What the Label Really Means, or Rough Weather Ahead

[dr_pretentious]

"If condition persists, consult your doctor." Straightforward, right? No, not so much. Apparently, if you follow the dosing instructions on a bottle of Extra Strength Tylenol for any prolonged period of time--like, say, three months--you can tox out your liver. Apparently, the doctors who told me that tylenol would do just fine, now that I can't take ibuprofen or any of its NSAID cousins, never considered the possibility that I'd try the extra-strength tylenol. Considering that most people with the chronic pain diagnosis I have take opiates as daily maintenance drugs, I don't know why it didn't occur to them that I'd choose the stronger over-the-counter version over the weaker one. As far as I knew, I had consulted my doctor.

So now, until the bloodwork says my liver is happy, no more painkillers for little me. At all.

Maybe the lab will have something nice to say about my blood, and I'll be in the clear.

Just in case, though, I figured I'd give y'all a heads-up. I may be less useful than usual for a little while. As I discovered back in November, asking for help isn't the end of the world. (Who knew?) It's possible I might have to do that again.

Comments

Smells

[tracyandrook.livejournal.com]

So I have all of this soap stuff and I am fishing for some smells to put in soap. Just a suggestion. Want some soap?

Re: Smells

[dr-pretentious.livejournal.com]

How do you feel about candlemaking? Dan won so much spiffy handmade soap in the Yule gift exchange/extreme musical chairs game, we're pretty well stocked over. [Insert joke about self-cleaning coven here.] But, believe it or not, I am actually running out of tapers.

Tapers, not tapirs. Anytime I need tapirs, I just look here (http://community.livejournal.com/tapir_time/).

Tapers

[tracyandrook.livejournal.com]

...I recall that the last group of tapers I made, much less wax actually burned than ended up all over the table. I shall have to troubleshoot this batch of wax. I think stearic acid should harden it up a bit. This cannot be done soon. And folks tend not to like smelly tapers so much.

It's the old problem of clashing smells. How dare they discontinue unscented deodorant! You can smell like anything you want as long as it goes with "Powder Fresh". Bleah.

Jar candles are just fine though. I already have the jars.

Justin and I went to the Bronx Zoo and he must have spent twenty minutes communing with the tapir in the jungle house. I think it was trying to get Justin to relax.

Re: Tapers

[dr-pretentious.livejournal.com]

I think every organism Justin ever met has tried to get him to relax. Dear Justin. I wonder what he's up to these days.