I am now used to my body failing me. My joints, bones, ligaments, and nerves often fail me, unpredictably. I sense the spaces in between the elements of my body and know I do not control them. I am at their mercy. Sometimes the pain knocks me flat, wipes me out. I am trying to [...]
But the new Dr is going to excise and biopsy him just to make sure. Today, he told me my chances of it being cancer were 0% and the chances of it being pre-cancer were 1%. Good news! Unfortunately, this followed a similar cycle to many of the events I’ve had in my life: getting [...]
I saw the oral surgeon today and he said my tongue lesion was most likely callousing from irritation, but he wants to excise and biopsy it. He says with white lesions (like mine), they are usually (80%) non-cancerous and I have no other lifestyle/age issues that would indicate a predisposition to cancer. Unfortunately, there are [...]
I went to the dentist yesterday. I am 3 months overdue for a cleaning, because I finally realized I disliked my other dentist so much that I was not setting an appointment because I was dreading going back there. The office had a weird vibe to it – like I was walking in to a [...]
As part of the ongoing saga that involves the state of My Health, I finally got the results from my sleep study today. First, I had the great experience of having myvitals taken by a nurse that kept yawning. She shuffled sleepily around the clinic, in search of the large blood pressure cuff. I made [...]