So, a week-ish ago, I had this bizarre swelling on my outer left thigh, about 2-3″ above my knee. (I bitched about this on the forum.) My dad freaked out and insisted we go to the hospital since I had no recollection of being bitten or smacking it on something. The swelling was quite large, [...]
Generally, we know the human appendix to be a vestigial organ whose only function is to sometimes get infected to the point of perforating and subsequently rupturing. Mine was removed over a year ago because of the suspicion that I was suffering a case of appendicitis…although that turned out to be slight inflammation due to [...]
When I worked in the restaurant we worked with some pretty harsh chemicals to make sure that, you know, surfaces/tools/etc. were sterile and safe. We had gloves, yes, but when they only hit your wrist it doesn’t do much if you have to plunge your hand into said solution.
I don’t really care for cosmetics, but [...]
Fact: I am a very private restroom person.
I get enraged if someone tries to open such a door even if locked sans knocking attempts.
Some people are really comfortable in situations and leave the door open when they use the restroom. Now, obviously everyone has to use the restroom and there’s no sense in pretending that [...]
K, so finally got my damn glasses after eight years of waiting. [Really, nine days. But still!]
I’m not too fond of the rectangular frames, but it was what my insurance covered. I don’t want to put out the money for something I really like until I get used to my prescription and know that it [...]
So… last time I went to the optometrist, I was thirteen. The lady, whom I presume to be a ridiculous old quack, who did my exam told me that I was farsighted [which I could've told you]…but such a form that masqueraded as nearsightedness.
I have never heard this. Sounds like bullshit to me; if it’s [...]
So, after the obnoxious anesthesiologist at the hospital told me to, and the sketchy dentist in October told me to, and now the oral surgeon I had a consult with told me to, I scheduled an appointment with an allergist to get to the bottom of this local anesthetic allergy.
For the tl;dr folks:
I was right, [...]
There are a lot of things I dislike about the medical profession. Largely, I dislike the inherent arrogance that seems always to accompany the title, “Doctor.” In the time I’ve lived, and through all the doctors I’ve ever dealt with, I’ve only known two that haven’t struck me as arrogant or otherwise refusing to hear [...]
[lol, wordplay. this has nothing to do dams or any sort of protection-y things of that nature.]
My wisdom teeth are currently the bane of my existence. All of them are developed, I have four; the two on the left side of my mouth are cutting in and it is a pain. There have been points [...]
I went to the doctor on Monday for some things. [My appointment was at 3:50... didn't end up getting out of the place till 6:30ish? Obscenely long wait; Jeremy and I were getting frustrated.]
They went through the standard medical history questions, have you had any surgeries, blahblah. I suggested that it would be a good [...]
helixy