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Sorry, by spread out I meant with your laptop, and surrounded by all
your papers, bag, coffee, etc.
posted by
JanesOpinion
on November 24, 2006 at 6:10 PM
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Blanche, how delightful! A new laptop. I can see you spread out, working
and sipping coffee at your fav watering hole!
posted by
JanesOpinion
on November 24, 2006 at 6:10 PM
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Hi JanesOpinion, I hope you had a good Thanksgiving.
Ours, mine and Professor Peabody's (my boyfriend) was quiet. Today was the typical after-holiday shopping season, crazy-making, but we got things done, including a laptop, which we now need to figure out how to use. A whole new world, laptopping at the coffee shop, woohoo! I'm looking forward to it.
posted by
Blanche.
on November 24, 2006 at 5:33 PM
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Thanks Corbin! And I would say the same for you, although
I admit I have been blogging less and less and practicing my cello more and more . . . .
posted by
JanesOpinion
on November 24, 2006 at 5:13 PM
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Dear TAPS, thanks for all your kind comments, the lovely picture, etc.
I'm so glad your nephew finally got help!
Regarding the free range turkey -- ahhhhhh I hated to see it end. What a delicious dinner , turkey and all. I hope you had a good time, too?
posted by
JanesOpinion
on November 24, 2006 at 5:12 PM
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Was it good, JanesOpinion, that free-ranger? I've never tried one of them.
posted by
TAPS.
on November 24, 2006 at 11:36 AM
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Janes......
I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving day.......I consider you a part of my Blogit Family.......
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on November 23, 2006 at 9:27 AM
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Have a beautiful Thanksgiving Day with all of your family and your free range turkey.
posted by
TAPS.
on November 22, 2006 at 10:01 AM
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JanesOpinion, I see you are finally here again. I guess you've really been busy. You know what, my nephew in New York has been trying to find out for a long, long time what is wrong with him and has been to many doctors/specialists who have hinted at him being hypochondriac. He finally, recently, went to a Nurse Practitioner, who found out that he has Lyme Disease. What's with those doctors?
posted by
TAPS.
on November 19, 2006 at 9:55 AM
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Nautikos, there is something to be said for maintaining some sort of
professional barrier. I have mastered it somewhat (errr, OK, not at all). Usually, though, I can put it all behind me and go home and not think about work.
posted by
JanesOpinion
on November 19, 2006 at 9:47 AM
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Offbeats -- Blogit and freedom fries work for me,
although my addiction is less Blogit now and more cello . . . . .
posted by
JanesOpinion
on November 19, 2006 at 9:46 AM
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Corbin, it helps to have a great work environment
with a lot of good support staff and good relationships! Makes all the difference in the world . . . .
posted by
JanesOpinion
on November 19, 2006 at 9:46 AM
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Jane,
very sad story. How does one work in that environment without becoming enured to it? Or does one, in the end?
posted by
Nautikos
on November 17, 2006 at 12:53 PM
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Janes
I never heard of that drug. Guess it's a good thing I am only addicted to Blogit and Freedom Fries!!
posted by
Offy
on November 16, 2006 at 9:43 AM
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It's amazing to read.....
the thing people in health service go through......how do you do it?
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on November 15, 2006 at 5:16 AM
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Wow...It was a grey windy day here.
It is hard to imagine someone wandering out of the ER with an IV still in. It makes me cringe to think of it.
posted by
Whacky
on November 13, 2006 at 8:33 PM
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Justi it's a huge problem, I would agree.
None of us wants to suffer, but our lifestyles (as well as exposure to more and more chemicals in foods) tend to cause us greater pain and suffering, for which we take a variety of different meds . . . only to become addicted or dependent.
posted by
JanesOpinion
on November 12, 2006 at 11:04 AM
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Jane's Opinion
Great post. Drugs is the most pressing disease of this country at this time I believe. It is amazing how many are addicted. I appreciate your concern. Be blessed.
posted by
Justi
on November 12, 2006 at 2:46 AM
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Blanche, it is a challenge. Thanks for your kind words.
I don't want people to suffer, and will do whatever I can to provide pain control for people. If that woman had been my patient, all she would have needed to say was "I am addicted to Dilaudid and need help." And I would have bent over backwards to get her that help. I realize, though, that such an acknowledgment in and of itself is difficult and painful and I guess she hasn't yet reached the point where she is ready to face the problem.
If I sense that I have a really good connection with a person, I will come right out and ask that person "is THIS what's really bothering you?" But that's hard and the timing has to be right . . . .
posted by
JanesOpinion
on November 11, 2006 at 4:26 PM
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JanesOpinion, it is a gray day here, too, a good day for soup.
It must be a constant judgment call, balancing and assessing each patient's needs, while trying to stay empathetic and not too cynical. That's a hard balance to draw and I applaud you for your empathetic judgment. It's a sad world, and these are hard times for many.
posted by
Blanche.
on November 11, 2006 at 3:23 PM
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TAPS, how incredibly sad and a very good point that a person's
pain does need to be addressed. But properly and honestly, without manipulating people.
posted by
JanesOpinion
on November 11, 2006 at 3:10 PM
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JanesOpinion, Your story of this woman reminds me of the sad story of a nurse that I worked with. She was fired after several incidents of narcotics missing on her shift. The sad part was that some time later she died of pancreatic cancer and had probably been in pain while working.
posted by
TAPS.
on November 11, 2006 at 2:55 PM
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babe, it's potent stuff.
Were I in pain, I would be content, I think, with Toradol!!!
posted by
JanesOpinion
on November 11, 2006 at 2:44 PM
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I got an injection of toradol when I went to emergency for a pain in my chest wall that he said might be an arthritic condition. It worked fairly well.
posted by
babe_rocks
on November 11, 2006 at 2:33 PM
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