Nopenopenope, Louboutins are the most uncomfortable shoes I own. After the ridiculous platform spike pair I bought and suffered in for my first fancy wedding once employed, I purchased wedges (WEDGES!), thinking they would be much better. They are also agony. Blahniks are more comfortable, but Jimmy Choo or Valentinos…

Anesthesia provider here. Most of what was said above is accurate and doesn’t need repeating. That being said, it’s almost impossible (short of gross negligence, of course) to have a patient paralyzed but awake. In addition to all the standard monitors we use to ensure that doesn’t happen, the heart rate and blood…

Rosalind Franklin! X-ray crystallography ftw... Plus an all around badass NJG.