The Lighter Side of Medicine

The hypothesis has emerged about using Helminthic Therapy to treat certain autoimmune conditions, including IBD, Coeliac Disease, MS, and …

Forcing yourself to rest when all you want to do is a whole bunch of things is way more difficult than it sounds. It is like dieting when …

How do you describe dignity? Many people view illnesses as stripping a person of his/her dignity. Specific symptoms, especially ones like …

There has been an increase in the belief that patients should only discuss one issue with their doctor during each visit. This idea actual…

Fatigue is most often a symptom or a by-product of an illness. It is not well understood, it is not well-described, and is often serious en…

There is a type of restlessness that doesn't really have a name. It is in between several different states. When you are too exhauste…

It turns out that I have had a simple symptom for YEARS that I never knew was a symptom. Over the years, with any singing competition or p…

Although it is rarely recommended, we recently had a very interesting scientific 'what if' conversation. We were discussing a poten…

Anyone who has ever experienced severe pain, especially severe pain that is either chronic and/or intermittent, understands the challenges …

It has been obvious for a few years now that biologics are the future of disease management. Almost every type of autoimmune or inflammato…

Today I saw my rheumatologist. I had not seen her since the Cimzia was deemed an allergy and off limits. I knew it wasn't going to be…

Things happen. Things happen when you are ready for them, but most of the time things happen unexpectedly - when you are not prepared. It…

Today I took my dad to MEC for a daddy-daughter day. I love this place, but it was always so out of the way. Now there is a new location m…

While watching one of my favourite shows, a contestant came on the show that was particularly inspiring. So this guy comes onto World of D…

Our bodies are fantastic protectors. They can adapt to nearly every situation and are able to protect our most vital parts - at least most…

Seriously. Why is it that fruits and vegetables are hell bent on trying to kill me?? The ironic part is that I totally LOVE fruits and ve…

Although it is fairly normal to have a scale in the home, when you have diseases in the digestive system, ones that increase water weight, …

Flare ups are not always visible. With Inflammatory Bowel Disease, pain and flare ups are rarely visible. Even to the sufferer. The only…

I used to do quite a bit of hiking when I was younger. Nothing major. Just little hikes. Smaller mountains. I once did a 14km hike up a …

One topic that anyone with a long-term illness or injury has had to discuss is pacing. The idea of pacing yourself is to reduce the amount…

Over the past few days I have been feeling  excessively drained. Unusually drained. It is true that I have been wearing myself out more t…

In past posts I have mentioned being allergic or intolerant to various medications. I wanted to explain a bit about what that means and wha…