Well, my daughter made it through the surgery ok, and she's healing well. A little reconstruction of the inner ear by scraping off some of the mastoid bone and reshaping the eardrum, ouch.
Thanks to Sick Kids and Dr. Papsin for a successful operation and what's hopefully a fix for her severe infection. And no evidence of a tumour, woohoo! Or, as a colleague reminded me yesterday in her best Arnie impression, "It's not a tooma":
So I was watching "House" on DVD last night with the missus and I was thinking about how he cleverly diagnoses patients in the clinic so quickly, based mostly on observation and limited information. It struck me that there are parallels with Sherlock Holmes -- has anyone noticed this before?
- He makes deductions based on visual observation of the patient (clues about their clothing, appearance)
- He's conceited and condescending
- He has an addiction to painkillers, like Holmes was addicted to cocaine
- His sidekick, friend, and consultant (who helps him solve the "mysteries") is Dr. Wilson - not too far from Dr. Watson
Or is it just me?
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