The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3272] From: Mr Alexander Dirom (of Muiresk) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Alexander Dirom (of Muiresk) (Patient) / 26 November 1787 / (Incoming)
Letter from Mr Dirom concerning his own case. He mentions the delay in Cullen receiving his last letter, delivered by Fotheringham.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 3272 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/2169 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 26 November 1787 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Letter from Mr Dirom concerning his own case. He mentions the delay in Cullen receiving his last letter, delivered by Fotheringham. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:787] |
Case of Alexander Dirom, who has a urinary tract ailment. |
16 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:5422] | Author | Mr Alexander Dirom (of Muiresk) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:5422] | Patient | Mr Alexander Dirom (of Muiresk) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Muiresk House | Turriff | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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Additional Note from Mr Dirom to Dr. Cullen 26th November 1787
Mr Dirom has only now received Dr. Cullens answer to his
note of the 8th_ which it seen had been mislaid, and not
delivered to the Doctor in the proper time. -- He has therefore
delayed taking the new medicines prescribed by the Doctor, until
he first acquaints him, of what alterations have taken place
since the 8th.--
The quantity of blood that now passes is very insignificant
and seems to be upon the decrease; but in place of that, the
Urinary passage seems to be in a raw state, which occasions a
frequent irritations and desire to make , when there is very
little to do. -- There is some pain when the urine passes, but a
great deal in drawing back the parts at the neck of the bladder,
which breaks his rest very much.
If he can judge from his feelings, the breach from whence the great
quantity of blood at first proceeded, is healed, and that no blood
now passes but what is occasioned by the Collision or contact of
the parts, about the neck of the bladder and urinary passage; for
he has no pain any where else, and only there, while the urine is
passing, and afterwards until the parts are drawn back; and he
imagines if that can be cured, he would be perfectly well.
He imagines those parts are much relaxed, as well as raw, or
without their mucus, for he has observed, that for eight days past,
the day that he took a walk, for half an hour or three quarters of
an hour, upon the level Lawn before the house, he passed less blood
and was easier, than when he kept the hour -- and did not move
out of his chair. -- He can only attribute this to the gentle exercise
assisting in drawing back the parts, after making urine.
He also thinks he has got some {illeg} ease in this way (↑circumstance↑) by bathing
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the bottom of his belly to the Anus, with cold water, at night
and in the morning. -- He likewise observes that he has
longer pain, when he makes lying in bed, than when he
gets up to do it, and walks once or twice up & down the room
till the parts are drawn back.
For these reasons, he means to live low, and to take no medicines
except a little gum water or Lintseed tea, until he has the Doctors
answer to this note.
Mr Dirom
November 1787
V. XIX. P.
Diplomatic Text
Additional Note from Mr Dirom to Dr. Cullen 26th Novr. 1787
Mr Dirom has only now received Dr. Cullens answer to his
note of the 8th_ which it seen had been mislaid, and not
delivered to the Doctor in the proper time. -- He has therefore
delayed taking the new medicines prescribed by the Doctor, until
he first acquaints him, of what alterations have taken place
since the 8th.--
The quantity of blood that now passes is very insignificant
and seems to be upon the decrease; but in place of that, the
Urinary passage seems to be in a raw state, which occasions a
frequent irritations and desire to make , when there is very
little to do. -- There is some pain when the urine passes, but a
great deal in drawing back the parts at the neck of the bladder,
which breaks his rest very much.
If he can judge from his feelings, the breach from whence the great
quantity of blood at first proceeded, is healed, and that no blood
now passes but what is occasioned by the Collision or contact of
the parts, about the neck of the bladder and urinary passage; for
he has no pain any where else, and only there, while the urine is
passing, and afterwards until the parts are drawn back; and he
imagines if that can be cured, he would be perfectly well.
He imagines those parts are much relaxed, as well as raw, or
without their mucus, for he has observed, that for eight days past,
the day that he took a walk, for half an hour or three quarters of
an hour, upon the level Lawn before the house, he passed less blood
and was easier, than when he kept the hour -- and did not move
out of his chair. -- He can only attribute this to the gentle exercise
assisting in drawing back the parts, after making urine.
He also thinks he has got some {illeg} ease in this way (↑circumstance↑) by bathing
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the bottom of his belly to the Anus, with cold water, at night
and in the morning. -- He likewise observes that he has
longer pain, when he makes lying in bed, than when he
gets up to do it, and walks once or twice up & down the room
till the parts are drawn back.
For these reasons, he means to live low, and to take no medicines
except a little gum water or Lintseed tea, until he has the Doctors
answer to this note.
Mr Dirom
Novr. 1787
V. XIX. P.
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