Monthly Archives: November 2015

My follow up appointment today with the surgeon who helped me with my mouth went very very well. These appointments are always nice, because it’s a moment of validation between me and the doctor who I begged for help. Usually … Continue reading →

I was sitting in one of my doctor’s office, and he’s running late so I asked if I could go eat breakfast instead of sitting in the office. (A few days of living off of a hospital diet has made … Continue reading →

I feel like total shit too.

I feel like total shit too…

I guess I can always count on my blood pressure to let the world know when something is very wrong with me. “Is your blood pressure always low?” Not that low. Clearly something is very wrong right now — im … Continue reading →

I knew my blood pressure was a little low…I’ve been feeling so awful the last few weeks.

These people in the waiting room at Registration here at Cedars are speaking French to one another. I think I understood just the ‘je’ in the conversation and that’s it. When native speakers go at it, it’s friggen impossible to … Continue reading →

This is definitely the future of medicine — teaching immune cells to specifically go after a disease in a given patient. It’s harnessing the power of our bodies. Just like there is a lot we don’t understand about how the … Continue reading →

We’re getting up close and personal today.

This is the worst my health has been since 2011, when I was hospitalized many times. I can barely get out of bed. The Flagyl is definitely helping, but barely, and not enough. The swelling under my tongue keeps getting … Continue reading →