:: So It Is Written... ::

:: Monday, November 29, 2004 ::

 

So apparently I have Bell's Palsy. Developed quite suddenly saturday night. I have a mild case, but it is very annoying. What is more annoying is that fact that I would have had an extremely mild case if the stupid nurse practitioner would have done her job. She told me when I was there, "normally we prescribe steroids for this, but you have such a mild case that I don't think I'll do that this time." She then explained that my case was mild because it wasn't as bad as what she had a couple of years ago... That nice little bit of whatever you want to call it cost me. I found out that steriods stop symptoms from getting worse. I didn't get sterioids. My symptoms got worse. Instead of just not being able to play french horn effectively, now, I can't play at all, can't blink my left eye, can't open my mouth wide enough to eat a sammich, can't spit after I brush my teeth... get the point? I went back to the doctor this morning, who immediately prescribed steroids and had some not nice things to say about that nurse... I think I'll file a complaint. Can anyone else say malpractice? Oh yeah... this is the other thing that nice nurse gave me... extended recovery time. Instead of getting better in a few weeks (which I still might), it could take 3 months to a year for me to get my face back now.

In other news, I heard two great quotes today. The second one came from my business class, and takes a minute to fully appreciate. For those of you who weren't in the class, the context is that a performance appraisal takes how well you do your job and rates your pay and compensation appropriately.

Quotes of the Day:

"A respectable fighter pilot should never want to get into a dogfight. He wants to get as high as he can, as fast as he can, shoot first, bravely run away, fly home, and get medals." --British Fighter Pilot

"If you think about it, Performance Appraisals are the second oldest profession on Earth." --MBA Student

:: posted by Tmber :: 10:42 PM ::