Ok, NOW I have internet. The douchebag that came by on Monday pretty much attached a bunch of cables and ran out the door while I was forming the question, "Hey, why can't I connect to anything?" Fortunately he managed to drop the customer support number while he was getting the fuck out of Dodge. Comcast support was actually very helpful, and arranged for somebody...
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Ok, time for Orion's Tips For Happy Hospital Visits:
#33 - Operations on your skull FUCKING SUCK.
ow, and I say this with all seriousness. Ow.
The good news is I can hear again. I never realized my computer sounds like a vacuum cleaner. It makes sense since I stuck 3 extra 120mm fans in it to help with overclocking and cooling, but it never...
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#33 - Operations on your skull FUCKING SUCK.
ow, and I say this with all seriousness. Ow.
The good news is I can hear again. I never realized my computer sounds like a vacuum cleaner. It makes sense since I stuck 3 extra 120mm fans in it to help with overclocking and cooling, but it never...
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d_day:
Oxycodone? Want!
But seriously, glad things went well.
But seriously, glad things went well.
In 12 hours I will be heading into surgery to finally fix my hearing. Supposedly it's simple, and I'll be back home before the end of the business day. That doesn't keep me from being nervous about someone operating on my skull. Consolation comes in the form of medication. I will be unconscious during the operation, and they are sure to give me pain killers...
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shal:
Yep, I know about the ambulance scam. If I was conscious enough to make a phone call to have someone come give me a ride to the ER, I would refuse an ambulance. Heh.
I'm less surprised at the $200 Ibuprofen and more surprised at the several-thousand-dollar "outpatient surgical procedures" I supposedly had at two different offices (this is in addition to the xrays, splinting, cast, etc etc etc). I'm very curious to find out what the hell they're charging for, there, especially since Aetna isn't covering much of it.
I'm less surprised at the $200 Ibuprofen and more surprised at the several-thousand-dollar "outpatient surgical procedures" I supposedly had at two different offices (this is in addition to the xrays, splinting, cast, etc etc etc). I'm very curious to find out what the hell they're charging for, there, especially since Aetna isn't covering much of it.
thecoolerking:
Thanks for the kind words, man. Happy to help out!
I have strange reactions to things now. I know they didn't use to be this convoluted, but now my responses always seem inappropriate. Not in a grossly disturbing way, or even a comical way, just ... counter-intuitive I guess.
It's almost 11pm and I was downstairs watching tv. Monk to be precise about the show. Moments before I'd finished cleaning and changing the bandage on...
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It's almost 11pm and I was downstairs watching tv. Monk to be precise about the show. Moments before I'd finished cleaning and changing the bandage on...
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d23:
indeed...
But mostly just for kicks
But mostly just for kicks
Here's how I know I'm on the road to recovery - I start being productive. I do things. Important things. Things that need to be done, but I didn't have the energy to do. Such as:
Today we went apartment hunting. Well, it wasn't much of a hunt, really. It was one apartment complex, and it wasn't going anywhere. It wasn't hard to track down....
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Today we went apartment hunting. Well, it wasn't much of a hunt, really. It was one apartment complex, and it wasn't going anywhere. It wasn't hard to track down....
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Today feels like the end of an era. Maybe "era" is too large a word for the troubles of the last year. The end of a chapter maybe, or of a very long torturous movie. After finally overcoming incompetence and danger, the Arm Saga is coming to an end.
I saw Dr. Barnatan this afternoon. It served two purposes: 1) to check up on my...
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I saw Dr. Barnatan this afternoon. It served two purposes: 1) to check up on my...
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I have begun to fear the rest of this month. Things look too good. The future too bright. Too much hope... it burns.
But I remember there is still October, and then the dark days of November. Followed inevitably by the lonely dreariness of December. So much time left for things to unravel, and the comfortable normalcy of despair to find root and grow.
In...
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But I remember there is still October, and then the dark days of November. Followed inevitably by the lonely dreariness of December. So much time left for things to unravel, and the comfortable normalcy of despair to find root and grow.
In...
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It was another day driving around Portland. Voodoo for donuts, Stumptown for coffee, sushi for lunch. Intermittent rain followed by brilliant blue holes in the sky ringed by mountainous white clouds. Through the gaping portals sunlight bathed the river, and the towers of steel and glass beside it. Another breathtaking day. We only get so few days. I'm glad I can spend so many of...
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So The Girlfriend is married. Seperated, so she says, but married. Go figure huh?
She wants to take things slower. I'm no competitor for people. As a fairly spectacular loser at life the thought of having to compete for someone's attention pretty much ruins my night.
Thank you oxycodone. At least the pain feels miles away right now. The heartbreak is a mere tightening of...
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She wants to take things slower. I'm no competitor for people. As a fairly spectacular loser at life the thought of having to compete for someone's attention pretty much ruins my night.
Thank you oxycodone. At least the pain feels miles away right now. The heartbreak is a mere tightening of...
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nofi:
man, you are one of the reasons i realized i couldn't not be a member of SG.
you are truly a hero of mine.
we need more phone tag soon.
you are truly a hero of mine.
we need more phone tag soon.
Everything is ok.
After the year I've had that thought seems strange; out of place. My arm doesn't hurt. Nothing hurts really, and I don't need painkillers to feel that way. Bills are paid, there's food in the cupboard, and even some money left over. There are no horrors looming on the horizon, and I can't find any lurking under the bed. It's been so...
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After the year I've had that thought seems strange; out of place. My arm doesn't hurt. Nothing hurts really, and I don't need painkillers to feel that way. Bills are paid, there's food in the cupboard, and even some money left over. There are no horrors looming on the horizon, and I can't find any lurking under the bed. It's been so...
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d_day:
I'm glad things are going well. Really wish we could have gotten together while I was up there though.
I'm not a believer in miracles. I don't follow any religion, pray to any god, or believe in mystical powers. A doubter, that's what I am. What I am also is the luckiest unlucky person I know.
So there was a life threatening aneurysm in my arm. I don't know how long it had been there, but every second it was sitting there in my...
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So there was a life threatening aneurysm in my arm. I don't know how long it had been there, but every second it was sitting there in my...
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charlielove:
this is very good to hear.
_tab:
That is fantastic news! 
Everything went amazingly well with the surgery. I'm home now, and recovering. Tonight I'll post more details. For now - Sushi!