Trying Stuff
Pill Popping and Shopping… A Somewhat Related Find
I found this today, while doing some Christmas shopping at my beloved Blue Ribbon General Store. Even though I hate giving up my gift-giving secrets, I thought I would share, as it is somehwhat related to my most-recent post. It’s a mini medicine cabinet, stocked to cover all situations. From headaches, to sleeplessness and paper [...]
Pill Popping and Shopping
I admit, I’ve become one of those people. Someone who must take her medicine, on a regular schedule, for an indefinite number of years, and yet so frequently forgets to take the medication that makes such a difference on her quality of life. And for this I must pay… in two ways. 1. By eating my words. I regularly [...]
Kate Update: Five Months since Mayo Clinic
It’s been five months since my trip to the Mayo Clinic in Arizona began. Since my three weeks in Arizona, I’ve come to terms with the fact that I will, most likely, make a trip to Mayo Clinic at least once a year. I’ve come to terms with the fact that I will, most likely, [...]
Kate Update: Medicine, Mayo, and My Doctor
Despite my dramatically improved health, I still have minutes, hours, and days when I feel positively dreadful. When I turn around in my chair at work I feel like I just road the teacups. When I get angry and my blood pressure goes up (in addition to the hardcore medicine I am already on that [...]
Kate Update: January 5, Mayo Clinic, Day One
January 5, 2010 Today was my first day at Mayo. It went well. I have an unusual doctor, with a “bedside” manner unlike anything I have experienced previously. Despite his odd behavior, my doctor seems to really know his stuff. He has me on a new five-part regimen which consists of drinking an inordinate amount [...]
