October is here! This is the most beautiful month of the year, with all the colors of fall breaking out to please the eye. I’ve seen a few maples turning as I made my way east this week. Hubby and I traveled to the east coast to visit with my son and his family. I’m …
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Why do I let this happen? I’ve done it before and it’s awful! Why do I let myself run out of medicine? Why am I such a bad patient? This time I ran out of Gabapentin and I’m paying for it. The side effects of stopping a drug cold turkey are horrible. When I had …
I saw my rheumatologist in person, after not seeing her since before covid lockdowns. This meant that none of my bloodwork had been done in such a long time. We had a long appointment and she never cuts me short. I was there about one hour, including my lab tests. We talked through all of …
Seeing my General Practitioner this week left me with conflicting emotions. In one way, he’s tried more treatments than any other doctor ever has. But, I haven’t had any long-term benefits in my overall health. I’ve been actually annoyed at many things that I keep hearing from him. He’s pushing hard for me to take …
Lymphoma is a very common cancer, with 735,000 people diagnosed each year around the world. There are many sub-types of lymphoma. The type that’s developing on me is Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma. It’s important to raise awareness and raise funds for research. The theme this year is We Can’t Wait to put an end to the unintended …
