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Feb. 26th, 2026 08:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lakeeffectgirlI like that we are (seemingly collectively?) trying to use DW more/update more. My problem is usually that I have less things to update on than I did back in the LiveJournal days when I was going to concerts somewhat regularly, and seeing a lot more movies in the cinema.
I watched Bugonia last week - I knew the spoiler going in, which of course made it a different viewing experience, but I didn't know how it would play out. I've only ever watched one other Lanthimos movie (the Nicole Kidman one) and while it was interesting I remember thinking it was maybe not for me. But! Knowing the Bugonia spoiler made me want to watch, and it was probably good for my brain to break from the mindless comedies I've been watching on repeat, and engage with something funky. Yeah, Lake, it's probably not the best that you watch all of The League three times through in a row. Sometimes you just need to watch a fucked-up little movie!!
Neurosurgeon appointment could have been an email, [insert eye-roll emoji here]. He basically does not want to do anything but keep an eye on things for another six months, have me get more MRIs then, and see if there's any change in the syrinx between the two sets of images. Great, yay, another six hundred dollars in medical bills! I mean - I would rather not have a potentially risky spinal surgery if it can be avoided, but "avoided" means I now mentally need to account for having to use some sort of mobility aid more often than not for the rest of my life. But I guess in another decade someone might come up with a better surgical procedure, so who really knows?
I watched Bugonia last week - I knew the spoiler going in, which of course made it a different viewing experience, but I didn't know how it would play out. I've only ever watched one other Lanthimos movie (the Nicole Kidman one) and while it was interesting I remember thinking it was maybe not for me. But! Knowing the Bugonia spoiler made me want to watch, and it was probably good for my brain to break from the mindless comedies I've been watching on repeat, and engage with something funky. Yeah, Lake, it's probably not the best that you watch all of The League three times through in a row. Sometimes you just need to watch a fucked-up little movie!!
Neurosurgeon appointment could have been an email, [insert eye-roll emoji here]. He basically does not want to do anything but keep an eye on things for another six months, have me get more MRIs then, and see if there's any change in the syrinx between the two sets of images. Great, yay, another six hundred dollars in medical bills! I mean - I would rather not have a potentially risky spinal surgery if it can be avoided, but "avoided" means I now mentally need to account for having to use some sort of mobility aid more often than not for the rest of my life. But I guess in another decade someone might come up with a better surgical procedure, so who really knows?
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Date: 2026-03-02 12:10 am (UTC)I don't know what to say about any of the neuro stuff except, "I'm sorry, that really sucks."
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Date: 2026-03-03 02:55 am (UTC)I do hope you are able to avoid surgery, though I can imagine having to adjust how you handle mobility for the rest of your life is very overwhelming. I hope things get easier. I am also hoping someone eventually comes up with a better surgery for my toes someday instead of the current "gold standard total joint fusion" *sweats at the thought*