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Mayo Clinic 2011, Day 2 Part 2

Written by on January 12, 2011 Topics: Getting Comfortable, Headaches, My Life

This is the second half of this post.  If you haven’t read Part 1, I suggest you take the time to do so. Wallet Time After my enjoyable trip to the phlebotomist, we had almost two hours to burn until my next appointment, so we headed down Mayo Boulevard to The Container Store.  Since you can’t [...]

Mayo Clinic 2011, Day 2 Part 1

Written by on January 11, 2011 Topics: Getting Comfortable, My Life

Traffic was reasonable this morning.  We made it to Mayo with time to spare and decided to use the extra time to catch a good meal.  Using UrbanSpoon we found the closest non-fast-food breakfast option, gave it a go, and learned a two-part lesson: Paradise Bakery is owned by our beloved Panera Bread, where we [...]

Mayo Clinic 2011, Day 1

Written by on January 10, 2011 Topics: medication, My Life

Today began with a super-quick breakfast at Subway (not to be repeated), some serious traffic on the 101-N, and lovely Arizona weather. Because of the traffic we were 15 minutes behind schedule and barely made it to Mayo in time for my first appointment (we’d planned to be 15 minutes early).  We lucked out and [...]

Mayo Clinic 2011, Day 0

Written by on January 9, 2011 Topics: Headaches, My Life

I’ve been up for nearly 20 hours and the thoughts are not flowing in an articulate manner.  Please read with patience… My Heart Tomorrow is my annual appointment with my cardiologist at Mayo Clinic.  If you’re new here, I recommend you read this, to get a bit of background knowledge on man we refer to as [...]

My Hellish Headaches

Written by on December 29, 2010 Topics: Headaches, My Life

I lose my stomach after almost every meal, and manage to hide it from nearly everyone.  I can make it through a full day’s work, even though the first few hours are equivalent to a push start by sheer will power (with assistance from family and friends).  I can handle aches, pain, stiffness, dizziness, and [...]