A Look Into My Nose, or: Probing a Patient’s Proboscis Procedure
I have this ongoing fantasy that whenever I have to recover from an illness or injury it will give me plenty of time to write, or at least read. I’m always behind on both, so […]
I have this ongoing fantasy that whenever I have to recover from an illness or injury it will give me plenty of time to write, or at least read. I’m always behind on both, so […]
The source of my sinus infections has finally been isolated. It was in my sinuses. Maybe I should be more specific. Various allergy/sinus/head doctors poked and prodded me for years. A sleep study revealed I […]
This story actually happened some time ago, so not to worry: I do NOT have cancer. But the docs thought I might … for several years. Specifically, I had high prostate specific antigen readings, otherwise […]
Let’s say some guy–not me, you understand, but just some hypothetical person–started to get a little ache in his knee. Maybe it started, for example, from lifting a sick 75 pound dog into a car, […]
One thing about getting older is that you tend to know about all the medications out there. For one thing, they get advertised on what many people would consider “old person” TV channels: Science, History, […]
We like our traditions here in northern Indiana: For instance, it’s traditional for us to get sick every fall and winter. All of us. I’m as traditional as the next guy, assuming the next guy […]
With the Internet, everyone is his own doctor. My brother Steve has sidestepped medical school and a grueling internship. No need to risk malpractice suits or to slave long hours. It’s very simple. Steve typed, […]