Fungible Convictions » brigham and women’s http://fungibleconvictions.com The blog of Andrew Whitacre Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:39:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Hospitalized http://fungibleconvictions.com/2007/07/20/hospitalized/ http://fungibleconvictions.com/2007/07/20/hospitalized/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:27:34 +0000 Andrew Whitacre http://fungibleconvictions.com/2007/07/20/hospitalized/ So I’ve got some sort of condition where my short-term memory doesn’t function as it should. The doctors say I have a tumor in my thymus gland (in my chest) coupled with/related to paraneoplastic syndrome, which is what affects my memory. I’ve been in the hospital since Monday, July 16th. I’m surrounded by family and curious doctors–there’s nothing all that common about my condition, so there’s a lot to learn by both sides.

I’m surprised I haven’t already started posting to FC about this, since each day I could read it and maybe recall more about what’s going on.

Either Monday or Tuesday, they’re going to take out the tumor, so I’ve got more to do and more to forget in the meantime. I’m told that a byproduct of my immune system’s fighting the tumor is that it’s also attacking the part of my brain set for memory. The theory is that by removing the tumor, my memory will return to normal, but that’s only the supposition—it’s not guaranteed, so only time will tell.

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