Couch 219: The Goose Drank Wine

A great deal of pain that got measurable worse when lying down. And a couple of other unsavory symptoms. I was a tad dehydrated by the time I got to the urgent care and they gave me a couple of bags of fluids, which, somewhat surprisingly, did help some with general malaise.

Ah yes. There have been times when any movement involved in exiting the bed created a hazard in itself.

Now, Depends - i usually have more Poise about me. Ah ha ha. Maybe i can get the new site owners to sponsor me.

How did you sleep standing up? Lean a board against a wall?

Hugs, Artie. I hope your H is OK. Have you talked to your T at all on ways to deal with his pronouncements that he's just declining now, and you have to accept it? Because I don't think that's fair to you. I mean, unless his doctor says, for example, that he has something terminal. He should at least be trying to make some sort of effort for you (and for your son). Or, if he's not going to be willing to make the effort, to deal with whatever consequences that could bring, such as separation.

Ex-hankster used to Always be Carefree, but now she has Poise. Very adult!

Yes but i never liked wings.

i sure need to find some support for dealing with h and his chronic illnesses (both real and imagined). I'm looking through the other forums here and not sure where something like this would belong. today it is a real concern, I believe anyway. before his endoscopy the other day he had to go off his xarelto for 3 days (he's on it for a DVT that happened in 2012.) he forgot to take it after his procedure so he missed 4 days. his calf is swollen and painful and I'm concerned that he should go to the ER. the last time this happened when the dr tried to take him off the med, the swelling and pain were worse, and the dr didn't hospitalize him then, just told him to prop up his leg and restart the xarelto so he's propping up his leg and has been back on the xarelto since thursday night. the swelling has come down since yesterday, and his leg doesn't hurt as much as it did yesterday, but it's still swollen and a little painful. If we have to go to the ER i would rather go now during the day than wait until 3am or something. but he won't go because he wants to watch baseball. so that makes me think that he somehow knows it's not serious. but how do we know? i feel like i am so much part of the problem. I worry about him so much, I never know when it's hypochondria or when it's real 90% of the time, even today, I think it's real but then he thinks watching baseball is more important so does that make it not real? I feel like I am going crazy when it comes to him. I just don't know how to deal with his health stuff. i feel guilty for trying to work on my homework when maybe he needs to go to the hospital but then he won't go so I don't know. I'm so confused.

But what is sweeter than flight on a Summer’s Eve?

I am loving Allie Brosh. Like laughing hard enough to cry.

She is a freakin genius. "Hanging out with Richard" was pure Hitchcock.

She put “Hanging out with Richard” on her blog for anyone wondering what we’re fangirl-ing about or who just wants a laugh.

Hyperbole and a Half: Richard

Oh wow it's a real story. I thought it would be made up + bigwig is a cute name for a rabbit.

Oh wow it's a real story. I thought it would be made up + bigwig is a cute name for a rabbit.

I think Bigwig was from Watership Down, maybe? Been a long time since I've read or watched that.

ETA: Yes! (likely spoiler alerts)

Shes a goddess. Her first book and her blog is like the depression bible. Former couch member mykidsarecool turned us on to her, IIRC.

Her drawings tho!