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  • What is your superpower?

    Not what superpower do you want, what superpower(s) (extra special talents) do you have?

    I can attract any mosquito in a 100 mile radius. I walk outside, and I get bit. I am the Mecca for mosquitos. They tell all their friends about me.

    I metabolize lidocaine 1000x faster than a regular person. I have had dental work where they had to keep shooting me up every five minutes. Chad took three moles off my neck last night using xylocaine and marcaine, and he was horrified how fast I was feeling the scalpel and suture needle. He had to stop to reinject me at least 3 times. It's not that it hasn't taken effect yet, it takes effect, and I feel nothing for a few minutes, tops, and then it's like I never had an injection.

    I always pick the wrong line. Every time. I think this is a fairly common super power though.

    I am severely allergic to every adhesive invented, and many suture materials. Closing wounds on me and/or giving me an IV or any medical procedure is a bitch.

    I am the puking master. I've had so much experience with puking, I can know several minutes in advance that I'm going to puke. I hit the toilet every time. Without fail. I can actually will myself not to puke for quite a long time.

    I have shitty superpowers. What are yours?
    Heidi, PA-S1 - wife to an orthopaedic surgeon, mom to Ryan, 17, and Alexia, 11.



  • #2
    LOL. I'll have to think on mine but I had to throw a chuckle out at yours.

    Kris
    ~Mom of 5, married to an ID doc
    ~A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss

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    • #3
      Even though I have my "not interested" face on any time I go to a bar with friends, some loser always finds me. Either I am the ugliest one (i.e. more approachable) or I am a loser magnet. I maybe go to a bar 2-3 times a year tops. Every time - I swear. DH is baaaad too, he will leave me to fend for myself and laugh. He is a butthead.

      I have the mosquito superpower too...ugh...the deet only helps some. The little bastards find the one mm spot that did not get covered and bite there.

      I could never get addicted to Vicodin or any of its "friends"... I am one of those that get nauseated by any type of pain med. I also do not like the gas at the dentist. Yup, makes me nauseated too. So, my choices are to be uncomfortable or nauseated.

      On a somewhat positive note, I have a keen BS-o-meter. I used to think that I was judgmental but if I trust myself, I am usually right. Yet, I will always talk myself out about how I am being judgy and need to give people a chance...blah, blah. In the end, it always bites me in the butt.
      Finally - we are finished with training! Hello real world!!

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      • #4
        What is your superpower?

        Fairly certain my super power is not giving a fuck.

        I can also spot a liar a mile away. Hard-of-hearing makes for great body language reading, which makes it tough to lie to me.

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        • #5
          I have the nose of a bloodhound. And the ability to trip over the teensiest crack in the sidewalk.
          Kris

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          • #6
            I am loud (when I want to be...I am actually pretty quiet in real life) and I read people really well.
            Wife of an OB/Gyn, mom to three boys, middle school choir teacher.

            "I don't know when Dad will be home."

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            • #7
              I dread the day I have a different employer because my foul mouth will have to be silenced.
              Kris

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              • #8
                I am a master at functioning with a migraine. Everyday since 8/9.
                Needs

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                • #9
                  My capacity for worry is endless.



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                  Wife and #1 Fan of Attending Adult & Geriatric Psychiatrist.

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                  • #10
                    I'm immune to Benadryl. Doesn't help allergic reactions and doesn't make me tired either. If I ever have a bad allergic reaction I'll likely die before getting to the hospital.


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                    • #11
                      I am the environmental allergy unicorn. Allergic to zilch. Grew up in one of the worst allergy regions in the nation - nothing.
                      This was confirmed by testing last year. Neener neener!
                      (I can't eat wheat, though... Every superhero has a weakness).

                      I have a knack/gift with animals, but mostly birds.
                      They really dig me, even the wild ones. This drives DH crazy, because he's always worried that I'm going to try and handle something I shouldn't. *sigh* I'm not a moron.


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                      Wife to Family Medicine attending, Mom to DS1 and DS2
                      Professional Relocation Specialist &
                      "The Official IMSN Enabler"

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                      • #12
                        Hmm. My big one is I can forget your name as soon as you tell me. I can remember all sorts of details about people that I don't need to remember, but names? Nope. It's embarrassing.

                        Mosquitoes ignore me. If I do get bit, it doesn't even itch. DH on the other hand...

                        I can't take any opiates either. I'll take the pain over puking.

                        No matter how acclimated I get to getting up early in the morning, I revert back to staying up most of the night and sleeping all morning first chance I get.

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                        • #13
                          Invisibility. Unless I try, people just don't notice me. I reread my old yearbooks, and kids I'd gone to school with since kindergarten prefaced most of their entries with "Hey! I don't really know you, but you seem nice!" I am also pretty forgettable after people meet me. I have to introduce myself several times to parents at school drop off before I start seeing a spark of recognition, and they definitely don't remember my name. I think I'd make a great spy!

                          My other one is more complicated. For lack of a better word, I think of it as empathy. I'm really good at reading (and sometimes manipulating) people's emotions. I promise I use it for good!
                          Laurie
                          My team: DH (anesthesiologist), DS (9), DD (8)

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                          • #14
                            I can't procrastinate and I multi-task like a boss.

                            I'm also really direct and also sensitive....great combo. I get my feelings hurt all the time.
                            Married to a Urology Attending! (that is an understated exclamation point)
                            Mama to C (Jan 2012), D (Nov 2013), and R (April 2016). Consulting and homeschooling are my day jobs.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by ladymoreta View Post
                              Invisibility. Unless I try, people just don't notice me. I reread my old yearbooks, and kids I'd gone to school with since kindergarten prefaced most of their entries with "Hey! I don't really know you, but you seem nice!" I am also pretty forgettable after people meet me. I have to introduce myself several times to parents at school drop off before I start seeing a spark of recognition, and they definitely don't remember my name. I think I'd make a great spy!
                              I have this superpower too. I was actually just complaining to DH the other day how tired I was of reintroducing myself all the time. I used to take it pretty personally, sometimes I still do but for the most part it just is what it is. I don't know how to make myself more memorable. I don't have a particularly strong personality and I guess my looks are pretty generic (for lack of a better word) so I just don't stick with people. I like the spy thing though! I never thought of it that way .

                              I have nearly endless patience for animals (not so with humans though, I'll admit). Shy dogs and cats seem unusually comfortable around me.

                              I'm very good at keeping secrets when they need to be kept. I've got a vault full of other people's stuff that I'll take to the grave.

                              I can start perspiring faster than I can say the word. Living in the hot and humid southeast, this has been the bane of my existence my entire life. I always keep a spare outfit in my car. It's really gross.


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                              Wife of a surgical fellow; Mom to a busy toddler girl and 5 furballs (2 cats, 3 dogs)

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