The Lighter Side of Medicine

Old news - but still an important part of my medical history when it comes to women's health.  Check out my vid here .

Living in the grey area of the medical world can be really frustrating.  I feel like I've been trapped in this grey area of health sinc…

You Might Have a Chronic Illness if:  • You were told nothing was wrong months-years before a diagnosis was confirmed • You have ever felt …

Sadly, there is no sure-fire way to prepare for appointments that make you nervous. There is no exact protocol, no cheat-sheet or instruct…

Watching Grey's Anatomy tonight brought up a topic that I thought I would write about. There is a conversation on the show about havin…

Full disclosure - Doxycycline is kicking my ass this round. I don't know why it is affecting me this badly this time around... but I u…

I don't even know quite how to explain this one. Well, let's start with how I have been feeling. Yesterday was bad. Really bad. We…

Sometimes it is difficult to always keep in mind that we are all in this together. These days, chronic illness is more than just common, ch…

You know, I think that in one way or another, each person's dreams do come true. Often it is not the way in which we expect. Sometimes …

I very rarely cancel or reschedule appointments. Once in a while I write them down wrong or misunderstand or things are rescheduled and I f…

It has been revealed that a study , performed with mice, has had shockingly positive results with the eradication of several types of Cance…

One of the greatest challenges in our current approach to medical understanding is that many health professionals expect each illness, dise…

Well this is an interesting topic!! I had a friend send me an advertisement for a new phone app -> one that can improve or even rid one…

Last night was my final 'build-up' dose of Cosentyx. Now it becomes a sub-cutaneous injection once a month instead of once a week. …