I might have to see Theodoric of York, Medieval Barber

[slackmaster]

If it's not one thing it's another.

My latest cholesterol test turned out NORMAL for the first time in several years, presumably thinks to the lipitor I've been taking. But there is a spike in billirubin and also feratin, which according to the doc could mean I have hemochromatosis, a syndrome in which the body retains too much iron.

I asked him how hemochromatosis is treated, just in case this turns out not to be a spurious result (which I suspect it is).

He said "We could phlebotomize you once a month." I asked "You mean bleed me like Theodoric of York, Medieval Barber?" "Exactly," he replied "or we could go with leeches if you prefer."

[rock]

1. Well, if that's what the Book of Common Knowledge calls for

I guess you don't have a choice.