8.28.2005

dying.

i have a slight case of medical student hypochondriasis. meaning, i've diagnosed myself with mumps. mumps? that's crazy - my titers are POSITIVE... meaning, i'm IMMUNE. which can only mean one thing. it's a crazy strain of parayxovirus that i'm not immune to and that there is no vaccine for, and certainly no cure, and thus i will surely die.

if i don't come out of this, tell my mom i love her. and i'm sorry i didn't eat dinner with her.
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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

First of all, can you translate this into English please?! Where's the cool hyperlink for "titers" and "paramyxovirus"?

I'm so confused!!!

9/01/2005 4:49 PM
Anonymous said...

Oh yeah...P.S. You're not dying! LOL!

9/01/2005 4:51 PM
amanda said...

a "titer" is a blood level that they use to check for your level of immunity to a particular virus, etc. so, if you get the vaccine, your body creates an immune response to it, leading to what we refer to as a "positive" titer - ie, immunity. (not nearly as flashy as an immunity idol, but i digress...)

paramyxovirus is the virus that causes mumps.

i'll look for some good links and add them in just for you!

9/01/2005 4:58 PM

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