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Two Week Update

It has been just over 2 weeks since my last surgery. I am recovering well overall. Rj and I both caught a cold that has been going around…

Food Parties

There are a lot of things that I am passionate about... if you haven't noticed. One of these things is cooking/baking. Ever since …

Best Ways to Help

Figuring out how to help your friends and family when they are sick is a difficult road to navigate. There are so many posts about 'wh…

Leave Interests for Later

Are you one of those people who love trying everything ? Someone who has loads of different interests and about twenty types of people you…

Progress Shots

My scars have never been a real sore spot or anything. Of course, when I was younger and still in high school, my abdominal scars were fr…

ERCP & Surgery

This is Part 4 of the Gallbladder Saga This part starts on the Friday. The day after the Hyda scan and eating delicious popsicles until mi…

Intake & Admission

Part 3 of the Gallbladder Saga We left off having arrived at the Emergency Room and speaking with the doctor about keeping me at the hospi…

Ultrasound to Emergency

This is Part 2 of the Gallbladder Saga We left off having gone to Urgent Care, being told that my liver enzymes were elevated and that I m…

When To Go In to Urgent Care or Emergency

This is Part 1 of my Gallbladder Saga. It was a Friday and I was headed out to shop for some spa items for my friend's craft market, a…

The Lighter Side of: More Pain

When our bodies start to malfunction, we are usually left with a lot of unanswered questions. There is no * why *. That is something you …

The Lighter Side of: Nausea (Part 3)

I do not drink pop very often. Basically the only time I drink pop is when paired with an alcoholic beverage or when I am particularly nau…

Licorice Root vs Star Anise

I have learned quite a bit about this topic over the past few days. My body reacts badly to Star Anise, Anise, and Fennel. Worst case - vo…