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Dr Sam Wilson (machinesrus) wrote in somerealityweb,
@ 2019-09-12 06:47:00

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active: morgan stark, active: tony stark

I've been quieter than usual on here recently, been busy ~~and not feeling~~ ~~and having a rough time~~. For new people - I'm Sam Wilson, I run the clinic on the ground floor, but I'm usually more of a biologist with a specialty in cybernetics and nanotechnology, which is a fancy way of saying I'm interested in finding ways to use technology to improve the body. I was one of the first people here back on June 15.

Housekeeping note: We lost our psych specialist in that purge, or whatever it was. Anyone who got prescriptions from him, I'm happy to keep them going, but beyond that... keep your fingers crossed for another one to turn up? Sorry. No good solutions, I know.

Right now people are hurting, and other people are feeling helpless or awkward or not sure what they're supposed to be doing. If you're someone who feels better just curling up alone and hiding until you feel a little better don't be ashamed to do that. If you'd rather have a distraction and be around people I'm going to put up a projector on the roof on Saturday for a movie marathon and food while the weather's still good. I'm still catching up on the last 10-15 years of movies so I'm sure it will be an exciting journey through whatever looks interesting on imdb.com.

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	Sam maguna 2019-09-11 10:38 pm UTC (link)
	I talked to Dad about this already, but I didn't want to bother you while you've been busy. Would it be possible to schedule an appointment for me to come to the clinic? I had a prescription for sleep aids back home and was hoping I wouldn't need them here, but unfortunately, that isn't the case. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Sam/Morgan machinesrus 2019-09-11 10:50 pm UTC (link)
	The clinic is part of what I was busy with anyway. Just got a couple of other projects going as well. What do you usually take? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sam/Morgan maguna 2019-09-11 11:00 pm UTC (link)
	I hope your other projects are going well. Zolpidem. It was sort of a last resort, and I had only been taking it for a couple of months before coming here. My doctor had me try natural sleep aids prior to that prescription, but none of them helped with the insomnia. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sam/Morgan machinesrus 2019-09-11 11:10 pm UTC (link)
	Benzos aren't great long term because of the tolerance, but there's not much that's any better anyway. It doesn't look like the FDA's approved much in the way of orexin receptor antagonists here. Which part do you have more trouble with, falling asleep or staying asleep? Or both? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sam/Morgan maguna 2019-09-11 11:20 pm UTC (link)
	I'd rather not have to take anything, but unless someone can wave a magic wand and make everything all better? That's not a realistic option. It is both, but falling asleep is the bigger problem. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sam/Morgan machinesrus 2019-09-11 11:24 pm UTC (link)
	I'm not sure even Hannah's healing works that way. We haven't compared treatments for chronic conditions much. Though that might be the case, it's what benzos are best at. I might see if I can find a better longterm solution, but zolpidem's fine in the meantime. How were the side effects? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Sam/Morgan

maguna
2019-09-11 11:34 pm UTC (link)

Maybe one day there will be a breakthrough for magically and/or scientifically healing chronic conditions.

I appreciate you looking into a better longterm solution. I had a bit of daytime drowsiness at first, and the dreams were pretty vivid. At first I thought I had been sleepwalking upon waking, but that theory was debunked by the video surveillance I set up. So it was just vivid dreams. Dry mouth, and the occasional sore throat.

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	Sam/Morgan machinesrus 2019-09-11 11:37 pm UTC (link)
	It's something I would have preferred to work on rather than making weapons. It's ridiculous how little we know about how the body actually works. Nothing too concerning then. Tell me if any of that changes. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sam/Morgan maguna 2019-09-12 01:41 am UTC (link)
	It is very disconcerting that the knowledge of how our bodies work isn't near extensive. I'm glad you have the opportunity to work on it here. I definitely will. Thank you so much, Sam. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	notyourplayboy 2019-09-12 04:22 pm UTC (link)
	So what movies are we watching? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	machinesrus 2019-09-12 07:39 pm UTC (link)
	A lot of the stuff on the best of lists looks a bit grim, but I was thinking about Hugo, Hidden Figures, and Grand Budapest Hotel. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Sam justrhodey 2019-09-13 01:23 am UTC (link)
	Color me intrigued. What sort of cybernetics? Are we talking heavy duty Nebula type stuff or...? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Sam/Rhodey machinesrus 2019-09-13 01:46 am UTC (link)
	I'm making her a new arm, actually. Most of the practical things I've done have been to do with motor neurons and nerve centres. Started with treating phantom limb syndrome in amputees and then moved on to working on re-activating neural pathways and eventually creating new ones by using nanites to replicate the connection. Hence the wings. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sam/Rhodey justrhodey 2019-09-13 02:06 am UTC (link)
	I bet that is interesting work, because isn't most of her hardware alien tech? You can re-activate pathways? Like... you could jump start a fucked up spine? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Sam/Rhodey

machinesrus
2019-09-13 02:26 am UTC (link)

Yeah, makes it actually easier to just start over. Trying to repair something I'm not familiar with is just going to end up basically being held together by duct tape and chewing gum with half a dozen pieces of different things tacked together. Very Russian.

Uh, the long answer is really really long, but the short answer is maybe. It's not just the nerves itself that are important, they have to have a physical connection to send the signal along. So it depends on the exact injury, whether the damage is more to do with the nerves or the muscles or something else entirely and whether it can be worked around.

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Sam/Rhodey

justrhodey
2019-09-13 02:29 am UTC (link)

I bet. I looked at her spaceship once, and I've flown fighter jets of all sort, and studied all about them. It was incredibly foreign, but amazing at the same time.

About seven years ago now, I was shot out of the sky by our version of Vision. My suit exploded and malfunctioned (it's a lot like Tony's, in case you didn't know. he made both of them). I fell out of the sky pretty hard. Tony made these braces for me, that connected to my spine, and allowed me to walk and connect to my suit, but I don't have them here. And if I could find away to walk without them... that would be miraculous.

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Sam/Rhodey

machinesrus
2019-09-13 03:09 am UTC (link)

I've worked with alien tech before, at least. Not just Vision, I had another good friend who was Kree - Mahr-Vehl. Worked pretty closely with him after he defected as well, and the Kree are... incredibly advanced.

~~I wasn't gonna ask.~~ ~~So bone shards, rupturing~~ Connected above the site of injury?

I can have a look. I just can't promise anything. Even if it's possible to recover any kind of muscular control there could be pretty serious side effects. I've felt a lot of them when I was calibrating the wings. They're no joke.

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	Sam/Rhodey justrhodey 2019-09-13 03:21 am UTC (link)
	I haven't heard of the kree. I'm just hoping that they're friendly, because I don't know how much more "oh look an alien... and its trying to kill us" I can take. Yeah. Hey. All I'm asking is to see if it's possible. If it's not, no hard feelings... but if it is.. it'll be worth the side effects. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sam/Rhodey machinesrus 2019-09-13 03:27 am UTC (link)
	Friendlier than the Chitauri? I'll look. Just don't want you to get your hopes up. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sam/Rhodey justrhodey 2019-09-14 04:17 pm UTC (link)
	I've met starving pitbulls friendlier than the Chitauri. No worries, I'm a practical man. (Reply to this) (Parent)