This is exactly right.

In 1967, I was treated with hypothermia by immersion in ice-cold water as part of a local study,

and then developed subcutaneous fat necrosis.

Both myself and one other case were reported by the neonatal team who looked after me

to have had otherwise

favorable short-term outcomes, but on the basis of this complication, these early studies of hypothermia

were stopped. I was born weighing 3,970 grams at full term after an uncomplicated pregnancy,

labor, and delivery. As reported, at one minute after birth, I became apnic and did not

respond to resuscitation. After five minutes, I was placed in an ice water bath. My breathing was

reported to recover after 28 minutes of hypothermia. At 45 minutes of life, my capillary pH was 6.9,

but recovered steadily, and I was discharged at day three.

Subcutaneous fat necrosis developed between two and four weeks of age. The calcium

deposits were largely cleared by six months. My serum calcium remained normal, and my weight

gain and development were considered appropriate at that age, but no further follow-up was

reported. Fifty-three years after these events, I have had a very normal life.

Although my mother teased me about my skin in childhood,

I never had any apparent skin problems as a child or later.

I was a keen sportsman at school.

My handwriting was never a strength, and so I taught myself to touch type,

which turned out to be an advantage in the computer age.

At the same time, it is interesting to note that I can easily thread a needle.

Academically, I did very well throughout school and university.

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