Friday, September 28, 2018 being healthy doctor appointments doctor questions My Cholesterol Improved (article) I have no idea what I did but my cholesterol is much better than it was a year ago. I don't know what I have done differently with my di...
Friday, September 7, 2018 doctor questions pain levels pain management What Does Your Pain Medication Hide? (article) Last weekend I was a total idiot and forgot to change my pain patch for so long my RA was causing me agony. But I also felt pain in other pl...
Thursday, August 30, 2018 doctor questions falls knee Surgery I Forgot To Keep Quiet (article) Everytime you go to the doctor they ask if you have fallen recently. Do you know why they ask you this? Its not because they want to check i...
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 brainless cancer treatment doctor questions doctors side effects The Truth, The Whole Truth, Nothing But The Truth (article) The truth about cancer treatment is very complicated. The treatment options are very deep, strong, and harsh even. They are just drastic. Be...
Saturday, June 2, 2018 cancer bus doctor questions test results Weird Test Results (article) We all get these standard medical tests - like a colonoscopy.... I get regular chest x-rays... Why? Because back in the dark ages of my thry...
Monday, May 7, 2018 doctor questions health issues medical crap organization Taking Charge of My Medical Crap - Again (article) I try to be in charge of my medical care. I really do. I take notes at appointments and I write little notes to myself in my calendar on thi...
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 doctor questions knee pain medical crap Stepping Back to the Big Picture (article) Sometimes I just need the big picture and skip the details. Yesterday I saw my knee doctor. I asked him to update his notes on my appointmen...
Saturday, March 10, 2018 breast cancer treatment cancer risk doctor questions numbers Math Class is Important In Determining Your Cancer Prognosis (article) Who knew math class would be so important later in life? Here's the problem: You get a cancer diagnosis and your doctor starts spouting ...
Saturday, March 3, 2018 being a patient breast cancer treatment doctor questions uncertainty with doctors What An Oncologist Should Not Say to a Cancer Patient (article) We hear all about good doctors and not so good ones. But every so often we hear about the one's you really do not want. Yesterday someon...
Friday, February 9, 2018 blood tests doctor questions Deciphering Test Results (article) As a result of my RA and its treatment, I need to get blood work done every two months, or more often. How fun. Yesterday I went for my firs...
Friday, October 13, 2017 cancer treatment doctor questions education medical decisions Pre-Treatment Education (article) So you get a crappy diagnosis, I have had a few, and you instantly want your body fixed! Quickly you rush to the surgeon and get the nastine...
Wednesday, August 30, 2017 ailments doctor appointments doctor questions lies Annual Physical (article) I am just fine. I am damn happy. And perky! And feeling no pain. No that's a big fat lie. I have a lot of pain. I ran out of steam yeste...