoxious about our football. I was raised to love God, my family, sweet tea and the SEC!!!
Pshh, who you telling?! Lol! Trust me, Gamecock football is a RELIGION in our family! Basically, on Saturday we're all useless because we're all watching the game, screaming at our TVs about a bad call, and cussing the refs haha! (You could also apply that to hockey as well!) I'm a bad fan, I've never been to a USC game, but hubby has already vowed to change that this year lol! I have no shame, I get pretty obnoxious haha! God, family, friends, and SEC football, that's all you really need in life.
We ring cowbells in our house when State scores. And I am apologizing in advance to everyone here because I can't help talking football...
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Thanks for the well wishes, everyone. I'd like to post a sincere apology for not responding more to the thread lately. The area of my injury means that any laptop-friendly position is ultimately agonizing, so I've been foruming on my tab while lying down in bed--which isn't exactly post-friendly. I feel extremely guilty for posting and getting commiseration/sympathy while not commiserating/sympathizing with anyone else.
@raelynnsmama52512 It would be much cheaper to reformat the computer you have and just reinstall the operating system. It will work like new and cost nothing if you do it at home, and will likely be cheap to do at a computer shop if you don't know how to do it. Just a suggestion to maybe save you some money.
Also, my brother tried Ritalin before Strattera and it had some awful side effects (according to my mom--I was too young at the time to remember anything, but she pulled him off of it quite fast because of the side effects), and most others that tried it said the same--so I hope that the Strattera will help you out and you won't need to try a bunch of other stuff.
I want to do a recap and mention everyone here, but I'm afraid that I don't remember who posted here and who posted in the BatCave, and I don't want to bring up the private posts here by mistake. Oops. But I know for sure that I can at least wish @LBuehrle8 a wonderful vacation in London.
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@LBuehrle8, if I don't talk to you before you fly out, enjoy your trip, eat lots of English stuff so I can live vicariously through you, (except curry, you can keep that nastiness) and have the bestest time with your Englishman!
See you when you get back!
I am actually very curious as to what the British people call "curry". I have no idea what it is, because according to Pakistanis that I know, the stuff they call curry isn't ACTUALLY curry. I've tried the authentic stuff, but there are so many of them... This lack of knowledge is irritating me. 0 -
orangesmartie wrote: »Susieq_1994 wrote: »pofoster21 wrote: »Susieq_1994 wrote: »spacequiztime wrote: »I saw the allergist yesterday. He thought my nasal cavities, throat, and ear canals were fine, but expressed concerns about the sounds my jaws were making. He told me my allergies were likely exaggerated by some issues with my jaw, maybe TMJ, and refereed me to a specialist.
MY SO probably has a similar issue. He's been having a lot of trouble with episodes of muffled hearing in one ear and takes an antihistamine daily, but the ear nose & throat specialist thinks it is a jaw problem rather than ear or sinus. He's supposed to see his dentist about getting a mouth guard thingy to wear at night.
I already wear a mouth guard thingy because I grind my teeth at night, so I'm a little too thrilled that he will have to wear one too. Really I'm hoping that it helps with his awful snoring.
Please let me know if this does work because Mr. Mo snores like a freight train carrying a pod of humpback whales using chainsaws.
Bahahaha! I'm lucky in the fact that both my husband and I are silent sleepers, I guess.
I sleep like the dead. No noise. No movement. And not much bothers me. I can sleep through alarms and loud noises and terrible storms.
This is my sister. I, on the other hand, am a VERY restless sleeper. I toss and turn like crazy, and the lightest sound can usually wake me up. It stinks, since I'd love to have uninterrupted sleep.
I know the feeling
Tomorrow is the day right? You'll be landing on our shores? Is this true???
Yup, Saturday morning! Be sure to take care of her well! 0
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