I loved getting a root canal so much that I’m getting one for my dog. A little more than a year ago, I noticed that one of Isis’ teeny little lower front teeth looked like it had been worn down. I googled it, got scared and took her to the vet, whose reaction was basically,Continue reading “My canine’s canines”
Category Archives: health
Empathy
My therapeutic massages were leaving me with aching neck tendons, so I gave those up after ten sessions. I couldn’t even get an appointment for physical therapy for another couple of weeks, and by the time of my appointment, I wasn’t really in all that much pain. Hadn’t been having headaches at all, really. ButContinue reading “Empathy”
Contemplating the unfairness of life
My recovery is slow, slow, slow. Since the brief respite of my last post, the headache has been pretty bad. Yesterday and today were the first days in recent weeks when I’ve had any pain-free moments at all. Sadly, I celebrate this by sitting at my computer for hours with my head jutted forward, andContinue reading “Contemplating the unfairness of life”
What ails me
When I last wrote, I complained that I was having headaches every day. The good news is, since then I only had one headache, but unfortunately it lasted for an entire week. Naturally, my first self-diagnosis was brain cancer, but I think the cause actually is really, really tight shoulders. So, now I’m back toContinue reading “What ails me”
Chocoholic: Not just a cute name made up by Cathy Guisewite
I had my first migraine a couple of weeks ago. Or I should say, I identified my first migraine a few weeks ago. I had one a few weeks before that but it went away before I figured out what it was. The identified migraine began while I was working out with kettlebells, Rob’s latestContinue reading “Chocoholic: Not just a cute name made up by Cathy Guisewite”
Way Behind
We got home from the India-Nepal adventure on Sunday. I have much more to describe, but I must process my thoughts and my photos. I’m coming to terms with the fact that I cannot Photoshop 2,000 pictures before posting. Still, I must weed. In the meantime, here’s something I forgot to mention until I sawContinue reading “Way Behind”
Unproductive
You’d think with all this time away from work that I’d be making great progress on my novel. Not so much. I haven’t been in the office since Wednesday. I had a field trip Thursday and was supposed to go on an excursion Friday, but decided to be sick instead. I’m still sick, too sickContinue reading “Unproductive”
Wondering
…whether it was such a good idea to continue rainy-day dog walks with my hair still wet, after I started getting a cold. …and whether the rattle in my chest is pneumonia or just a chest cold. Anyway, I feel better today than I did yesterday, when I stayed in bed (and couch) all day.Continue reading “Wondering”
Fake acupuncture nearly equal to real deal
I knew it! Eastern medicine is bogus. AP – Fake acupuncture works nearly as well as the real thing for low back pain, and either kind performs much better than usual care, German researchers have found. Wait, what?Almost half the patients treated with acupuncture needles felt relief that lasted months. In contrast, only about aContinue reading “Fake acupuncture nearly equal to real deal”
Small talk
During the past week, I had very similar conversations with an assistant at my physical therapist’s office and my hairdresser. For some reason, neither woman wanted me to sit in silence as she ultra-sounded my shoulder or cut my hair. I prefer silence to being asked by someone I just met if I have anyContinue reading “Small talk”
Kari Neumeyer 