The Lighter Side of Medicine

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…

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…

Vomiting is just plain awful. The best part about a retching fit is the blissful moment after finishing when the nausea has subsided and …

It's not always the big symptoms or diagnoses that really grind someone down. Sometimes it's all those little extra complications …

I have always found it astonishing how pain can distract your mind from everything else around you. It is difficult to follow an entire con…

Due to nausea, energy, and pain, showers have become a very rare occurrence. I am able to shower these days, but only about once a couple o…

I have a lot of nausea... all the time. Allllllll the time. Luckily I have medications that work well overall and some other alternative o…

This one is simple. There are not many things that are good about nausea. Nausea takes over your whole body, muscles, mind, and insides. …

It still amazes me how much one day can affect my body. How much one THING can cause such a chain reaction. On Saturday, a friend had a ta…

I don't believe that it is any secret that I have had a difficult time having showers. In 2015 I had one of my most unhealthy years an…

Yesterday when my hubby and I had to go out and get a couple of things, I felt uncontrollably frustrated. It felt as though I was on Predn…

Zofran is one of the most effective anti-nausea medications. It's a power-house for nausea. When I am taking a certain antibiotic, I c…

Most of you already know that I haven't really been able to enjoy a real shower in a couple of years. The movement and (mostly) the sta…

Okay whatever this bug is (or was) is kicking my butt!! My sleep cycle is all off, when I go to lie down I can't seem to fall asleep, …

Rest. The rest required when suffering with chronic illness can often be staggering. Shocking. Hindering. Necessary. If you also happen …

Nausea is a fairly prominent part of my every day life. With the help of various foods, a couple of heavy-hitter anti-nauseates, and a gen…

Okay I have to give major props to my friend Carmen. After reading my previous blog about my current pukey situation probably due to excit…

While I was on a specific antibiotic last week, I was having major difficulties. The bottom line is that that particular medication no lon…

Soooo I have had some new-ish symptoms lately, but they haven't started to really worry me until today. It is probably nothing. Or it…

We have been discussing recently that when I start a project, I tend to BLOW past the point at which I should stop, in order to finish the…