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Priapism

Priapism is a medical condition, a sustained and eventually painful erection that will not cease. It is not related to erotic feelings or a particularly effective stripper, but is usually the result of either a change in the blood (clotting, blood diseases) or medications (anti-impotence medicine and increased dosages).

The right thing to do in this situation is get over your embarassment immediately, put on some clothes, and get over to a hospital, where they will drain the penis of the clotted blood with an injected needle. It sounds bad, but not as bad as it could be; leaving your penis in a Priaptic state will lead to permanent damage and a very good chance of continued impotence.

Ironically, the condition is named after the Fertility God Priapus, likely because he is usually depicted with a stunning endowment and often erect.

FDA has put out an advisory/warning to men using ED drugs i.e. Viagra.
Some guys have gone blind after use of Viagra.
I wonder if women would ever have to make choices like " sex or my sight"
Gee, I wonder what most women would do? :) We all know what men would say. "Can I just use enough til I need glasses?" :)

Well, the Memorial Day weekend is going to be rather memorable, I think. We have a houseful of company arriving in a couple of hours. The Nurse family have been cleaning house while MrNurse and I went for the groceries. How do a family of 7 plus company of 5 add up to $400 in groceries and liquor? Yikes! If the weather would clear up somewhat it might even be a little nicer! We have been having a lot of rain and fog and crappy weather here in the northeast. That's not gonna stop MrNurse from doing his famous Memorial day steak bbq. Even if he's out there all alone in the rain, he's bound and determined to have the all time champion BBQ cookout!
He's just getting over "shingles" so is looking forward to having a few cold ones with his friends and relaxing this weekend.
I go in to the office next Tuesday and Wednesday then I am going on vacation for 2 weeks. I am having a little weekend get away with my hubbie and then I am going away for three days with my girlfriends from New York. After that, I'm going to stay home, relax and work in my garden!
Cheers!

As soon as I come home, I strip outta my day togs and put on sweat pants and a comfy top. I can't wait to get that bra off and set my girls free! :)

    MrNurse is recovering from 'shingles' or herpes zoster infection. ( no not that kind of herpes, you pervs!)

He is having a hard time sleeping and spends much of his night moaning and groaning a lot. And not moaning with pleasure, either I might add!
 This is an extremely painful condition, (good thing it's on his abdomen and back, not anywhere else, if you get my drift....!!)
Needless to say, it wakes me up frequently during the night. When I have to get up at 0515 hrs. to get ready for work, I get tired from lack of sleep and cranky for my day.

Hence my term: Sleepus Interruptus!

I can think of several others.

Thinkus interruptus....when you were thinking of something brilliant to say and it escapes you at the last minute!

Bloggus interuptus....when you start blogging and have to interrupt it to go to work.

Poopus interruptus.....when you are in the bathroom trying to poop and they call a code blue.........

Cellulus interuptus....when you are out with friends and their cell phone keeps ringing and they keep having other coversations on the phone.

Add your definitions!

:)

There is a commonly held belief among lay people that oral sex carries no risk. In fact, some consider oral sex a safe sex alternative. But the truth is, like any other sexual activity, oral sex carries a risk of transmitting HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. The risk is even greater in sero-discordant couples (one partner is HIV positive while the other is negative), people who are not monogamous, or in people who inject drugs and / or share needles. Truth be told, abstaining from oral, anal, and vaginal sex all together or having sex only with a mutually monogamous, uninfected partner is the only way that individuals can be completely protected from the sexual transmission of HIV.
NurseNancy cares about your health. I work with a lot of HIV/AIDs infected individuals and many of them think that oral sex is OK, even when they are infected. Please practice safe sex. Help make this disease history!

I love peckers......I'm not sure if I like the downy ones or the hairy ones better. My text book tells me that the downy ones are usually about six and a half inches long but the hairy ones can grow to be a whopping 9 1/2 inches! Who knew? :)

I just wish that they would not be quite so freakin' noisy when they are "tap tapping" in the trees outside my bedroom window.

 

I have several nests of WOODPECKERS in our yard. Gotta love'em!! Go Woody!! :)

Thank you to all tblog friends who voted for NurseNancy in featured blogs!! Next week, NN will start blogging about some interesting things at work, or work like things, since one needs to be cognizant about the professional responsibilities surrounding blogging!! - which may explain her rather silly week, last week.!! :)

NurseNancy would like to present a picture of the LARGEST sex organ in the body.

 

How big is yours?

   Who says Nurses don't get to do fun things at work? Hey Butch! The one eyed dragon probably needs a check up, Wanna let me practice? :)

"Doctor, if I give up booze and women, will I live longer?"
"Doctor: Not really. It will just seem longer"

Nurse Nancy is going to tell it like it is, folks. She's going to let you know how she washes her pussy.
After all this time together, I have to share a little something. I just wash my pussy only once every so often. Yesterday was one of those times. I ran the bath with nice warm water, I lowered my big furry pussy into the water and began to apply shampoo. I lathered and lathered, then rubbed and massaged it. After all the lathering was done, I slowly rinsed all the soap off it. Then I rinsed it again with the hand held shower nozzle. The hand held shower is something the pussy likes to feel on her. After the bath I gently patted my pussy dry with a big fluffy towel that I keep just for my pussy. Then I used the blow dryer set on the warm setting to fluff it up and ensure it was all dry and clean.

And after I went to all that work, that damn cat decided to scratch me.

You perv, what did you think I was talking about?

Is anyone else totally fed up with hearing about Michael Jackson? And to think we used to LOVE him in the '80's!! My older kids used to love trying to moonwalk on the kitchen floor! ewwww, I encouraged them to emulate a perv!

My kids have clamored for a trampoline for years. MrNurse and I have always maintained that they are dangerous and have stuck to our guns and resolved not to purchase one. Our kids are forbidden to use those of their friends, but as any parent knows, kids will be kids. Now I have information to pass along to their friend's parents to discourage these jumping injury toys. I got this info in today's paper. It talks about the soaring popularity of trampolines.
And as popularity has risen, so too have injuries: nearly 75,000 American children were seen by emergency room physicians each year in 2001 and 2002, compared to an annual average of about 42,000 from 1990 to 1995, a study shows. More than 90 per cent of the mishaps happened on home equipment.

Injuries serious enough to require hospital admission also rose dramatically in children 18 and under - to about 2,120 in 2001-2002 from 1,400 a year in the early '90s, said lead author Dr. James Linakis, a pediatric emergency physician at Rhode Island Hospital.

"I've heard from several parents that it's great exercise for my kids," said Linakis, who presented his findings to the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting Sunday in Washington. "And I think there's a lack of perception as to the kind of injuries that can occur.

"There are other ways for children to get exercise, there are other ways for children to find enjoyment from being in the outdoors," he said in a recent interview from Providence, R.I. "And clearly some of these other ways are less of a risk to children than what we see trampolines to be."

The American Association of Pediatrics recommends that trampolines should not be used at home, inside or out; nor should they be part of school phys ed classes or placed in outdoor playgrounds.

So folks, listen to NurseNancy. I look after people( among others) with long term spinal cord injuries. The view from their chair is not pretty, and I can think of no more terrible thing than to have a child permanently maimed because of a backyard toy. Remember that the athletes in the Olympics are just that, highly skilled and trained athletes. Your 8 year old isn't. Be smart. Ditch the thing, or vow to educate yourself on the dangers of them.

I have posted my name on the featured blogs. I assume to compete with the likes of true writers like Gonzo, and a few highschool students. Ah well, those Tbucks were burning a hole in my lab coat pocket.
So go on over and vote for NurseNancy!!

Mnash http://www.mnash.tblog.com" title="http://www.mnash.tblog.com" target="_blank"http://www.mnash.tblog.com got me thinking about how I prepare our many meals for this large household. As I commented to mnash, I try to do up meals in bulk. I will take a weekend afternoon and cook up meals for a two week period and freeze everything. Last month ground beef was on sale at the grocery store, so I bought about 20 lbs. I made enough chili, meat loaf and shepards pie to have for at least two meals each. Another time I'll go for the chickens on sale and will roast enough chicken for meat for fajitas, chicken tacos, chicken salad or casseroles. I'll do up 14 meals and put them all in the freezer. If I feel a little more ambitious I will do some baking as well. I try to have lots of stuff in the freezer so that I can feed a hungry family quickly and easily. It also has to take into consideration the fact that we do have a household budget and need to keep within it. I try to accomodate seasonal produce into my meal plans so that there is always something fresh and healthy going on the table as well. Milk is the main part of the food budget. I buy skim milk powder in bulk and make it up in gallon jugs. I will then mix lowfat milk with the powdered milk and my kids like it. I want to ensure the kids get enough calcium in their diets so I try to make sure there is always at least a gallon of milk in the fridge. Always accept produce from friends and neighbors with gardens. Most stuff can be frozen and is still nutritious in soups or stews. Our neighbor has an apple orchard so we get to have as many bushels of apples as we can pick. Applesauce is a common dessert in our house!!
Bon Appetite!

NurseNancy and MrNurse falling for each other!!

Fact Sheet

Shingles

What is shingles?
Shingles is a localized infection due to the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. It occurs only in people who have had chickenpox in the past and represents a reactivation of the dormant varicella virus. Why the virus reactivates in some individuals and not in others is unknown.

Who gets shingles?
The disease is primarily seen in the elderly, but occasionally occurs in younger individuals. It affects both sexes and all races with equal frequency and occurs sporadically throughout the year.

How is shingles spread?
A person must have already had chickenpox in the past to develop shingles. Contact with an infected individual does not cause another person’s dormant virus to reactivate. However, the virus from a shingles patient may cause chickenpox in someone who has not had it before.

What are the symptoms of shingles?
The first sign is often a tingling feeling on the skin, itchiness or a stabbing pain. After several days, a rash appears beginning as a band or patch or raised dots on the side of the trunk or face. It then develops into small, fluid-filled blisters which begin to dry out and crust over within a few days. When the rash is at its peak, symptoms can range from mild itching to extreme and intense pain. The rash and pain usually disappear within three to five weeks.

How soon after infection do symptoms appear?
The virus lies dormant in someone who has had chickenpox in the past. It can reactivate many years later.

When and for how long is a person able to spread shingles?
A person exposed to a patient with shingles will not get shingles but may get chickenpox. The virus is present at the site of the rash and is contagious for a week after the appearance of lesions (blisters).

Does past infection make a person immune?
Yes. Most people who have shingles have only one episode with the disease in their lifetime. Those with impaired immune systems (i.e.; AIDS, cancer or leukemia) may suffer repeated attacks.

What are the complications associated with shingles?
Shingles is not usually dangerous to healthy individuals although it can cause great misery during an attack. Anyone with shingles on the upper half of their face, no matter how mild, should seek medical care at once. There is some danger that the virus could cause damage to the eye resulting in blindness. Complications are rare but may include partial facial paralysis (usually temporary), ear damage or encephalitis (inflammation of the brain).

What is the treatment for shingles?
Most cases of shingles resolve on their own without specific treatment. Two medications available for use by physicians in treating immunocompromised patients are vidarabine and acyclovir.

What can be done to prevent the spread of shingles?
Chickenpox must be prevented in order to prevent shingles. A vaccine for chickenpox is available through your physician.

This fact sheet is for information only and is not meant to be used for self-diagnosis or as a substitute for consultation with a health care provider. If you have any questions about the disease described above or think that you may have this infection, consult a health care provider.

 

 MrNurse has shingles. Herpes Zoster infection is caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox. Here is a picture , not him but very close, to go with your breakfast. Happy dieting everyone!! 

Don't be in a hurry to condemn because he doesn't do what you do or think as you think or as fast. There was a time when you didn't know what you know today.

- Malcolm X

Day 2 was not as bad as day 1. I got there early enough and scoped out the room to avoid the sick hacker and the smoker-hacker. I met some nice folks yesterday, so just invited myself to sit with them. Turns out we have lots in common, as far as careers go and I found out that one gal's daughter goes to the same college as mine. So it was pleasant today, and I did not have any gas!

I have to spend the next 3 days at a (boring) seminar. It is being held in the ball room of a local hotel. We sit in a relatively confined room, about 10 to a table. Today,I got stuck between a cougher and a smoker.
Plus, I've had some difficulty with gas ( if you know what I mean.)I damned near blew up stifling that flatus all day!! (':oops:')

 Here is a bouquet of flowers to all the moms in tBlog Land! Have a Happy Mother's Day!! love NN

What do you call a man's ponytail?

(Which, BTW, very few guys can do without looking utterly ridiculous.)

 

 

 

Ready?????????????????

 

Drummmmmmm Rollllllllllll.......

 

A PONUS!!!!!

My ex boss, the Beach, came by today. We were having a little employee appeciation day at work, and she arrived just in time to see me recieve a service appreciation medallion. I'm sure I saw her grinding her teeth, but it might have been a trick of the light.
The powers that be have decided that good employees would like a cheap metal medallion to stick on the wall instead of, say, money.

A Mother's Day Homily that I received in email. A little kitchy but it still makes me stop and think each time that I see it.....

This is for the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in
their arms, wiping up barf laced with Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry
Kool-Aid saying, "It's okay honey, Mommy's here."

Who have sat in rocking chairs for hours on end soothing crying babies who
can't be comforted.

This is for all the mothers who show up at work with spit-up in their hair
and milk stains on their blouses and diapers in their purse.

For all the mothers who run carpools and make cookies and sew Halloween
costumes. And all the mothers who DON'T.

This is for the mothers who gave birth to babies they'll never see. And the
mothers who took those babies and gave them homes.

This is for the mothers whose priceless art collections are hanging on their
refrigerator doors.

And for all the mothers who froze their buns on metal bleachers at football
or soccer games instead of watching from the warmth of their cars.

And that when their kids asked, "Did you see me, Mom?" they could say, "Of
course, I wouldn't have missed it for the world," and mean it.

This is for all the mothers who yell at their kids in the grocery store and
swat them in despair when they stomp their feet and scream for ice cream
before dinner. And for all the mothers who count to ten instead, but realize how child abuse happens.

This is for all the mothers who sat down with their children and explained
all about making babies. And for all the (grand)mothers who wanted to, but
just couldn't find the words.

This is for all the mothers who go hungry, so their children can eat.

For all the mothers who read "Goodnight, Moon" twice a night for a year.
And then read it again. "Just one more time."

This is for all the mothers who taught their children to tie their shoelaces
before they started school. And for all the mothers who opted for Velcro
instead.

This is for all the mothers who teach their sons to cook and their daughters
to sink a jump shot.

This is for every mother whose head turns automatically when a little voice
calls "Mom?" in a crowd, even though they know their own offspring are at
home-or even away at college ~or have their own families.

This is for all the mothers who sent their kids to school with stomach
aches, assuring them they'd be just FINE once they got there, only to get
calls from the school nurse an hour later asking them to please pick them
up. Right away.

This is for mothers whose children have gone astray, who can't find the
words to reach them.

For all the mothers who bite their lips until they bleed when their 14 year
olds dye their hair green.

For all the mothers of the victims of recent school shootings, and the
mothers of those who did the shooting.

For the mothers of the survivors, and the mothers who sat in front of their
TVs in horror, hugging their child who just came home from school, safely.

This is for all the mothers who taught their children to be peaceful, and
now pray they come home safely from a war.

What makes a good Mother anyway? Is it patience? Compassion? Broad hips?

The ability to nurse a baby, cook dinner, and sew a button on a shirt, all
at the same time?

Or is it in her heart?

Is it the ache you feel when you watch your son or daughter disappear down
the street, walking to school alone for the very first time?

The jolt that takes you from sleep to dread, from bed to crib at 2 A.M. to
put your hand on the back of a sleeping baby?

The panic, years later, that comes again at 2 A.M. when you just want to
hear their key in the door and know they are safe again in your home?

Or the need to flee from wherever you are and hug your child when you hear
news of a fire, a car accident, a child dying?

The emotions of motherhood are universal and so our thoughts are for young
mothers stumbling through diaper changes and sleep deprivation... and mature
mothers learning to let go.

For working mothers and stay-at-home mothers.

Single mothers and married mothers.

Mothers with money, mothers without.

This is for you all. For all of us...

Hang in there. In the end we can only do the best we can. Tell them every
day that we love them. And pray. Never stop being a mom.

"Home is what catches you when you fall - and we all fall."

Being away and coming back to a pile of work keeps me working late and not having the time to 'blog' about anything. by the time I get home and get to the computer I read a few of my favorite blogs then just crash. I haven't even been going to Curves lately. I feel fat and slovenly.
I find as the school year winds down, and my courses have finished, I lack some of the motivation I feel earlier in the year. Just 'bleh' these days. Work is hard, lots piling up and home is totally chaotic and busy with end of year parties being planned etc. Plus, having two extra adult kids home, makes it very busy. Thankfully, one will be leaving soon for his summer employment.

That doesn't make me a bad mom, just a tired one. Be good to your mom this weekend. She loves ya, a lot.

NurseNancy has been away. Visiting Parental Units. A good dose of guilt and homemade goodies always help a nurse cope, once in a while!!

Because I have just travelled about 800 miles, and am EXHAUSTED!,I will simply pass along the latest crap I found in my email today. Actually, some of them are rather amusing!!

1. Include Your Children When Baking Cookies

2. Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Experts Say

3. Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers

4. Drunks Get Nine Months in Violin Case

5. Iraqi Head Seeks Arms

6. Prostitutes Appeal to Pope

7. Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over

8. British Left Waffles on Falkland Islands

9. Teacher Strikes Idle Kids

10. Clinton Wins Budget; More Lies Ahead

11. Plane Too Close to Ground, Crash Probe Told

12. Miners Refuse to Work After Death

13. Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant

14. Stolen Painting Found by Tree

15. Two Sisters Reunited after 18 Years in Checkout Counter

16. War Dims Hope for Peace

17. If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last a While

18. Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide

19. Man Struck by Lightning Faces Battery Charge

20. New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group

21. Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Space

22. Kids Make Nutritious Snacks

23. Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half

24. Typhoon Rips through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead