So Pete should probably be the one writing this, but he's a little out of sorts. Not because of the test looming in his near future-- no, he's suffering from side effects. Of cocaine.
I should explain.
Pete has had recurring nose bleeds since he was little. He tells the story of having to call time outs from the out field when he played baseball because blood was gushing down his face... not from the impact of a ball, just because his nose bleeds. I have had to change many a pillowcases because he was woken up with blood all over them. At first, this terrified me. Now, I'm slightly less than annoyed when he asks me for the box of tissues, but only slightly less.
As Pete has been studying for med school, he has found these nose bleeds (which happen a lot more in the winter time) very annoying. He has to lean his head back and hold his notes in the air so that he doesn't bleed on the paper. Finally he had had enough. I made an appointment for him to see an ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) doctor and he went in today.
The doctor dosed him up with some "medicinal" cocaine and wiped some silver nitrate in his nose. The chemical reaction actually "burned" his nose and will hopefully stop his nose from bleeding in the future.
The doctor sent him home with a few warnings. 1) Get some saline nasal spray 2) Get some neosporin and 3) Come back to see me in a month.
Oh yeah...
4) Don't take any drug tests in the near future
PS-
This sounds a lot more dramatic than it really is :) ... the cocaine only numbed his nose and the only real side effect is that he feels like he has a head cold. However, he has decided that cocaine is not the drug of choice for him.
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Wow, go Pete! So this is super dorky, but did his nose turn black from the silver nitrate?
It totally turned black... as did a part of his finger (he rubbed his nose... oops) And you're right, that is super dorky. But I love it :)
So what is Pete's drug of choice?
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