Another Day

 A woman on TikTok has been having endometrial problems. Lots of bleeding. Her doctors were planning on an ablation, but they wanted to change the name of the procedure ... so there would be no ... problems. 

Another woman has a form of birth control that she has inserted into her arm. It's the only form of birth control she can use without getting blood clots in her head. Her doctor isn't prescribing it anymore.

Neither of these women were trying to have an abortion. 

Madness. 

The only side effect I've had from any of the (Moderna) vaccines I've had has been mild headaches. 

Shrug.  

Pin Cushion

 I got my second booster today. I'm fully vaxed. I never leave my nest. Only two people come here with any kind of regularity. They are both fully vaxed and wear masks when they are in the world. It seems like I'm safe. 

But I don't really believe in safe. 

I haven't had any rection to the vax before. Knock wood. 

I also got Cortisone in both knees, a brace for what might be carpal tunnel and blood work to see if my liver and pancreas are ok.  

Older. 

What is Going On

 I remember when the capitol was being overrun by a group of mostly white men. I had the TV on, but I wasn't watching. It was background noise. I'd look over every once in a while, and wonder where the DC police were. Or the national guard. 

Yesterday, in Arizonia, law enforcement used tear gas to disperse a group of peaceful abortion rights protesters because they banged on the door of the capitol building and may have vandalized a statue.   

In LA a group of officers in their Darth Vader outfits knocked down the actor who played a part on Full House as a kid during a largely peaceful abortion rights protest. 

It feels very ... disproportionate. 

Or something. 

First Day

 This morning a nurse on TikTok posted about her night in the ER. A woman came in with an ectopic pregnancy. They were in a state where a trigger law had already gone into effect. The doctor was on the phone with his lawyer. The woman's ectopic ruptured. She didn't get treatment for nine hours, while the doctor was on the phone with his lawyer. Her abdomen was filled with blood. 

First day. 

I had an argument with someone about whether they would try to make ectopics illegal. Her position was that it was a lifesaving medical procedure and doctors wouldn't allow it to be blocked. Mine was that this isn't happening in an environment of wisdom. I had already listened to legislators argue that the "babies" in ectopic pregnancies had a right to life. 

 Here we go.