I’ve been thinking about health, for reasons which will become obvious, and I’ve decided to write up the various ailments I’ve had in different countries.  In the following compilation I’m leaving out allergies, basic cold and flu seasons (including the H1N1 our family had last month), pregnancy, and what I think of as mechanical health problems – sprains, tendinitis, lacerations and so forth brought on by bike crashes, running without stretching, etc.  I figure those are statistical noise.

Southern California (8 years): self-healing hernia, possibly psychosomatic, aftermath of PhD exams

Taiwan (2 years): nothing

New Zealand (4.5 years): conjunctivitis

Australia (5 months): pneumonia

Ann Arbor, MI (5 months): laryngitis, probably resulting from a cold

Silicon Valley (8.5 years): sinus infection (x 2), blistered eyelid linings

Singapore (16 months): sinus infection (x 2), conjunctivitis, blepharitis, sweat eczema, middle ear infection, hemorrhoids, shingles

Do you see what I’m getting at?  

Obviously, I’m getting older (the list is in chronological order) and am less resistant to various ailments.  But this is ridiculous.  I’ll consider myself lucky if I escape Singapore before getting yellow fever, dengue, and hoof-and-mouth disease.

November 17th, 2009 | Category: Icky Stuff | Subscribe to comments | Leave a comment | Trackback URL