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[nolly]

So, Baycon. Yay Baycon. Good weekend, pretty much entirely angst free.

The bad bits:
After visiting an urgent care last night, x-ray says: cracked rib from the fall last week. I have a rib wrap to wear when it helps, and even without that, my desk chair is very good and supportive -- which is part of why it felt so much better Thursday, and I didn't modify my weekend plans.

Also, while I was parked at the hotel, someone appears to have backed into my tailgate, and did not leave a note. The damage is relatively minor, tailgate and back bumper scratched and slightly displaced.

However, I have insurance to deal with all of the above, and none of it's serious.

The con was fabulous. I went to more panels and events than I have in several years. I almost skipped the leather maskmaking workshop, due partly to an inadequate write-up in the program book, but I'm glad I decided to check it out. It was a lot of fun and surprisingly easy. Now, to decorate the result...

I went the the knitting Klatsch, the Christian Fandom and LJ BoFs, and the Craig Miller Tells All... panel, where I learned how much of my childhood he influenced. (He wrote for or otherwise worked on quite a lot of the cartoons and movies I grew up with.)

Played in the Fluxx tournament Sunday; made the finals, but didn't win.

Parties were mostly quiet, compared to Baycon's usual, but still a lot of fun.

Lots of great conversation with friends and acquaintances old and new -- while there's never enough time to see everyone I'd like to for as long as I'd like, I enjoyed all the time I did spend with folks, and despite the medical and automotive issues, I'm in a much better mood than I was before the con. It was a much needed recharging, and I look forward to seeing many of you again at Westercon.

Comments

[thespatula.livejournal.com]

wonderful to see you as always :) your poor ribs! no wonder you were sore!

[allaboutm-e.livejournal.com]

Don't be surprised if the ribs still twinge occasionally for a long time. I fell down a staircase in '76, and I still catch mine wrong once in a while.
Yay for fun Baycon activities!

[(Anonymous)]

When I first read of your injury I thought about congradgulating you for getting it out of the way before the convention. I usually wait until the end and spend the last day in the emergency room. I'm sorry to hear that it was more than just a few muscle pulls and bruises. When I broke my ribs at Baycon two years ago, the doctor put me on lots, and I do mean lots, of ibuprophen. It worked very well. Also, I was told not put anything around my ribcage as it tends to limit normal breathing, making lung infections more likely. Your case is probably different and your doctor knows more than I do, but I thought I'd mention it. Take it easy and get well.

Brian

[nolly.livejournal.com]

I think I just got the lowest rib on the left side, and they said it was cracked, not completely broken. I'm not wearing the (doctor-provided) elastic wrap too tightly, so breathing doesn't seem at all impaired. So far, I've actually been OK without any painkillers, though I'm told the worst is yet to come.

[qwynwyn.livejournal.com]

sorry to hear about the cracked rib! sounds like you had a good time up in baycon.

[drewkitty.livejournal.com]

Mew. Glad you got home OK. Rest up, OK?

[postrophe.livejournal.com]

Pain meds are good for you.

*ow*

'o

[nolly.livejournal.com]

Eh, I'm hesitant to jump to the narcotics when I've actually been fine without anything so far; I'll at least try ibuprofen first, if I decide I need something.