Pam's Recovery: Maculo my Papular

Feels like a bit of a roller coaster. Pam was in a lot of pain this morning and very discouraged. She developed laryngitis, and it was very painful for her to even try to speak, so she was writing things down. I told her that being able to get the last word was nice, but wasn't really worth all of this to me.

I was planning on going into the office this afternoon, but she asked me if it was possible for me to stick around. By late this afternoon, she was in pretty good spirits and her pain had gone from an "8" to a "4" on a 10 point scale. (Corresponds to a "12" and "11.5" respectively, for me.)

She has also developed a rash again on the back of her legs and on her back and stomach. All of the physicians here seeem to find it very interesting. In fact, about 9 of them donned masks and descended on her room to take a look. The group was led by an elderly distinguished gentleman who walks with a cane. He is obviously highly respected by the others which include Pam's internal medicine physician, a hospitalist, and a gaggle of residents. The elderly physician stated that there were no "apparent vesicles" and that it didn't appear to be "Sweet's Syndrome". Their joint conclusion is that it is a "maculo-papular rash" of unknown origin. But, the important part is that they don't believe it is a sign of some sort of systemic problem or serious complication.

Pam told them that if they discover this is some sort of new disease, they should name it after her. They all laughed. I was very proud of myself, because I told Pam before everyone descended on the room that all I remember from way back when about skin disorders in pathology class in PT school was that everything seemed to be a "maculo-papular rash".