tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841841084671666214.post3585377160225943676..comments2024-03-11T02:26:38.210-05:00Comments on Always Drunk: All About Shingles, Or As I Like to Call Them, Head HerpesChuck Baudelairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07856142744531037691noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841841084671666214.post-57639592010015571212014-11-13T08:49:11.740-06:002014-11-13T08:49:11.740-06:00I was happy your blog had been on a hiatus until I...I was happy your blog had been on a hiatus until I learned why. I'd be happy you were taking a sabbatical because you'd gotten a publishing deal and had to focus on your book. I'd be happy you were taking a break because you were on your dream vacation. I'm not happy you've been absent because of shingles, even if it means I didn't miss as much while dealing with my own medical issues.<br /><br />It's funny you mention ophthalmologists, because the surgeon who did some slicing on me a few months ago and who'll be getting even more intimate with my innards in November told me the one thing he knew he never wanted to be was an ophthalmologist. So when he was in med school he scheduled his ophthalmology rotation for Thanksgiving when no one would be around. <br /><br />It's kind of comforting knowing someone so sneaky will be cutting me open. It makes me think he'll be very discreet while he's in there.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10320886074658710855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841841084671666214.post-10506939292519402792014-11-12T23:37:20.454-06:002014-11-12T23:37:20.454-06:00I love that you are writing again, I so missed you...I love that you are writing again, I so missed your blog. Two posts in, and I am thoroughly enjoying the ride.<br />Thank you, "Chuck".<br />:*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841841084671666214.post-59620323173971314132014-11-12T20:48:25.844-06:002014-11-12T20:48:25.844-06:00What she said. Hope you're feeling all-arou...What she said. Hope you're feeling all-around better very soon, and keep writing!!Miss Othmarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841841084671666214.post-88241330615717636832014-11-11T21:29:53.052-06:002014-11-11T21:29:53.052-06:00I mean this in a totally non-judgy way, but it'...I mean this in a totally non-judgy way, but it's going to sound judgy. I had no idea you were putting back that much firewater every night. Says the woman slowly digging her grave with a knife and fork. <br /><br />I hate that you got shingles. That said, the only people I know who have ever had it are women our age under a tremendous amount of stress. And one homeless guy who panhandled me in the parking lot of the improv theater in downtown Atlanta where I had just gotten done killing it on stage, but didn't have any cash to give the guy, and I cried the whole way home.<br /><br />So yes, women under fifty and homeless men. <br /><br />And that ad you reference gives me the heebs.<br /><br />Anyway, to sum up, hate that you have shingles, love that the vodka intake has decreased, because - we need you around for a long time. <br /><br />Also, if you think spelling ophthalmologist is tough, try being a patient educator for a group of ophthalmic surgeons. I got to do that gig for a few years. The best benefit was that the husband got free LASIK (which stands for Laser Assisted Situ In Keratamileusis). BOOM!<br />aehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302025293493191266noreply@blogger.com