You KNOW it's not your day when...

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Registered: 01-26-2006
You KNOW it's not your day when...
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Tue, 07-10-2007 - 10:16pm

Wow...ok, first I go down after an hour to switch my laundry over and the washing machine never even filled. Not such a big deal. Then I have a lime fruit pop. Also no big deal. RIGHT. For some reason, it irritated my lips like I don't know what and now I look like some messed up version of Angelina Jolie. It's bad. So at this point (as we speak), I don't even want to leave my apartment, but I have to go down and switch the laundry over. Apparently the thing has broken and it still going, but making a loud awful noise as my towels soak in suds. Lovely.

Any idea on how to bring this swelling down?? I don't think I could show my face at work tomorrow...

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Registered: 04-02-2007
Tue, 07-10-2007 - 10:19pm
Maybe try benadryl, and some ice.
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Tue, 07-10-2007 - 10:20pm

That's exactly what I was going to say.

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Registered: 01-26-2006
Tue, 07-10-2007 - 10:40pm

Thanks....unfortunately neither me nor me roommate HAVE Benadryl and I really don't want to run out, swelling and all, at this hour...plus I'd pass out and feel terrible tomorrow. If it's not better by tomorrow morning, I'll run out and get some...would any anti-inflammatories work, do you think? ie Ibuprofen, etc?

I really look remarkably like Angelina Jolie (well, the lips anyway)....it really looks a hell of a lot less attractive seeing it on myself, haha. :(

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Registered: 04-02-2007
Tue, 07-10-2007 - 11:00pm

Anything like that should help. Don't forget the ice.

Just think some people pay a lot of money for that look..

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Registered: 01-26-2006
Tue, 07-10-2007 - 11:21pm

LOL That's true! I don't need collagen, just a frozen fruit pop.

I took a loratadine (Claritin), which supposedly helps, too...I tried the ice once to no avail, but I'll try again. Trying to have a sense of humor about the whole thing, I just really hope it goes down by tomorrow, it doesn't really seem professional to show up to work with a fat lip.

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Registered: 01-26-2006
Wed, 07-11-2007 - 12:34pm
My botched collagen look is done. Yay. :)