{"id":247,"date":"2006-01-27T11:01:43","date_gmt":"2006-01-27T15:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/snarl\/2006\/01\/27\/hypochondria-sets-in\/"},"modified":"2006-01-27T11:01:43","modified_gmt":"2006-01-27T15:01:43","slug":"hypochondria-sets-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/snarl\/2006\/01\/27\/hypochondria-sets-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Hypochondria Sets In"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’m finally seeing the doctor today. Two weeks has definitely been enough. Sore throat type illnesses never last that long in me so it has provided me sufficient time to develop some paranoid thoughts.<\/P>
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For starters, my sore throats never feel like this. Usually they consist of a dry throat and perhaps some scratchy sensations and difficulty swallowing. I never have swollen glands in my throat. Seriously! I can see it when I look in the mirror. Perhaps that is a sign of strep (I’ve not had strep since I was a kid so I don’t know what it’s like). Or, it could be a tumor.<\/P>
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Yep, that’s how my mind works. Now I’m determined that I’ve got a tumor on my neck.<\/P>
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And don’t get me started on the Christmas Eve injury to one of my fingers (when I attempted to assemble that tray table). That wound is still not fully healed a month later. Gangrene is sure to settle in at any moment. <\/P>
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Otherwise, despite my traumatic ailments, I do have a fairly social weekend planned. I’m supposed to get together tonight with Mike, and possibly Jason. I’m still not sure what’s happening…but if Jason is involved I’m sure it will involve some competitive card-playing.<\/P>
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Tomorrow is the next Gay Boston Bloggers event taking place at one of the bloggers homes in great outer-suburbia (thanks Jason\/Bryan for offering to drive me).<\/P>
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On Sunday, I’m condo-hunting with my friend, Sven. I guess the nesting bug has caught both of us at about the same time. We’re going to meet up mid-morning and then hit as many open houses we can. We’ll also drive around neighborhoods to get a feel for them. I think we should both buy a floor in a triple-decker and be neighbors. But he’s also considering far off lands such as Revere and Salem, whereas I’m hoping to stay closer to the city\/work.<\/P>
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Oh, and barring emergency surgery on my throat or the imminent amputation of my right hand, I plan on following Jason’s lead and will compile my very own 100 List (of things about me). <\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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