Random feet-related medical bits

[cjsmith]

1. Bier block scheduled for Thursday 2/22, one foot only for comparison purposes. I am soooooooo not looking forward to this. But if it gives me some noticeable relief, and if that noticeable relief lasts more than (? an hour or two? a few days?), I will qualify for a study. I might not get placebo in the study. What they're studying might turn out to have a positive effect.

2. Looking back on it, there is some "cool factor" in being a nifty enough case that not only is there one medical student observing, but when the doctor has it figured out he goes and gets another one.

Comments

[ladycelia.livejournal.com]

*Thinking positive thoughts for a good result*

[psi-star-psi.livejournal.com]

I know you're not big on pop culture, but there is a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode where the de-evolution disease that incapacitates the crew is named after the original patient: Barclay's Protomorphosis Syndrome. If they use multiple medical students, make sure you angle for naming rights.

And good luck!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

HAHAHA perfect! I could be the first known case of CJ's Neuritis, a podiatric lateral plantar-aspect peripheral neuritis with sympathetically-induced allodynia. Yeah! That!

(I made most of that up, but I think it's close)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[elflet.livejournal.com]

It should be something that plays well in the press. I vote for "Mad Caller's Disease".

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Zombies beware. If you eat CJ's brain you could get Mad Caller Disease. Of course, equating me with a cow is probably *not* where I wanted to go with that. :-)

[hnybny.livejournal.com]

I am truly hoping that relief (no matter how fleeting) washes over you like a warm wave.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Aww, thanks! What a great image! Hawai'i here I come!