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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

DAY 6: oh yes, please give me pills to cover the pain.

Day 6:
Ah, missed the 6th day. I had to go to the hospital because of lower abdominal pain which I thought could be an appendicitis. THANKFULLY, I just had an ovarian cyst, which I’m told, are fairly common. Nothing a night in the hospital and an ultrasound can’t fix! 
Actually, I think it was something besides that. In yoga, we’ve been doing a lot of inversions (ie. shoulder stand); that cause your pelvis to go above your head. Well, Shakti was telling the group that you shouldn’t do shoulder stand during your period because you could stop the flow. She said that only tantric yogis do shoulder stand during their periods because they believe that to have the period is releasing a lot of energy and they want to keep hold of it. So, I didn’t have my period, but I knew it was coming asap. Nevertheless, true Lauren-style, I didn’t listen to directions and just did it anyway. Ended up not having my period and having severe pain in my lower abdomen because of some shoulder stand. I told this to the doctor and he didn’t give it a second thought. He said, “Well, do you want any pills for the pain?” 
YES, I WANT MORE PILLS TO COVER UP THE PAIN. I DON’T WANT YOU TO FIX THE PROBLEM, I JUST WANT IT TO GO AWAY ASAP. NO I REALLY DON’T WANT TO KNOW WHAT’S ACTUALLY GOING ON WITH ME. OH YES, PLEASE GIVE ME MORE PILLS, SIDE EFFECTS MAY INCLUDE SEVERE ADDICTION OR DEATH, 
AND I’LL JUST CARRY ON MY WAY. 
   -- Lauren’s brain at 2 am -- actually any am or pm .... 
Anyway, I’m good to go. After I got out of the hospital, I went to a yoga class that night to make up for it. 
:)
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