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james_davis_nicoll) wrote2008-01-23 10:41 am
james_davis_nicoll) wrote2008-01-23 10:41 am
This may not bode well
From Jerry Pournelle's blog:
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
10 PM
Well, I spent the day in little tubes that make loud noises. I also have a cold that closed my nasal passages the instant I became horizontal.
The upshot is that I've got something growing in my head, and they don't really want to bore a hole in that spot to get a sample. They're going to try some other tests. Including a bone marrow sample. I am certainly learning more about modern medicine than I really wanted to know.
I don't know what my odds are now. They are certainly lower than the 95:5 we thought earlier. They will do more tests.
[I feel like I need to put a little disclaimer here that other people's possible brain tumors, even people who you might strongly disagree with, aren't funny]
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
10 PM
Well, I spent the day in little tubes that make loud noises. I also have a cold that closed my nasal passages the instant I became horizontal.
The upshot is that I've got something growing in my head, and they don't really want to bore a hole in that spot to get a sample. They're going to try some other tests. Including a bone marrow sample. I am certainly learning more about modern medicine than I really wanted to know.
I don't know what my odds are now. They are certainly lower than the 95:5 we thought earlier. They will do more tests.
[I feel like I need to put a little disclaimer here that other people's possible brain tumors, even people who you might strongly disagree with, aren't funny]
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Not that I think he has an AN; he hasn't complained about some obvious symptoms.