Posted by Lieutenant Ben Hudson (Chief Medical Officer) in Side-Sim: Bezre Myrh’s Medical Check-In (Tag CMO)

Posted by Civilian Bezre Myrh (Diplomatic Attaché) in Side-Sim: Bezre Myrh’s Medical Check-In (Tag CMO)

Posted by Lieutenant Ben Hudson (Chief Medical Officer) in Side-Sim: Bezre Myrh’s Medical Check-In (Tag CMO)
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I do hope Dr. Hudson took the time to read over my entire medical history, Bezre thought as they made their way to the Manhatten’s sickbay. They wore their purple Tholian silk jumpsuit with a sheer full-body jacket. Upon their head was a matching headscarf wrapped in neat lines and anchored to that a veil to cover their face. It would remain there until they adjusted to the artifical lighting of the ship. A process that could take weeks but such is life with sensitive skin like theirs. With luck they’ll be far more knowledgable than my last Federation doctor. That woman never listened to a single thing I said.

Bezre stepped into sickbay and quickly scanned the room. No one coughing, puking or leaking body fluids. The space perfectly clean and orderly. Excellent. They stood in the center of the room, careful not to brush up against any one or anything. A nurse with a pleasant smile quickly greeted them and said, “Welcome, diplomat Bezre Myrh. Your examination room has been completely sanitized per the instructions your assistant sent us and the lighting has been reduced by 15%. Please follow me,”

At least someone here can be counted upon to listen to me, Bezre thought with pride as they followed the nurse. Their dear student may gripe and complain but he’s never once failed to listen to them and do as instructed. “Thank you, I really appriciate the work you do to care for your patients.” Bezre inclined their head as the nurse took her leave. The trill sat primly upon the edge of a biobed, carefully balanced so that they were comfortable while touching as little of the bed as possible. Not that it wasn’t a fine bed but that covering appeared to be made of replicated fabrics which never failed to irritate their skin.

Bezre Myrh, Diplomatic Attaché

Having just finished sterilising his hands, Ben enter the bay, which was isolated from the rest of the sickbay wards.

“Bezre Myrh?” he asked, semi-rhetorically, knowing the response was almost certain to be a yes. If not, something had gone a bit awry. He picked up a sanitised PADD and tricorder from the trolley in the bay, and took a seat opposite the civilian. He had previously read Bezre’s medical file, so had a relatively good understanding of her condition, but liked to hear the patient’s perspective during the first medical.

Lt Hudson
CMO

Bezre inclined their head in greeting and answered in kind, “And you must be Doctor Hudson. Did you have any questions about my medical history or my medical file?” They assumed the doctor had already read it and saved everyone’s time. The file practically a novel in length, the majority of which devoted to Bezre’s history and shorter medical summaries of all the previous Myrh hosts.

Bezre Myrh, Diplomatic Attaché

“Not directly,” Ben replied, as he started waving the tricorder around Bezre, “however it would be good to get your views on what the most important things are about both your medical history and how you would describe your current medical condition.” Ben paused for a moment as he read the scan results. “I find that the patient, whether they are conscious of it or not, tend to be better at explaining what’s most important to them than any length of medical report would.”

Lt Hudson
CMO

“It won’t be a simple answer,” Bezre warned, “So I suggest you find a chair to sit in and take notes if you need to.” They took a moment to collect their thoughts and compose and outline to at least keep the answer as simple and organized as possible. “I suppose I should begin with ‘the big one’ being my autoimmune disease or Grelen’s Disease. This disease affects roughly 0.7% of Trills and those affected on average live 30-40 years less than a healthy Trill. It is often attributed to the decreased immune response and frequent development of cancerous skin growths. For most of my life I managed my symptoms through aggressive preventative care and multiple medications though the best method of managing symptoms is to become joined with a Symbiont. Once I became Joined I no longer needed all my previous medications. Now all I am required to manage my skin condition through protection and preventative care.”

Once Joined, the Symbiont takes over the body’s immune response and reduces the rate of inflammation and other chronic symptoms of the disease. Being Joined also boosted Bezre’s predicted life expectancy to that of a normal, healthy Trill. Bezre was one of ten Trill with Grelen’s Disease that became Joined. The data was limited but what was there was exceptionally clear and undeniable. Myrh improved Bezre’s quality of life and freed her from a cycle of one hospital visit after another. Bezre continued, “Currently I am dealing with adjusting to a new environment. My skin is sensitive even to artificial light which is why I wear my veils or covering to reduce the amount of light that makes contact with my skin. I expect to deal with eczema for the next few weeks as I adjust but I know how to handle that. My quarters have been modified to my exact comfortable conditions which will help as well.”

Bezre pursed their lips for a moment together in thought, “I will need frequent skin checks. As you can tell I’m more ‘spotted’ than a normal Trill and about 2% of these spots develop cancer each year.” They motioned with their hand, “Which is rather significant when you consider just how many spots I have. I also have a very sensitive digestion system. I cannot eat anything with dairy, gluten, amines, sulfites or artificial coloring. If I eat any of those then I get bloated with cramping and constipation. Not fun at all. Oh and my menstrual cycle is very irregular but it doesn’t bother me so much though I have been told that it would be exceptionally difficult for me to get pregnant. Infertility often goes along with Grelen’s Disease though the two are not directly linked. There’s still on-going research regarding that. Some of my doctors on Trill suggested that the Symbiont would improve my chances but who knows.” Bezre shrugged. Though being a parent was a wonderful experience they knew that joy through the previous hosts and knew that there would be more chances in the future.

Bezre Myrh, Diplomatic Attaché