Current current diagnosis
We have narrowed down the form of lung disease I have to one so rare that I am not telling people not in my family what it is exactly. There are less than 200 people in the USA with it, and I'm a rare...
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I'm actually feeling significantly better on the immunosuppressives. They still wallop my insides about 1 hour after I take them, but I'm already feeling less icky. I feel like a bit of a drug dealer...
View ArticleEverything that is wrong, or right, with Buffalo, in a few seconds.
This morning, many of us in Buffalo saw the clip of Anderson Cooper's giggling at Buffalo's dear, dear tradition of Dyngus Day...and some of us, especially the ones who've seen this before, got these...
View ArticleMe, Azathioprine, and life.
I'm halfway to my maximum dose, now at 100mg of azathioprine a day. It's one of the best studied drugs for these forms of autoimmune lung disease, and based on the research I've read, has limited side...
View ArticleWell, that lasted long....
I officially flunked out of azathioprine. I was managing to not puke any more, but my liver suddenly said I no can has. So, now we baby my liver for a few weeks, then try a new course of treatment.I'm...
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Some garden images.
I'm still sick. That makes it hard to make interesting blog posts. Here's what's going on in the garden:Feral grapes and feral roses. Both emerged from underneath the invasive privet we killed.I also...
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What I do when I'm too sick to get out of my chair.
That's an Alpha Centauri Rating of 1031%, biatches. On the Highest difficulty level. Abundant lifeforms and humid for extra fungi.
View ArticleToo soon to say... ..and a disjointed rant about narcotics.
I am on a different, time-released immunosuppressive now, plus the same dizziness-causing anti-pneumonia drug (we're very limited in what one to use here) and this one plays nice with my morning meds,...
View ArticleBetter, then worse, better, then worse.
The major reason I've been making sure to keep health updates on this blog, even though they are largely cranky and no fun to read, is that those people who are diagnosed with any form of interstitial...
View Articlequicky thing Re: Doctor Who
Since it's one of my most frequently looked at thingys, I put links to each of the Doctor Who guides at the bottom of the last. In order, they...
View ArticleMost recent appointment and Health Care Shenanigans
One of the things that people who oppose health care reform like to claim is that healthcare reform will make the government get between you and your doctor...and that private heath insurance somehow...
View ArticleVideo: Clint Eastwood's Existental Crisis
I will never be the videographer needed to tell the stories in my brain. So, here is my reaction to Clint Eastwood and the chair:All of the images are from a Clint Eastwood image dump, except for the...
View ArticlePlease don't jump to conclusions about this. (link dump)
As my 7th friend working in my field has now developed a rare autoimmune disease, I'm sort of collecting data for a dump on the safety of laboratories and autoimuune diseases. So, this collection of...
View ArticleA long post culminating in a statement about why the DNC is unsafe for people...
The republicans in the United States right now are absolutely insane. Let me get that out of the way, first. The republicans in the United States right now are absolutely, certifiably, not...
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Labgrrl on politics: I'm not any of the above and my king of the world view.
When I say I'm a liberal, it is because the liberal party, with its facts-based views, is the closest party to my beliefs. So, let me show what my king-of-the-world world would be like...the if Labgrrl...
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Up is down, Right is left, what Liberal really means.
When the internet was fairly new, the word 'irregardless' actually appeared fairly frequently on it. If you use this word in a forum today, it's pretty unlikely that you'll get away with it....
View ArticleIf you murder someone, you are mentally ill, full stop.
If you murder someone...not kill out of self-defense, or kill as part of a job (whether you think that's a legitimate job or not is unimportant) or kill accidentally...but deliberately take a life,...
View ArticleTo reiterate: Keep the wealth where it is made.
I've got the double barrel of an extreme pain level and spotty 'net right now, so I will try to keep this short and sweet:After the fiscal cliff deal was passed in the house, GOP leadership stopped...
View ArticleA 10-point starter plan for Buffalo.
Presented without comment, and the understanding that most of these things cannot exist without the other. Many of these things have long, complicated explanations. I don't intend to explain them right...
View ArticlePeppermint Pattie cake
This is, essentially, just a Betty Crocker recipe with additions, but it tastes amazing, so here it is presented with all my notes on it:2 1/2 cups All-purpose Flour (I use King Arthur, because...
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On Cuomo's not-really intolerant words, conservative outrage, and trolling...
First, a bit of business: I'd like to thank so many of you with your incredibly kind words lately. I'm constantly blown away by the supportive things I get during my fight against ILD, or as I prefer...
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LabGrrl's Favorite Non-human Tart
I forgot to take a picture while it was sexy, so here is a slightly squished day-old piece. Still fantastic tasting, but the fruit has slid around and its not gorgeous...more for the baker!Gooseberry...
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Racist explosions, white women use the gentle cycle and how is this still a...
With exploitation films coming back, despite no one wanting them to come back, the tropes of these films entering into pop culture has been on my mind, especially when the trope is so common that...
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