Come one, come all, and get a disease from Breckinshire. I’m not a doctor, though I’d like to play one on tv. I did take a medical terminology class once, so that makes me uniquely qualified to blindly declare diagnoses without regard to race, sex, religion, or symptoms.
Bless us, St. Breckinshire: Patron Saint of Shameless Begging for Recognition. And Patron Saint of Pizza.
What the hell: General malaise, probably inspired by the poverty incurred by spending the BOOM era in Mississippi. Tongue relatively clean, regular bowel movements, but much underlying psychological turmoil.
Physique: Female: Northern European mix, with underlying Cherokee. Small-boned, with a tendency towards anemia. Feminine Cycle: MMM this gets complex, no?
Tell your boss that you have coryza (pronounced co-rye-za). When he asks what it is, tell him that it is terribly contagious and you will be unable to work for at least a week, maybe longer.
BTW, “coryza” is the medical term for a runny nose.
One at a time! No crowding, please! Breckinshire Memorial Hospital is open to at least 11 pm.
mega the roo: Acrocyanosis
Kat: Epidemic Pleurodynia
symptoms: severe pain in the lower chest, muscle pain, fever, sore throat, and frequent headaches. Good news, it’ll clear up in 2 to 4 days without treatment!
CanadianSue: Anemic Hypersomnia
GaWd: Thyrotoxicosis It’ll get the weight off and probably won’t kill you.