Category Archives: Entries/Health

Well, I’m a few months into my diagnosis, and very little has changed. Nothing better, nothing worse. The first med I was given was called primidone, and it might have stilled the tremors. I say might because I wouldn’t know… … Continue reading →

I’ve been at least partially blind my entire life, but because I can read, watch TV, and move around safely, I don’t think about it much. It’s one of those “never known life any other way” things. But every now … Continue reading →

After limping around for five or six days, the wife finally convinced me to go to the doctor. Turns out I have a small break in my ankle, related to a bout of stupidity I endured last week. It also … Continue reading →

Well, I’m back from the neurologist, and what fun! It appears I have a new diagnosis (and another on the way) to add to my collection. First, I was born with cataracts. Then they figured out I was color-blind. Then … Continue reading →

I went in for a mole-patrol last Monday, and while the dermatologist was busy torturing me by snipping off the skin tags around my shoulders with a pair of scissors and wholly inadequate amounts of Lidocaine, he spotted a mole … Continue reading →

My better half woke up in considerable distress around 2am Sunday. She proceeded to barf pretty much once an hour for the next ten hours, and couldn’t keep down so much as a sip of water… at which point we … Continue reading →

Well… that’s unsettling.

Someone was asking for remedies on another blog, and after I anwered him directly, I figured I’d go ahead and post the same thing here. Ya never know, someone might get some use out of it. I swear this has … Continue reading →

An awful case of sinusitis has been kicking my ass for days. Constant between-the-eyes headaches slowly escalated to swelling at the base of my gums. Then the swelling spread until one side of my face was puffed up like a … Continue reading →