It's Spring!
Sep. 1st, 2009 04:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Officially. Right now I'm filtering chemicals through my insides once more in order to not offend the eye of the alien scheduled to probe me later this morning. Hang on, I thought I was the alien. Can't lie down for a bit and am officially fasting so can't even drink more water to get rid of the taste.
I *hope* I get through this morning with some shred of dignity. Most of it is lost to me I'm sure, but there are a few scenarios I hope to avoid.
It will help to think of myself as a piece of meat (and let's not forget offal) and treat all physical insult as impersonal.
I had a cardiogram once where I learned this lesson. Stripped to the waist by two efficient male technicians who stuck things on me before rolling me back and forth a bit to repeat same on my back. I then lay there (no talking please) for a few minutes while they got their trace, conferred briefly, unplugged me and took their gear away. Not entirely; when I got home after the procedure (which involved a general anaesthetic) I found one of the sensors left stuck under my arm.
My insides are gurgling. Time to listen to those inner voices. They whisper with deceptive mildness.
I *hope* I get through this morning with some shred of dignity. Most of it is lost to me I'm sure, but there are a few scenarios I hope to avoid.
It will help to think of myself as a piece of meat (and let's not forget offal) and treat all physical insult as impersonal.
I had a cardiogram once where I learned this lesson. Stripped to the waist by two efficient male technicians who stuck things on me before rolling me back and forth a bit to repeat same on my back. I then lay there (no talking please) for a few minutes while they got their trace, conferred briefly, unplugged me and took their gear away. Not entirely; when I got home after the procedure (which involved a general anaesthetic) I found one of the sensors left stuck under my arm.
My insides are gurgling. Time to listen to those inner voices. They whisper with deceptive mildness.
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