Fear and Loathing on the 14-Mission

[gridlore]

Ah, spending the day on the bus. Not one of my favorite things. But I had to go down to my doctors office for a few things. First of all, I had to drop off my paper work for state disability. Also, I had to make an emergency appointment. Y' see, I don't. See that is. Over the weekend, my eyes got very cloudy which makes seeing an experience in annoyance. Eye drops help a bit, but only for a few hours. So, I wanted to see Iaccarino ASAP to find out what's up with this.

There's also another problem..

My HD has left me with some massive digestive tract problems, and I get the Hemorrhoids from Hell on a regular basis. So spending a few hours on hard plastic seats over our semi-paved roads was not going to be my idea of fun.

After dropping off the paperwork, I had panned on heading up to the food stamp office to grab an application. But, being an idiot, I left the address at home. D'oh! So, I figure I'll head that way anyway, and grab a little early lunch. The 14-Mission pulls up, and I jump on.

Mission St. is the longest street in San Francisco. Did y'all know this? And evidently, there are stops every five feet. After three days short of forever, we finally reach Van Ness (for you locals, my doctor is on Mission between Ocean and Persia.) Hit this wonderful tacqueria that understands that a burrito is meat and cheese and everything else is garnish added later. This was God's own burrito. Since I hadn't eaten yet, it was a most welcome brunch item. Very good salsa. I had to stop at the "hot" salsa.. the hotter stuff went over the line between heat and taste. They also used jalapenos, which I dislike.

Grab a bus up to Haight and Divisadero. Visit Gamescape to pick up kengr's copy of GT: Ground Forces. Of course, it still hasn't come in. (Grrrr...) Grabbed the new Dragon, and Dork Tower. Visited the comic store and bought smut. At that point, I was getting over exerted, so I headed home.

Once at home, I got a call from Social Security about my claim, and Kiri came home (and promptly fell asleep.) So now I just sit here. Tomorrow, I have to take the bus out to the doctor's again to have my eyes looked at.

*sigh* My busy life.

Comments

[kengr]

Ah, so that's what's going on. No sweat. I can wait.

And as for the bus seats, there are cushions you can get. I have one because I spend so much time at the computer.

[figmo.livejournal.com]

Get a steroid-based hemorrhoid cream from a doctor (prescribed). Preparation H is a joke.

Been there, done that, got the cream to prove it.

One other thing: Make sure when you travel you don't mix up your hemorrhoid cream with your portable toothpaste tube. I almost did.

[shadopanther.livejournal.com]

 TMI. You would not believe the TMI behind this cut. I'm warning you, this is graphic and likely to put you off your feed. Abandon all hope, ye who click here.. 

...and here I was thinking it was going to be something with gruesome detail. Has your doc had any suggestions for the GI stuff? Maybe there's something dietary you can do that might help? (Just some guesses in the dark -- I've no clue as to the causes of your GI distress... but for the hemorrhoids are you able to take fiber supplements?)

For my lil' bit of tmi: I've been having some GI & hemorrhoidal discomfort myself. (The worst being some sharp pains.) I've been seen by my doc which said nothing more than drink more water, take fiber supplements. So, I'm doing those 2 things, but I'm also attempting to track what I'm eating & when I have symptoms to gather data on whether there might be something dietary I can do. I am considering seeing a nutritionist or GI specialist or similar once I have some data to talk to them about.

In the meantime, like the other posters said... cream (or suppository) & a cushion. (And hopefully something will improve things. ...Otherwise, there's the route my older bro took for his hemorrhoids: surgery. I hope to never get to that point!

*healing wishes*
-- Shadopanther