I like the way you look

For the last few days I’ve been getting a lot of double takes, some deep eye staring, and, frankly, a bizarre amount of attention. The conceited part of me was like “yeah! all the weight loss is paying off! I must look gggggggggoooooood!” I strut a bit when I think this. But oh vanity, thy [...]

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Tranq Darts

Because my dog, Penny, is neurotic, as is her mother, recovery looks like it will be a painfully long and stressful process. Although physically healing well, I’m afraid that the surgery has upset Penny’s delicate mental balance.  She spent most of yesterday struggling to find a comfortable, safe spot to recover in, which apparently does [...]

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Sick Day

Sick days with a one year old are a strange combination of frustration and ease.  However, you can only get to the “ease” part of the day if you’re willing to either ignore or let go of the frustration. I don’t know how all sick babies operate, but my Baby C has a specific set [...]

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Another Failed Diagnosis

After waiting anxiously for yesterday’s appointment with a special ObGyn my gastro doctor had recommended, I am find myself today still in a state of unknowing.  The ObGyn yesterday informed me that I have a completely unrelated medical problem that is causing the cysts, but could not be causing the pain.  So they are not [...]

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I have a growing doctor obsession

Or so you might think given the number of times I’ve been to see a doctor or have a procedure in recent weeks. The number of times is going up rapidly and is now a weekly thing, sometimes twice a week! I’ll be going to see the doctor again on monday and depending on what [...]

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the saga continues

Today I underwent my two sonograms. The first was the traditional outer test, with gel and handle rolled on my stomach and abdomen. The second was the more unpleasant kind, with what I like to call the “magic wand”, to get an interior perspective. Of course nothing in hospitals or with doctors is simple, so [...]

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Mystery Illness

For the last 4 months I’ve been battling what I like to call my mystery illness. At the beginning of July I went to the emergency room with abdominal pain so bad I needed to take a cab to the hospital since I couldn’t sit up straight enough to drive. After waiting for several hours [...]

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