Archive for the 'Medicine' Category
Ankle Sprain
Saturday, April 16th, 2005 On Thursday I managed to sprain my ankle with some severity (Class II, most likely) while playing softball. I slid into third base, but did so too late so I hit the bag while still going pretty fast. I must have rolled my ankle right underneath me.
At the time it wasn’t very [...]
Sutures
Wednesday, July 14th, 2004I got my sutures out yesterday. My head is now totally mole free.
Mole Removal II
Tuesday, July 6th, 2004Today I had the last 2 moles removed from my head. The procedure went quickly (30 minutes) and without any incidents. Jane Nemecek, MD, my former neighbor, performed the operation. She was the one who removed 2 moles and 1 cyst from my head last winter. I’ve got nothing but great [...]
One Week With Braces
Thursday, July 1st, 2004I had originally intended to write this on Tuesday—one week after I had my braces put on. But alas I’ve been too busy.
Solid food. It’s amazing how much we take it for granted, but only when you can’t eat a piece of bread do you recognize it’s value. My diet has consisted [...]
Terrorists Win
Wednesday, June 30th, 2004If …, that means the terrorists have already won! I’m not exactly sure what this is, but it’s humorous nonetheless.
Braces
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2004I had my braces put on today in a 1.5 hour long procedure. Despite numerous warnings about how bad it would be, I found the procedure to be quite tolerable. The worst part was the boredom, alleviated only by blankly staring at the ceiling. The braces are ceramic and quite “invisible” in [...]
Bush & Drug Companies
Saturday, June 19th, 2004Bush & Drug Companies, another Haliburton-type deal with Eli-Lilly?
Pot
Thursday, June 17th, 2004A video about why you shouldn’t smoke pot.
Spacers
Thursday, June 10th, 2004I just had spacers put in my mouth. 12 total, 3 in each quadrant. If you’ve never had the joy of braces, spacers are the little rubber bands they put between your teeth before attaching the actual hardware. They are used to spread the molars apart enough to be able to get [...]
Shoot to Not Kill
Monday, June 7th, 2004Popular Science | Shoot to Not Kill – A journalist’s first hand account of getting shot with the “Active Denial System,” a millimeter-wave beam that causes unbearable pain without permanent skin damage.