[ISneezeFunny]

Hmm... that's not a bad idea...

[starbuck8]

I'll be back in awhile everyone. My computer is giving me grief again! Need to do a virus scan and see if I can clean it up a bit again. Talk to you all a bit later. :)

[startover22]

Sneezy just think of the wasted time and money...
:) :) :) Study up so you can reward yourself!
Friend and Starby, I love good emails!

[ISneezeFunny]

Well... that's the thing. There isn't much time or money wasted as if I'm not writing my paper, I would just be at home... or going out. The money... well... no money wasted. :)

Senioritis at its best!

[startover22]

Darn I thought I could coax you into studying, I was wrong, OK, well then be lazy and have a bunch of fun!! :)

[ISneezeFunny]

Heh. No worries... I'm still at the library desperately trying.

[J_9]

Too bad we are so far apart, we could be study buddies. LMAO!!

I need to get started studying for the next exam on Monday, strokes, neuro, renal, etc...

Whatcha studying Sneezy?

[ISneezeFunny]

Studying osteology...

Also have a thesis on the paleohistopathology of syphiliis. Pretty much, can we find evidence of syphilis in archaeological remains of human bone?

[startover22]

Sure, if we look hard enough?? Whatever that is! LMAO, never mind! Heehee

[J_9]

OMG, I feel for you, I wrote my LAST paper last Wednesday.

Now, syphilis is a disease of the organs, basically, correct me if I'm wrong, so how will you find it in bones? I know it can affect the brain... but...

Maybe we should start our own thread about our medical mis (oops) adventures. LOL

Start,

Osteology = the study of the bones

[ISneezeFunny]

After some time, once syphilis is at its most advanced stages, it starts to eat the cortical bone... and a person with syphilis, after they die, will have lesions on their skulls.

It's a pretty big deal, as researchers are trying to decide if the Europeans brought syph into the New World or if the Old World gave the Europeans the syph... which led to a massive epidemic in the 1600s. The lesions found, however, could be from osteoporosis and other diseases... so I'm trying to figure out if the syph will have a SPECIFIC type of lesion.. . not a big fan.

[J_9]

Well, this is sexual disorders, I am a big fan. LOL

I did not realize that the lesions were left on the skull, but only on the brain itself, causing mental illness if left untreated.

Now, the question is, does osteoporosis leave lesions? I was of the belief that it was a breakdown of the bone and lesions were not present.

SPECIFIC type of lesion? Hmmm, I was tired, (very interesting day in surgery), but now you have my brain ticking.

[startover22]

We disected a frog today... dang, I should have taken pictures, oh there will be more LOL
Am I helping here? LOL

[starbuck8]

Sneezy just think of the wasted time and money......
:) :) :) Study up so you can reward yourself!!
Friend and Starby, I love good emails!!

I can send you some too Starty! :)

Oh boy, I need a break here you guys! I'm scared to answer my phone anymore! Just seems to be bad news all the time lately.

I just got a call from my Aunt, and my cousin and his wife were hospitalized today. The Dr.'s can't figure out what is going on, but there is suspicion that it may be the Super Bug. My cousins wife is on life support right now... has a growth of some kind on her lung, among other things. My cousin has developed serious pheumonia, and he is getting worse by the minute. They have 2 young kids. The Dr,'s are working like crazy to find out the cause, because they both had flu symptoms, and within 24 hrs they have both gone down hill very quickly.

Very scary stuff! :(

[starbuck8]

Sneezy... is there anything you know about this new Super Bug virus?

The only thing I know is that it's goes rapidly. I've only read a few things, and watched an Oprah show about it.

[ISneezeFunny]

By superbug I'm assuming you're referring to mrsa?

[starbuck8]

Yes, I assume that is what they are talking about.

The Dr.'s are saying that the antibiotics aren't working.

[ISneezeFunny]

Well, MRSA is pretty much a super-staph infection. It "usually" begins on the surface of the skin via injury, cut, sore, etc. and then will spread. Most often, it remains on the skin and is uncommon for it to travel through the bloodstream to other parts of the body... of course, this is "uncommon" but does happen.

You said the symptoms were flu-like and got worse within 24 hours?

[starbuck8]

That's the info I got. They both got sick at the same time, and both started going down hill very quickly.

[starbuck8]

I forgot to mention... his wife also had a cyst under her armpit, that just developed shortly before they were both admitted