[Gnaw]

Mezla PigDog, on 29 January 2016 - 09:01 AM, said:

Gnaw, on 29 January 2016 - 03:08 AM, said:

Goddamit.

The biggest pain in the ass part of having a peripheral neuropathy is noticing the blood on the floor and having to figure out where the source is.

This time it was a lot of blood spread across 4 different rooms, the hallway, and the sidewalk outside (when I fed the barn cats.)

Well that sounds a bit alarming!

I tracked it back to the bathroom scales. Apparently I kicked the corner of it with my big toe when taking a piss.

Full thickness burns are a systemic injury.

• One of the side effects is that the lymphatic system is screwed up. Which means (in my case as explained by a podiatrist with experience in burns) that the toes are not getting the signal to release blood from the capillaries. My toes are almost always purple and when I kick something I tend to bleed a lot.
• The hypertrophic scarring has left me with ~30% of my skin that has zero or near zero feeling. The peripheral neuropathy in my legs/feet raises that to ~40%.

Apt, on 29 January 2016 - 09:14 AM, said:

Gnaw, on 29 January 2016 - 03:08 AM, said:

Goddamit.

The biggest pain in the ass part of having a peripheral neuropathy is noticing the blood on the floor and having to figure out where the source is.

This time it was a lot of blood spread across 4 different rooms, the hallway, and the sidewalk outside (when I fed the barn cats.)

Aren't you worried that the blood will awaken the earth spirits hunger, causing them rise up and consume unsuspecting mortals?

That, my dear Apt, is why I only feed the barn cats just enough to keep them hanging around here and not looking for more rodent infested pastures. Have you ever seen what 4 male cats from the same litter can do to an elemental? Poor thing doesn't stand a chance.

[Abyss]

Gnaw, on 29 January 2016 - 01:40 PM, said:

Mezla PigDog, on 29 January 2016 - 09:01 AM, said:

Gnaw, on 29 January 2016 - 03:08 AM, said:

Goddamit.

The biggest pain in the ass part of having a peripheral neuropathy is noticing the blood on the floor and having to figure out where the source is.

This time it was a lot of blood spread across 4 different rooms, the hallway, and the sidewalk outside (when I fed the barn cats.)

Well that sounds a bit alarming!

I tracked it back to the bathroom scales. Apparently I kicked the corner of it with my big toe when taking a piss.

Full thickness burns are a systemic injury.

• One of the side effects is that the lymphatic system is screwed up. Which means (in my case as explained by a podiatrist with experience in burns) that the toes are not getting the signal to release blood from the capillaries. My toes are almost always purple and when I kick something I tend to bleed a lot.
• The hypertrophic scarring has left me with ~30% of my skin that has zero or near zero feeling. The peripheral neuropathy in my legs/feet raises that to ~40%.

Apt, on 29 January 2016 - 09:14 AM, said:

Gnaw, on 29 January 2016 - 03:08 AM, said:

Goddamit.

The biggest pain in the ass part of having a peripheral neuropathy is noticing the blood on the floor and having to figure out where the source is.

This time it was a lot of blood spread across 4 different rooms, the hallway, and the sidewalk outside (when I fed the barn cats.)

Aren't you worried that the blood will awaken the earth spirits hunger, causing them rise up and consume unsuspecting mortals?

That, my dear Apt, is why I only feed the barn cats just enough to keep them hanging around here and not looking for more rodent infested pastures. Have you ever seen what 4 male cats from the same litter can do to an elemental? Poor thing doesn't stand a chance.

I dunno, if its a water elemental you're pretty much s-o-l.

[Gredfallan Ale]

The power jack on my laptop just failed completely. I've disassembled it to take a look and found that I have to replace it. So, tomorrow I'm going to find out if I can manage that with a bit of soldering, but I'm hopeful.

Disassembly was easier than I thought, but I really hope I can get it working again. Can't afford to buy a new laptop at the moment.

[Gnaw]

Abyss, on 29 January 2016 - 07:09 PM, said:

I dunno, if its a water elemental you're pretty much s-o-l.

And you claim to be a cat person???

Cats are as lazy as they're allowed to be. Given the opportunity of regular feeding at the expense of getting wet once in awhile versus finding a new source of food while it's raining?? That's easy enough.

[Andorion]

Raging Cajun Gator King, on 30 January 2016 - 03:09 AM, said:

Someone bought a drone. That little fucker freaked me out just now flying overhead. I've never heard one and as it got closer I thought a swarm of bees was flying towards me until I finally saw the lights. I was running to get out the way of the swarm.

Relax BK. Its only a matter of time till the real swarms awaken and smite this impudent challenger

[EmperorMagus]

I have had a dull pain in my heart the past couple of days. I finally talked about it with my mother and she said I probably have Pericarditis. It sounds scary and hurts like hell.
It's seriously disrupting my weekend plan of lying around.

This post has been edited by EmperorMagus: 31 January 2016 - 06:56 AM

[Andorion]

EmperorMagus, on 31 January 2016 - 06:56 AM, said:

I have had a dull pain in my heart the past couple of days. I finally talked about it with my mother and she said I probably have Pericarditis. It sounds scary and hurts like hell.
It's seriously disrupting my weekend plan of lying around.

You should probably get that checked out ASAP

[EmperorMagus]

Andorion, on 31 January 2016 - 07:16 AM, said:

EmperorMagus, on 31 January 2016 - 06:56 AM, said:

I have had a dull pain in my heart the past couple of days. I finally talked about it with my mother and she said I probably have Pericarditis. It sounds scary and hurts like hell.
It's seriously disrupting my weekend plan of lying around.

You should probably get that checked out ASAP

Yeah, I did get checked out, as in talking with my mother. Supposedly it's just painful and not dangerous at all.

[Gredfallan Ale]

No luck with my laptop so far. One of the old solder points just doesn't want to be desoldered.

[Solidsnape]

Wogan has died.
Absolutely gutted.
Man this is the worst start to a year ever.

[worry]

That sucks. I wonder how Wabretooth will take the news.

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

Super long D&D session yesterday when I wasn't really in the mood for it. It's the only problem when you have to book a month or so in advance and we host - you can't really wake up in the morning and go "actually, nah" when people have already travelled. Still kind of fun, but i think Fiddler and I had virtually become symbiotic by the end and were both in "In the nicest possible way, get out of my house" mode . The cat actually starts herding people in the hallway towards the door when he's had enough.

I am definitely one of those people who has to do a troglodyte impression and live in a cave without human interaction every so often just to relax. Ah well!

This post has been edited by TheRetiredBridgeburner: 01 February 2016 - 06:50 AM

[Andorion]

Sigh... 4 days of more or less productive work then the procrastination demon strikes again. My brain has switched off. Zero work done since morning.

[Gothos]

Life without cigarettes is bleak, sad and empty.

[EmperorMagus]

As if the pain wasn't enough, now I'm running a fever and have muscle pain. I guess I have the Flu. Better news could not be imagined.

[Loki]

Preston and his godforsaken settlements!

[Puck]

TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 01 February 2016 - 06:49 AM, said:

Super long D&D session yesterday when I wasn't really in the mood for it. It's the only problem when you have to book a month or so in advance and we host - you can't really wake up in the morning and go "actually, nah" when people have already travelled. Still kind of fun, but i think Fiddler and I had virtually become symbiotic by the end and were both in "In the nicest possible way, get out of my house" mode . The cat actually starts herding people in the hallway towards the door when he's had enough.

I am definitely one of those people who has to do a troglodyte impression and live in a cave without human interaction every so often just to relax. Ah well!

Not knowing how important it is for your D&D group to actually sit around the same table, I'm going to throw it out: have you considered playing online? It saves on travelling and everyone can laze around in their own place. I'm talking about using something like Roll20, where you can all connect to one online conference and use the site for maps and rolling dice and stuff.
It's probably not for everyone, but it's saved my D&D group. We all live too far apart to keep a regular playing schedule without, but using Roll20 the campaign's been running for four years now.


Messing with my groove: Nobody at work botheres to tell me they were expecting me to show up elsewhere today. People, e-mail ain't that difficult.

[Traveller]

The non-drowsy anti histamine I took an hour ago has left me flat out and trying to keep my eyes open. Which I failed at as I've fallen asleep twice. Luckily my boy is sitting here watching spongebob and not being too demanding.

[Maark Abbott]

Loki, on 01 February 2016 - 09:13 AM, said:

Preston and his godforsaken settlements!

Why are you on an internet forum, General? Another settlement needs your help.

[QuickTidal]

Though she is on meds for asthma and for appetite, after two weeks of her returning mostly to normal...she's stopped eating again. The appetite pills don't appear to be working, and if the steroid pills are treating the inflammation in her lungs...then there must be something else wrong with her. The only test left to do is an ultrasound. After that I may have to make a decision. I want the Vet to give me a final answer to what's wrong with her...but overall I have begun to prepare for the worst scenario. Not sure how I'll deal with it if it happens...she's been with me 14 years and was basically my only housemate for 7 of those years.