Recuperating (Or Being A Bad Patient) - BlogNews-24

I am recuperating from my surgery. It has been 8 days now. I am starting to get to the annoyed stage. The seriously annoyed stage. First of ...

The Importance of Learning About Your Health - BlogNews-24

Can you answer these three questions from the Brief Health Literacy Screen (BHLS):  How confident are you in filling out medical forms on yo...

Tumor Size Doesn't Matter - BlogNews-24

All cancer tumors start small and end up bigger. This is logic that is clear as day.  Tumors don't show up 3 cm across out of nowhere. A...

The Road Through Chemo - BlogNews-24

Everyone's road through chemotherapy is a bit unique. We all face our demons of nausea, fatigue, hair loss, and emotional ups and downs ...

Trapped At Home - BlogNews-24

I haven't been so trapped at home since chemo. Then I was too sick to care that I spent my life inside watching TV, hanging out with the...

New Research Which Could Have More Thought - BlogNews-24

There is always more research going on - especially cancer research. Especially breast cancer research. I swear sometimes the world is full ...

I Don't Do Pink Things Except.... - BlogNews-24

I don't do pink things. I detest things where if you had breast cancer you are supposed to cover yourself in pink, including a few boas,...

Number Nine - BlogNews-24

Surgery number nine was yesterday. I thought the surgeon was going to clean out my knee arthroscopically so it would no longer catch and loc...

Reminder What Not To Say To Breast Cancer People - BlogNews-24

As part of the universal pinkification of October, Good Housekeeping magazine has a section on breast cancer (who knew?). But one thing they...

What we choose to name a disease matters - BlogNews-24

A couple of years ago around this time, I was dealing with a series of minor health problems. I developed a sinus infection that took severa...

Pre-Op Day - BlogNews-24

Today is pre-op day. Tomorrow I am having minor arthroscopic knee surgery. Its no big deal. An in and out procedure that should last an hour...

Medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction: the family physician's role - BlogNews-24

Millions of Americans suffer from a potentially fatal disease that has  become so common  over the past decade that it has  lowered the aver...

Having Fun With Other Friends - BlogNews-24

Recently I blogged about being aggravated and frustrated when having lunch with a couple of old friends. I was very upset by the end of that...

Pinktober - BlogNews-24

Its now Pinktober. It will be horrible. There will be pink on everything. There were even little pink ribbons on the bananas I bought last w...

I Am A Klutz - BlogNews-24

Today I was at an event where I might have fallen a tiny bit. I must say I am not completely unfamiliar with the room because I was in that ...

My Cholesterol Improved - BlogNews-24

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...

Off To My Primary Care - BlogNews-24

This morning I go off to my primary care for my annual physical. Although there are lingering thoughts of 'what if she finds something b...

Sense of Humor - BlogNews-24

How is your sense of humor on a normal day? This is a serious question. Do you keep your sense of humor? Do you have a sense of humor? If yo...

Aggravated, Frustrated, And More - BlogNews-24

Yesterday I had lunch with two friends who I have known for a very long time. One since the 1970s and the other since the 1980s. While I hav...

Clearing Your Plate For Better Balance - BlogNews-24

With a slew of health ailments comes lots of responsibility.  I need to take responsibility for taking my medications, getting to my doctor ...