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[DrBee]

Oh yeah - Mr. Fish said that he read today that wholesale gas prices went up $0.30 today. Get gas now before prices at the pump go up even more.

[DirtDiva]

My bro gets bad migraines - vomiting, dizziness, absolute intolerance of light, the lot. He doesn't get them very often these days, but he had them quite a lot when he was a teenager.

[SadieKate]

I know plenty of men who have migraines and cause migraines.

Men also get cluster headaches.

[maillotpois]

I know plenty of men who have migraines and cause migraines.

Men also get cluster headaches.

And they have been known to cause/be part of cluster-****s.

[Lise]

And they have been known to cause/be part of cluster-****s.

(chuckling) Took me a minute to parse out what the *s might be for!

I came home and took the Maxalt, put an ice pack on my head, am feeling so much better. I got paged 6 times in the past hour...makes night call look a lot better. Just a lot of end of the day at the end of the week kind of calls.

Maxalt is such a good drug for me. Tylenol, Motrin, caffeine were not touching it. Within a half-hour of taking Maxalt, it's like someone opened a tap and drained out the pain and pressure. That side of my head/neck feels kind of numb, but not bad. No more pain. No more wanting to puke. No more light intolerance. ahhhh....good stuff.

The birth this morning had its comical aspects, in retrospect. The nurse sort of lost control of the lady's leg. She (the pt, not the RN) had an epidural. So at one point the lady's foot was resting on my back...the spotlight is piercing my brain through my right eyeball...I'm trying to pull out this slippery 9# girl while giving orders like, "Get the foot off my back! Turn off the light!" Not your typical birth talk. All was well, the baby's great, I did not get kicked in the head or ribs, and Maxalt is my friend.

Going back in to see another lady about a baby...5 more hours of call, but who cares, cuz my headache's gone! Fish, thanks for the heads up. I'll fill 'er up on my way back in. L.

[KnottedYet]

Just filled up at Costco, $3.09 for 92 octane. My car runs so much better on the higher octane that it's worth it for me. I'm new to this Costco thing, and totally made a fool of myself trying to put my card in the machine backwards. Nice attendant-guy had to help me out.

I was so embarrassed.

SKnot's report card came today. It sucks. He got a D in English. This is the kid who is a total bookworm and writes stories constantly. This is the kid who taught himself to read at age 4. He had an A- at midterm!

I wrote an email to the teacher asking what happened. I'm really hoping it is just an error, cuz if that is really his grade I'm gonna have to be mean. And it'll have to wait until September when school starts again. (no gameboy, no computer, no TV)

[maillotpois]

Glad the headache's gone!! OMG what a funny birth story. Sounds very Mel Brooks.

I have had a headache ever since starting on these stupid drugs. And I can't take anything for it (except Tylenol, and everyone knows that doesn't do anything!)!! Grr.

[maillotpois]

Crud, Knot - sorry about SKnot. That stinks. I hope it is a mistake.

[crazycanuck]

Yikes! My last patient was a 23-weeker born June 22! What a puny little thing! Cystoconray enema caused expulsion of a meconium plug a good 8-10 inches long! I bet he feels better now!

My co-worker is taking home a couple of his left-behind diapers for her daughter's baby doll, but is afraid they are way too small.

I can't believe how easily the nurses handle those tiny babies- I'd be so nervous.

Nanci

Could you please tell me in plain english what happened???

[DrBee]

I'm baaaaaccckkkkk! At mile 20 today - my bike and I became reacquainted! I have my confidence back!!!!!! I was so nervous when I got on the bike today that I could barely adjust my sunglasses without wobbling. I told myself and the bike "enough already - we are a team - we need to be one". I've named her - did that before I left the garage. "Serenity". I wanted back the peacefulness that I used to feel when I rode before the crash. I felt it!

[kelownagirl]

"White rabbits" to you all... First day of my 65 days off without pay - I LOVE being a teacher...

barb, who's heading off to Edmonton this morning to visit the new inlaws for a week. Can't ride my lovely new road bike for a week... Hope to hear Lise has had a second date with Mr. Potential when I get back. Enough about the meconium plugs already - first time I read that, I thought it said 8 feet! LOL...

[DrBee]

And they have been known to cause/be part of cluster-****s.

My mind totally went there, too

We did a massive picking up toys and vacuuming tonight - my mom arrives tomorrow night. FishJr hemmed and hawed at first, but eventually picked up most of the toys herself. Her brother, of course, dumped some of them back out. He lives to do that sort of stuff to her.

Tomorrow - I go for a relatively long ride. I'm still a bit twitchy and nervous (since the crash), but I'm looking forward to riding. MP - I'll be thinking of you. I hope your headache goes away soon. Hopefully having Petite pois back soon will help make things more normal. Have you told her what happened yet?