The Next Doctor

feel my mouth start to tingle and slowly get warmer as it started to numb. The paste didn’t take as long as the laughing gas, within seconds I could feel my tongue start to tingle then go numb, then following that my upper gums did the same. The doctors said the operation would take around forty-five minutes. They also told me that every five minutes the band around my arm would blow up and take my blood pressure. I.t was really weird being put under the laughing gas, it was like watching the…

Go to school, get a job, succeed: the three goals of the modern American. However, without the first two goals, success does not appear to be a realistic option. America used to be the land of opportunity, but it is no longer the case - so economists say. People from low class, out of country, or disadvantaged families could come to the United States and succeed enough to create a better life. Yet, the 21st century has proved different. Upward mobility is a far reach for many, families tend to…

surgery, there was a reason. It isn’t expected of me to do this but when it comes to needles and tubes going up my nose I wasn’t too thrilled. Nurse Kim escorted me to my pre op room to prepare for my knee surgery. I’m not necessarily scared of the doctors or nurses but I just watched a whole season of Grey’s Anatomy before my surgery so in my mind, the simplest surgery can end in death with one mistake. The gown was very plain and open in the back, not the cutest thing in the world but…

differing macro/micro contextual issues. These issues include problems with his doctors, with his self-identification, and body ego. Sacks grew up as an athletic individual, his health being a main priority throughout his life. He talks about how he grew up valuing his physical…

I was really beginning to fret about my back. We got the x- rays and a few days later we got the results. Nothing appeared to be wrong. Just a little area that may have looked off. The doctor assumed it was hurting me because of growing, but she still recommended three to four weeks off of gymnastics and softball. I was really nervous for this long break. Would I be afraid of the skills I had once mastered? Would I fall behind in conditioning…

color. When we got home, she started mixing the chemical that was in the box together in the bathroom. The ammonia from the hair dyed was so strong it started to make my eyes water. I asked my sister if that was normal, and she assured me that it was. Next, she told me to sit in the chair she put in the bathroom so she could apply the hair dye. The ammonia got even stronger the more she applied to my hair. By the time she was finished, I…

of their gigs through July 30th. Band member Jimi Westbrook will undergo surgery in order to have a polyp removed from his vocal cord. "With heavy hearts we want to let you guys know Jimi will have to undergo surgery next week to remove a polyp on his vocal cord. As a result, doctors have ordered him to rest his voice and completely recuperate before we continue touring," a statement from Little Big Town read. While a lot of the dates have been canceled, a few shiws will be rescheduled for a…

Time To De-Liver I was sitting on a cold, metal table in a stark, white room smelling of over sanitization when I heard a soft tap on the door. The doctor was here. I stared up at him in my paper-thin dressing gown, eyes wide with hope, and yearning for him to say the words I longed to hear. Much to my dissatisfaction, however, his eyes looked tired and dull. His wrinkled face frowned, and he shook his head. “Polly, you have Hepatocellular carcinoma in your liver,” he said sadly. “You might…

Disease. The world’s death sentence. I'm pretty sure most of you reading this don't know what it's like when a doctor comes in your hospital room and tells you that you're going to die in a year. But that was about 11 months ago. My condition has worsened since then, my legs being paralyzed and slowly worsening. 1 month. That's how long I've got. That’s what I thought up until today. Today, I got my second chance. People sometimes underestimate how boring hospital rooms are. Unless you have…

early September day I had got up and got ready for my last doctor appointment before I became a mother. My mother and I had arrived at the doctor's office to only find out that I was needing a sonogram. After the sonogram the doctor came in to tell me that I was low on amniotic fluid and I need to go straight to the hospital, because I was going into labor. At that moment I didn't know whether to be excited or nervous, because in that very next day I would become a mother. After arriving at the…