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Old 05-01-2004, 20:51   #12
The Reaper
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Originally posted by NousDefionsDoc
Jimbo,
Get your finger out of your nose and go see a doctor. This is not something to be procrastinating on or looking for internet advice.

Everybody else just calm down a little.

Reaper DAMN! LOL

"boom"

"What was that?"

"ATOMIC BOMB?"

NDD, agree with you completely, teammate.

Couple of things occurred to me:

That is not a casual medical question to be asking about with an easy diagnosis, like, "well, I bedded every cheap hooker in Antigua last week, and it hurts bad when I go to pee."

Figured since he was asking, I would give him a worst case, and one that would cause him to seek competent medical opinion in person, ASAP. I don't have my SOAP notes handy, but believe that given the symptoms cited, TB is a possibility.

Jimbo, blood exiting your body is not a good thing, see a Doc, soon.

Sac is doing the same thing I am, which is taking a SWAG consistent with the described symptoms. Neither of us are qualified to render a real clinical diagnosis from here, but are trying to help a brother out who asked via the internet. Neither of us dislike Jimbo so much that we want to win the argument by lying to him so that he croaks prematurely. Note that D9 did not comment.

RL is trying to keep us from being chum for one of his brother sharks. Appreciated, but again, with this internet business, it is all in the tone and smilies. Thanks, Counsellor!

As NDD said, everyone take a deep breath and think before hitting the "Submit Reply" button.

Aloha!

TR
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