The Lighter Side of Medicine

I just skimmed through over 100 complaints on the Canadian Blood Services page... • "I have to drive more than half an hour to get to…

Patient: I have developed a horrible illness. The symptoms are terrible. Science : here is a treatment to help reduce the symptoms while w…

I think this thing that I dub "Christmastime Sadness" is something that everyone deals with. It's that pit-of-your-stomach fe…

It appears as though I have two poles for sleeping habits. I either experience frustrating and complicated insomnia and lie awake thinking…

You know that feeling when you are so nauseous that you are scared to even move? When you think maybe going to the washroom will make you …

As we are coming into the last week of 2017, here are my simple wishes for 2018: • I wish that people would think twice before treating ev…

I have been having some major difficulties sleeping lately, for various reasons. I often wake up after only a few hours of sleep and absol…

When I am going through a particularly difficult time dealing with the politics and insurance companies of medical coverage and having illn…

What was intended to be a nice, relaxing, spa day at home - with a bubble bath and face mask and hair mask and reading and candles and Chri…

My body has crashed. It is definitely a delayed reaction, but it is done now. Of course, whenever I am doing a little better than expecte…

This morning I woke up nice and early to do my injection, after a fitful sleep from the day before. I did quite a bit of walking and a lot …

I am clearly still getting used to my new schedule pertaining to injections. I did my Cosentyx sub-cutaneous injection last night... it st…

The best seat to play the piano is, obviously, a proper piano bench. But when you have arthritis in your back and shoulders, you need some…

Finishing up some Christmas shopping the other day, I found myself in a store dedicated to running gear. I was, of course, sporting my cane…

I just recently read about a woman whose employer docked the woman's pay because of bathroom breaks. She suffers from IBD and, unfortun…

It's been a busy week medically, and it's only Wednesday!! Monday night was my first Cosentyx injection. Due to my allergies, we h…

So, tonight I took my first Cosentyx injection. I did not experience any immediate throat swelling or anaphylaxis, which means this first i…

Is it bad that I totally want to buy a cane that looks like a candy cane to help me walk during the holiday season?? Maybe one with bells …

I love bacon. I mean... I looooooove bacon. I cannot have it very often, and it is not exactly a 'healthy' food, but once in a fe…

So after a few days that were even worse than the past few weeks (because I decided to try and reintroduce more solid food into my diet), I…

So technically, as I was born in 1986, I am considered of the 'Millennial' generation. There are a ton of descriptors and stereoty…

Although I have been able to eat more without getting terribly ill, I am still sticking to IBD-friendly foods. So when we went to a Christ…