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PCIntern

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5. Nope

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #3)

Sat Sep 13, 2025, 11:52 AM

Sep 13

It doesn’t affect your motor nerves like that. I give local anesthesia for a living and have almost never seen that happen. Once in three or four years MAYBE, I’ll get an affected motor nerve. People think that their lip is drooping a lot because they temporarily have no sensorium.

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I had a couple thoughts about Orangina's medical condition: [View all] PCIntern Sep 13 OP

Whatever The Blue Flower Sep 13 #1

I believe that you're onto something, my dear PCIntern. CaliforniaPeggy Sep 13 #2

You're most welcome... PCIntern Sep 14 #10

Drooping lip, one side bucolic_frolic Sep 13 #3

Nope PCIntern Sep 13 #5

Dr Kevorkian had a therapeutic device to erase all doubts dalton99a Sep 13 #4

Lyme from golfing? SheltieLover Sep 13 #6

I suppose anything is possible PCIntern Sep 13 #8

On the droopy right side of his face Kingofalldems Sep 13 #7

I really don't think so. PCIntern Sep 13 #9

where do you see the placement of a Foley catheter? CTyankee Sep 14 #11

A Foley catheter is placed to drain urine into a bag PCIntern Sep 14 #12

Oh, it's THAT? My husband had one for a short while, but he's OK now. However, we are old... CTyankee Sep 14 #13