6.06.2005
Health Update
It took a ridiculous amount of walking around to find a general practice clinic that would take me today. Once I found it, however, the docter seemed very competent, and I recieved treatment of good quality, as far as I can tell. He thinks I might have mono, which would be bad, but also admits that I might just be coming down with something. You can select the white text below if you want to read medical jargon that might just weird you out a little bit, but the uvula musings are actually a little funny. I have, however, set that section apart as a seperate paragraph, so, if you want to, feel free to skip it, as it is right below.
He noticeably noticed my uvula extension, which he found odd, but he reacted in a such a way that he did not seem unsettled at all. I just saw a "Oh, yeah, at first I thought the patient was a little wierd in saying 'My uvula is longer than normal.' but now I see what he meant and why he was a little nervous about that, yeah...but it's not freakishly long," kind of look on his face, which made me feel a lot better about it. I think it took me aback a bit when I first noticed it because I just don't expect to see my body's physical appearance change that significantly without some corresponding impetus to, and I couldn't imagine the cause of such a change or recall ever hearing about that as a symptom of anything. It is like waking up one day and noticing that your left thumb is a different size than it usually is after typing a space in the second paragraph of an email you are writing early in the morning. Very *blink* *blink*.
He noticeably noticed my uvula extension, which he found odd, but he reacted in a such a way that he did not seem unsettled at all. I just saw a "Oh, yeah, at first I thought the patient was a little wierd in saying 'My uvula is longer than normal.' but now I see what he meant and why he was a little nervous about that, yeah...but it's not freakishly long," kind of look on his face, which made me feel a lot better about it. I think it took me aback a bit when I first noticed it because I just don't expect to see my body's physical appearance change that significantly without some corresponding impetus to, and I couldn't imagine the cause of such a change or recall ever hearing about that as a symptom of anything. It is like waking up one day and noticing that your left thumb is a different size than it usually is after typing a space in the second paragraph of an email you are writing early in the morning. Very *blink* *blink*.
He could palpatate my lymph nodes so I'm probably sick from something or recovering/still fighting it. I got some bloodwork done, and he's getting liver enzymes to test for mono, which will be done by noon tomorrow, when I will visit him again. Interestingly enough, he gave me all the forms that docters write on (and usually keep secret in their little files they always carry in with them), including the report from my bloodwork to bring in tomorrow with me, which I have included a picture of because I know that all you curious people out there have always wondered what it is those physicians are looking at. I never suspected that it looked so interesting, with the pretty little graphs and scatter plot. My little inner physicist was like "Look, a Gaussian-like distribution." So I am not dead or suffering in some extraordinary way. Happy Happy Joy Joy.
# posted by Greg @ 10:10 PM 
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Hi Greg, is your email not working? I sent a few notes, just wanted to find out if you got them. Please check the notes on health stuff. Good idea to put a few revealant facts in the blog..quid/pro/cro!! Email please when you get a chance. Hope you're doing better. norskcrodadman
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: 6/06/2005 11:05 PM
: 6/06/2005 11:05 PM
Dude!! Don't die in Croatia! We have quantum to be learning next semester!
I agree that your blood demonstrates what is a clear gaussian distribution BTW.
Your friendly government worker,
NM
I agree that your blood demonstrates what is a clear gaussian distribution BTW.
Your friendly government worker,
NM
# posted by : 6/08/2005 4:34 AM
: 6/08/2005 4:34 AM
So I don't sign on to the internet for two days only to discover you've nearly died and been resuscitated! Please take care and get better soon, you can't bring joy to the world if you're sick.
~Elena
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~Elena
# posted by : 6/08/2005 7:29 AM
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