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Originally Posted by wbs

Thanks Harsha!

Oh, and while we're trading posts on this thread, you wouldn't happen to have any pictures of the particular bacterial culture that you said you thought my avatar resembles, would you? Quite curious actually!

It's your thread, I figure you can hijack it any way you want. And besides, according to some people, I never met a hijack I didn't like.

Originally Posted by wbs

Oh I didn't mean my request to sound negative in the least, I was actually quite curious to see what this Ms. Candida Albicans looked like, I rather liked her name, but if she's really histopathological, she sounds way too similar to girls I've dated in the past! ;-)

Don't blame yourself, it's not you. You're really okay. Histopathology is coded for on the X chromosome. It's part of the package. You can't avoid it. In genetic terms, it's fully penetrant but variably expressive. The variably expressive part is what suckers us in: "Oh, wow, here's one that seems normal..."

As to whether all pretty girls look alike, you decide. Below I have attached headshots of Miss Albicans, Miss Aspergillus, and the one that will really rock your world, Miss Mucor. Tread carefully, you've been warned.

Originally Posted by GT-Subject

Harsha, i am concerned that you have either corneal neovascularization or retinoschisis which is causing this "warped eye" you describe. When you are in Canada at Mont Tremblant, I am sure I can arrange a referral to one of our top retinal specialists that can not only diagnose and treat your problem for free but can do it all in french. I promise it won't hurt a bit - well, you might feel a little pinch.

Your knowledge of ocular pathology is impressive. Wow. But alas, I fear a retinal specialist, no matter how expert, is no match for my condition. You see, it is not the eye that sees, it is the brain. The eye is merely a sophisticated little phototransducer. It's in the processing (and ENCODING ) where my wires are all crossed up. Sadly, I have been told by several top female experts that it is a terminal condition, inoperable. But I did have the foresight to sign up on the transplant list. Though even that is a little depressing. The waiting list is longer than I expected.

Which is what I've heard about getting in to see a retinal specialist in Canada.