Medical Student-itis?

Monday, August 29th, 2005 at 12:46 pm

So when I went scuba diving yesterday, I cut my fingers on the jagged edge of the wreck. Today my arm feels heavy, and it seems slightly harder to breath… So is it tetanus, or pyschosomatic medical student-itis, yet again? You decide.

I may just go down to the clinic to get a Tetanus booster, just in case…


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erin Says:
August 29th, 2005 at 12:58 pm

med-student-itis. but get a tetanus just in case. ;)

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Carsten Says:
August 29th, 2005 at 10:50 pm

Yeah that’s what I was thinking. EMedicine puts the mortality rate at only 6-8% for my age group/vaccination status, but mechanical ventilation is required for 67% of patients. (This isn’t broken down by age, and my guess is this statistic is heavily skewed by the elderly with the much higher mortality.)

In any case, I got the tetanus booster. Now my arm hurts from that. :???:

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erin Says:
August 29th, 2005 at 11:38 pm

silly. if you massage the vaccine site after you get it, your arm won’t hurt.

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Carsten Says:
August 30th, 2005 at 5:31 pm

And warm, moist compresses. And ibuprofen. Just because I know it, doesn’t mean I do it. :-)

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Gabi Says:
August 30th, 2005 at 9:21 pm

Haha you hypo :razz:

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Gabi Says:
August 30th, 2005 at 10:19 pm

Hey that was Sonja’s comment, not mine! My little baby needs special care! :wink:

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