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Ugh... wisdom tooth removal is no picnic at that age. It's a good thing they got all four at once for me: I'd never go through that again for love or money.
scotrace said:Ugh... wisdom tooth removal is no picnic at that age. It's a good thing they got all four at once for me: I'd never go through that again for love or money.
TraditionalFrog said:Beginthebeguine,
I'm also sorry to hear of your malady. A speedy recovery.
Speaking of smallpox, I hear (not joking), cow pox is a good antidote.
Dixon Cannon said:I had Rubella as a kid; they put my in an 'oxygen tent'. My Mother had Scarlet Fever as a child; she could never be in a room painted green since that time! My Dad survived the Influenza epidemic of 1917 in Philadelphia but many of his neighbors were quaranteened and died.
Currently I have friends with the 'vapors', the 'Bazooties', 'dropsy' and 'whooping cough' - no 'consumption' yet though!
(Oddly enough though, they just found 'Black Death' alive and well near Flagstaff AZ, just a week ago! That's Bubonic Plague to you homeopaths out there!)
-dixon cannon
I had pleurisy about 10 years ago. It was awful!!!Puzzicato said:One of the women in my office has pleurisy. I thought that was a very old-fashioned ailment!
It's no picnic at any age. Mine were extracted when I was in my late teens; actually, two impacted wisdom teeth and two 2nd molars. I was so heavily sedated that I was still feeling the effects the next day. To add insult to surgery, the next morning my mom woke me up to ask, "Where did you park your car yesterday?" When I told her and her response was, "But it's not there," all I could think to say was, "Call the police." Yep, four teeth pulled and someone stole my car that night. I have to admit, the thieves' timing was perfect because they could have walked in and asked me for the keys and I was so doped up that I probably wouldn't have remembered it.Ugh... wisdom tooth removal is no picnic at that age. It's a good thing they got all four at once for me: I'd never go through that again for love or money.
Part of the problem was/is that the people issuing the inoculations for these illnesses in the 1950s and 60s didn't bother to tell us they were only good for 10-15 years. I haven't met anyone who got re-inoculated when they were in their late teens or early 20s. I've heard and read the people responsible for these inoculations/vaccinations have become more diligent about such details in recent years, but at this point it seems a bit like closing the stable door after the horses have escaped.Of all the vintage things which have made something of a comeback since the start of The Fedora Lounge, the return of dangerous childhood illnesses which had been largely wiped out is something we could have done without.