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WCDT: 2882-2886 (26-30 January 2015)
bhtooefr:
Ugh, blood draws from elbows.
My elbow still acts weirdly with a sudden urge to jerk my arm closed every now and then, after a blood draw 6 years ago. I think they hit a nerve or something.
Y:
I think most time times I've been in the hospital they stuck the IV on my left elbow, no matter how long I'm staying. Also they usually remove the needle after placing the IV, they can pull it back out from the inside. They fill them with anticoagulants to keep the IV from jamming shut even if you're bleeding internally.
I think Marten just wants to know if she'll be physically ok and would remain stable for the following hours, that she is in the clear. Any mental issue will have to be dealt with during the long road of recovery, and would be less pressing at the moment.
I suppose if the job did came with medical insurance, Dora might 'forget' to file the paperwork of her firing for a few days.
elfly:
--- Quote from: pelotard on 27 Jan 2015, 07:18 ---
--- Quote from: WareWolf on 27 Jan 2015, 05:32 ---On the subject of benefits (health/unemployment, etc): remember we're in a world with AnthroPCs and huge space stations. Anything is possible.
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I live in a place where "medical bills" are a completely unknown phenomenon (that part of this discussion actually baffled me initially). Faye would probably be able to claim around USD 2,000 per month in unemployment benefits, after a 45-day waiting period (since she was fired, which she couldn't have been here under the circumstances in the comic) and for up to a year or so. After that, she might be on welfare @ USD 500 per month, provided she's actively looking for a job.
Where do I order my AnthroPC?
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I checked and seems some states won't give you benefits if you are fired for drinking on the job.
Then again, maybe Dora won't report it as the reason.
Prolly a pretty terrible stain on the resume.
Meilu:
I'm in the hospital frequently for a variety of health issues. Whether an IV disables your hand or not is entirely dependent upon the skill of the person administering it. It's a far sight better than elbow, in my opinion. When I had heart surgery a couple of years ago, there was a nagging pain from the IV in my hand that irritated me until I was out, but I couldn't get them to move it. Seems minor after the fact, considering I was having heart surgery and all, but at the time I was hyper-focused on how irritating it was. It's possible that it took my mind off of the severity of my situation.
jheartney:
--- Quote from: eschaton on 27 Jan 2015, 09:00 ---The no AA thing I think is most important. Jeph is a pretty militant atheist, and you have to explicitly recognize your fate is in the hands of a "higher power" to be in AA. J
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I guy I knew who was in AA said that, since you choose your own "higher power," if you like you can just have the AA meeting serve as that. The roots of twelve step are definitely religious, but I think there are plenty of atheists in recovery.
Trying to do it on your own, without the meetings, can be a fraught thing. The sponsor and the companionship and the social reinforcement are all important. Without them you can become a "dry drunk," i.e. someone who does not imbibe, but who has never dealt with the demons that made him/her drink in the first place. (See Bush, George W. for an example.)
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