also, thought on looking at my own mri

[rmd]

HOLY CRAP I AM TOTALLY MADE OF MEAT. I CAN SEE THE STRIATIONS IN THE MUSCLE AND STUFF.

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[evwhore.livejournal.com]

The two references that spring to my mind are the famous Terry Bisson short story (http://www.terrybisson.com/page6/page6.html), and the time when sci-fi author Peter Watts ended up with flesh-eating bacteria on his leg as a result of a routine skin biopsy.

safe link (one picture, not particularly graphic):

http://boingboing.net/2011/03/03/peter-watts-blogs-fr.html

UNSAFE direct blog link (*extremely* graphic pictures, do not click through if squeamish):

http://www.rifters.com/crawl/?p=1848

[rmd.livejournal.com]

I was partly inspired by the Bisson story. It gets quoted occasionally around the house here. I'd seen the flesh-eating bacteria story when it happened and forgotten about it. Man, things could be much worse for me. :)

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

Poor Mr. Watts. First a hideous run-in with border agents, now a hideous infection? Ai ya.