Small favors.

[rivka]

I am not, not, NOT getting a cold just in time for alt.polycon 12. I am NOT. No. Not.

But it's good to hear from my midwife that, hypothetically, if I were getting a cold, I could take Sudafed. And Robitussin. And of course, the ever-useless panacea of pregnant women, Tylenol. And chicken soup. So at least there's that.[1]



[1] Thank you for not recommending (a) echinacea, which I have never found helpful; (b) megadoses of vitamins, which I would certainly take if I weren't pregnant but have been linked to birth defects and other fetal problems; or (c) herbal remedies which are not in any way tested or evaluated by the FDA and therefore, for example, have frequently been found in independent studies to be contaminated with heavy metals and/or not to include the ingredients and amounts advertised on the bottle. And which might have undocumented fetal effects. Thank you.

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[baratron.livejournal.com]

It does nothing for my cold, and gives me the Worst Irritable Bowel Ever. The kind of diarrhoea where I can't be certain to get to the toilet on time :/ Hardly something I want to take?!

Am about to email you about alt.polycon btw - if the problems I've had with your email persist I might just have to comment here, although I'd rather not try to make arrangements in lj comments :) Basically, just wondering at what time on Thursday people will be starting to arrive.

[rivka.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry you're having trouble with my e-mail - others sending mail from outside North America have also had trouble, but it seems to be inconsistent. I did eventually get the one you sent about your diet, and I think there will be a few things you can eat at the brunch.

I don't know about Thursday. Some people are getting there then - Ryk and Louise, RJ and (I think) Ruthanne, Pat Kight, fmmo - but I'm not sure about times at all. I will probably be at the hotel all day Friday, starting in the late morning. Registration will open up at 1 on Friday, and the consuite hopes to open around 1:30. Opening ceremonies are at 4.

Your best bet would probably be to post something to your journal and to the newsgroup, if you're hoping to meet up with people prior to Friday noonish.